Malaika Arora Khan's photo shoot for Harper's Baza - Page 4

Dead 'see' : She says, "I visited Jordan, Amman and Petra as part of a week-long magazine shoot but stayed back a couple of days just to see the Dead Sea. It has Biblical significance and for years, has been the supplier of a wide variety of health products -- from balms to cosmetics and herbal sachets. I call myself a spa junkie and I had to go to the sea. It was an unreal but a very relaxing experience. It has also one of the world's best spas on its beaches."

Camel travel : "I mounted a camel after so many years! (The last time was as a child while on Juhu beach). While exploring the Petra caves, one can only ride camels or donkeys. Or walk.

Jordan gawkin' : "The ancient city is known as the Rose City of the Desert in Jordan. It has amazing caves and the surrounding cliffs have scores of rock-hewn structures -- majestic columns, spanning archways and grand portals -- belonging to a city almost entirely carved from sandstone. I read about the city in the Bible. The journey takes you back in time. I feel I got to see a slice of history."

Gorgin on Jordan: "The main course begins with several varieties of mezza or starters. Salads are an important side dish and a meal is finished with dessert or fresh fruits. Bread is traditionally eaten with every meal and last comes the famous coffee. I ate shormas, falafels, lot of salads and fruits. I tried many of the famous Jordanian cuisines like musakhan (made of bread topped with cooked sweet onions and roasted chicken) and koubba maqliya (deep fried oval-shaped ball with a meat and wheat paste). For dessert, I had baklavas."

Petra platter: While in Petra, the team and I sat and ate the mansaf. It's the national dish of Jordan made of lamb cooked in a sauce of fermented dried yogurt and served with rice or groats. It is served on special occasions or to honour a guest and on major holidays. It is traditionally eaten collectively from a large platter in the Bedouin style."