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Karen Davila visits ‘The Martian’ and ‘Star Wars’ film locations in Jordan

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<p>&quot;It&#x27;s a whole new world!&quot;</p><p>This was how Karen Davila described the filming location of the Hollywood film <i data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true">The Martian </i>when she was able to visit it in Jordan. </p><p>On her Instagram page, the ABS-CBN broadcast journalist shared her snapshots at Wadi Rum, Jordan where <i data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true">The Martian</i> was filmed. </p><p>&quot;Good Morning from the red deserts of Wadi Rum where you sleep inside a martian dome or a bedouine tent ⛺️,&quot; Karen shared. </p><p>To travel to Wadi Rum, the <i data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true">TV Patrol </i>news anchor shared that they crossed the border from Israel to Jordan. &quot;It’s a 4 1/2 hour drive to get here!&quot; she wrote.</p><p>Aside from <i data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true">The Martian</i>, Karen relayed that another giant Hollywood movie was shot at the said location. </p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm7_7GXIPqC/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A348398.90000009537%2C%22ls%22%3A348155.40000009537%2C%22le%22%3A348217.2999999523%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="879" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;If the red sand looks familiar - that’s because The Martian &amp; Star Wars were filmed here 🎥 And the locals tell us... Matt Damon stayed right here at Sun City Camp 😜 Malamig ha! Now off to our desert adventure!&quot; she posted.</p><p>In another post, Karen further shared more trivia about Wadi Rum.</p><p>&quot;A morning trip out into the red desert of Wadi Rum, a protected area since 1997,&quot; she wrote.</p><p>Karen continued, &quot;Wadi Rum was an outpost for nomadic Bedouins &amp; caravans traveling on the ancient trade route between Saudi Arabia &amp; Petra. Humans used to inhabit this beautiful desert millions of years ago, proven by the petroglyphs &amp; inscriptions on the rocks.&quot;</p><p>The broadcast journalist shared that the location was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2011.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cm-myXtD-o-/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A348412.5%2C%22ls%22%3A348155.40000009537%2C%22le%22%3A348217.2999999523%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Prior to visiting Jordan, Karen and her family spent their Christmas vacation in Jerusalem which many call the Holy Land.</p><p>Among the places they visited in the Holy Land were the Sea of Galilee and Capernaum, where Jesus Christ lived and did most of His ministry work.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/12/29/fresh-scoops/karen-tours-holy-land-with-family-for-christmas-se-204656"><u><strong>READ: Karen Davila tours the Holy Land with her family for the Christmas season</strong></u></a></div><p>They also visited the Mount of Beatitudes in Northern Israel where Jesus is believed to have delivered the Sermon on the Mount.</p><p>Karen and her family also went to the Jordan River where John the Baptist baptized Jesus.</p>

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Karen Davila visits ‘The Martian’ and ‘Star Wars’ film locations in Jordan

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Published January 05, 2023 11:07 AM PHT

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