Posts Tagged ‘wilfried thesiger

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, [...]

5 books about the Middle East Mitt Romney should read

I am really worried about the Middle East if Mitt Romney ends up being the next American president. For anyone involved in [...]

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; 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 [...]

Voices of Exploration – Robin Hanbury-Tenison

Voices of Exploration – An ever-expanding database of exclusive monthly interviews with the world’s leading explorers. Regardless of where we were born, [...]

10 best books about adventure and exploration to read over Christmas

Christmas break is a perfect time to read. To contemplate and maybe, this is the occasion when one suddenly finds a book which will  inspire [...]

Understanding the traditional ways of the Bedouin….

….is understanding the many times confusing ways to get things done in Oman. And, I am sure, in quite a few other [...]

The need for debate on Expedition Arabia

One of the main visions of the Arabian Expedition is to build a bridge of understanding between the West and the Muslim [...]

The Arabian Vision, Amazing Meetings

It just came as a matter of fact. The vision. Ever since returning home from the Siberian Expedition I have had no [...]

A note on two explorers, Thesiger and Gienieczko, and a word about the Theatre of Dreams

I got my first Manchester United jersey when I was 5 or 6 years old. My sister was married at that time [...]

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