Home » Articles » Amman Amman Travel Articles Jordan: The Switzerland of the Middle East – Jordan, Middle East Jordan has no oil and is officially a “water poor” nation. But it has one valuable resource in a troubled area - not easy to export, people flock to get it. Andrea Granahan wishes it could be bottled Jordan….No Map, No Guidebook Don Sparks found Jordan to be one of his favorite countries in an eight country RTW trip. Travels With Nate #10: Amman, Jordan Nate's not too keen on the idea, but Ian tries to turn camels into mountain-climbers to surprise some friends.