Posts Tagged ‘tanya holm

Compairing notes with Wilfred Thesiger and his book Arabian Sands

Even though Wilfred Thesiger did his great camel journeys between the years of 1945-50, experiences from which he based his classic book, [...]

The challenge of making a documentary in Yemen

I just saw a half an hours documentary produced by PBS and Frontline  called “Al Qaeda in Yemen”. I was asked by a [...]

Expedition Yemen By Camel; Closure and summary

Yemen changed my life! For the better! There´s no doubt at all. Siberia ruined it. The 2004 Expedition was so overwhelming, that [...]

Expedition Yemen By Camel; Meeting Al Qaeda in Rumah and the Expedition ends

 ”I will miss sleeping under the stars” , Tanya said whilst we were cooking our last dinner under a moonlit sky full [...]

Expedition Yemen By Camel; Marriage offer with a 12 year old

“She is almost white like you and she goes to school, so she is educated” , Sheikh Saleem Hamid Ambe Somota Al [...]

Expedition Yemen By Camel; Poor Me!

 Poor me By Tanya Holm I am about to fall asleep when Saada Saida tells the other women that I have no [...]

Expedition Yemen By Camel; Buying Kensington the Camel

”It looks younger than you say” , I told the crowd watching me walking backwards, checking the camel who had been offered [...]

Expedition Yemen By Camel; Frustrations and understanding

“We are muslims and we have no fears for the future” , Mohammed said during the interview and continued; “God is great”. [...]

Expedition Yemen By Camel; Preparations whilst waiting

We did a test walk, Tanya and me, today. 10 km.s in the worst Midday heat. Easy. Tanya did real well, I kept [...]

Expedition Yemen By Camel; Still at the negotiating table

6 June 2012, humid, hot at 34 degrees Celsius at 16.12.28N, 52.1043E Tanya Holm writes: ”One million and one hundred thousand Saudi riyals is [...]

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