Tag Archives: Sand Dunes

Sleeping under the Stars in Morocco

Posted on by from Merzouga, Meknès-Tafilalet, Morocco
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Sleeping under the stars in Morocco 3

As part of an organ­ised tour through Morocco, we had an overnight camp in the Sahara Desert. Arriv­ing at an auberge or inn, we had a chance to off­load our bags, col­lect overnight gear and sip mint tea before climb­ing onto camels for an hour long ride through the mag­ni­fi­cent dunes of Erg Chebbi. The views as we were rid­ing were amaz­ing — rolling dunes of a beau­ti­ful orange gold col­our and so peace­ful. The camels seemed so pla­cid, happy to stay in form­a­tion, and did as they were told. I’m sure they would have found their own way to the camp, but we had a guide lead­ing us. Con­tinue read­ing →

Jaipur And The Forty Thieves

Posted on by from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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When I left Mum­bai I took a twenty hour train jour­ney to Jaipur, the cap­ital of Rajasthan. A lot of Rajasthan is part of the Thar, a desert that stretches into Pakistan to the west. After I had dumped my bags in my room I decided to explore the city a bit on foot. Many inter­est­ing things hap­pen while you try to get lost in a new city. This time, though, I got truly lost. From far away I had seen an impress­ive fort up on a hill and I walked towards it. While try­ing to find the entrance to it I man­aged to get myself fur­ther and fur­ther into little side streets away from the hustle and bustle of the main streets. Con­tinue read­ing →