Camels at Sunset in Wadi Rum
We had been on a camel safari before in India, but we didn’t feel that we had truly experienced our Lawrence of Arabia moment until we rode camels in the Arabian Desert. And what better place than Wadi Rum, Jordan; Lawrence of Arabia’s old stomping ground.
A Bedouin Girl
The eyes of this bedouin girl in Jordan really pull you into the photograph. When she came running up to me outside the village of Feynan she posed happily for this photo.
Sand Dunes of Mui Ne, Vietnam: Snapshot Sunday
After grabbing a jeep from our guesthouse we were taken to these amazing Sand Dunes that looked to be untouched by human feet at least for the past couple of days. I captured this image as one of the people we were traveling with headed up the sand dunes first. We had an amazing day sand boarding and enjoying the beautiful weather.
Camel Graveyard in the Sudanese Desert: Snapshot Sunday
One day while we were cycling through the Sudan, we cam across an eerie site. Dead camels were strewn beside the highway buried in the desert sand. Their decaying corpses littered the desert for several kms as we cycled by.We had heard that as camel caravans walk through the desert some camels are not strong enough to make it. They are left to be engulfed by the great Nubian Desert sands.
Homeward Bound in Rajasthan: Snapshot Sunday
As the sunsets over the Thar Desert in Rajasthan, India a lonely local boy, who trudged through the sand from a small village in the distance, heads home after an afternoon of trying to sell tourists a beer in the desert.
Dave and Deb’s Surreal Moments Deserts Around the World
We have done a post before on surreal travel experiences but nothing has compared to our time in India. India itself is a little surreal and we have experienced some of the weirdest moments in our travels. Not surprisingly, many of those moments happened in the desert. It made us not only think of our time in the Indian desert, but other surreal moments that happened in deserts around the world.
Another Camel Safari in Rajasthan, Two Times a Charm
When a person has a bad experience doing something normally they will say to themselves…”Never Again.” When Dave and I have a bad experience, we say to ourselves…”We need to find way to give this another shot.” When we learned that we could go on a camel safari in Bikaner, a town 300 km north of Jaisalmer we just had to give it another try. The Camel man is an eccentric man that drives around in a Range Rover wearing a wide brimmed hat and impeccable suits. Vijay is his name and he has been running camel safari’s since 1983.
Camel Safari Adventure, Not so Mystical in Rajasthan
We awoke bright and early to catch our tour to the desert. We were excited to be on our way. A camel safari was a big item on our list of adventures that we wanted to do in India. The day was bright and sunny and we drove out 30 km towards the Pakistan Border. We were happy to see that we had 4 camels and two guides. That is until our jeep left.
Cycling Africa in the Tour d’Afrique – Gear List
Here is a list of what we brought with us to cycle Africa, what we should have left behind, a review of our bikes and what we should have brought. Remember, this was a supported expedition and if we were to cycle independently, we would take far less gear. Since we had trucks carrying our red boxes and all we had to carry was our water and snacks, we could bring far more than a solo rider.
Suvivorman, Les Stroud Visits YTV
Survivorman came into the studio the other day. He was promoting his new show “Survive This”. As I did his make-up, I talked to him about how much I enjoy his show and how I think that it is great what he has accomplished. He was very nice. What I really wanted to talk to [...]
Suffering While Cycling the Sudan
According to Rae and John, two retired Air Force Pilots who are taking part in the Tour this year, what we have been through these past 2 weeks is as difficult as basic training for the military. And I believe it! These past 4 days have been the most mentally and physically challenging days of [...]
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