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Globetrotter
Apr 4, 2008
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If you’re interested in a trip like this one, it helps to have someone in your group who speaks at least a little Arabic. You’ll find it much easier to communicate with the Bedouin. However, if that’s not possible, you can get along just fine without speaking Arabic. You can book your...
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AliJo
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Globetrotter
Apr 4, 2008
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The tents themselves were very comfortable, basically consisting of a blanket spread over a single pole, surrounded at ground level with a fence made of sticks collected from the scrub around the camp to keep the wind out. We shared our tent with the other travellers, while the Bedouin family...
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Globetrotter
Apr 4, 2008
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As the sun set, we helped herd the sheep and goats into the pens for the night. They also had some very cute puppies, a few hens and roosters, and even a small group of very confused ducks who seemed to be missing their purpose in life, out there in the middle of the desert with no water for...
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AliJo
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Globetrotter
Apr 4, 2008
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We began our desert trek around 4 in the afternoon, with a taxi ride out through the oasis to the camel stadium where the yearly camel races are held in December. Our guides, two young Bedouin men, insisted that two of the five camels in our group were racing champions, one having won first...
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