Re: Jordan anyone?
We went a few years ago, absolutely loved it. We stayed in Amman for a day only, didnt do much there. Drove to Petra [dont remember exactly how long it took but 3-4 hours sound about right, as Brit Chick said]. Spent 2 days there and then drove to Jerusalem, stopping at the Dead Sea along the way. On our return, we went to Kerak and then to Madaba for a few days and then back to Amman. Also stopped in one of Wadis..dont remember its name, Maybe it was Wadi Rum, or Wadi Musa or something else. Of all the Arab countries Ive visited (Saudi, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt, Palestine], I liked the people in Jordan the best! Dont remember any specific eateries, plenty of restaurants everywhere and never had any problem with that…except for a restaurant in Kerak that had scammed us --when we came home and saw our credit card bill we realized they had charged us twice, ended up costing us almost $200 for lunch for 5! We thought maybe it was a mistake on their part, but someone told us it is a common scam in some places 
But other than that, we had a wonderful time and would love to go back again one day [and only pay in cash!]