Camels - Character

A series of blogs about camels in addition to my presentation in London (Explorer weekend): 1. Character - Not all camels are the same, I realized, as I stood at the edge of a 300-metre-high limestone plateau. A steep sand... meer »

Camels - Food

A series of blogs about camels in addition to my presentation in London (Explorer weekend): 2. Food - Camels and barren sand dunes go together, at least in photo books. In actual fact, however, camels much prefer bushes... meer »

Camels - Loading

A series of blogs about camels in addition to my presentation in London (Explorers weekend): 3. Loading - Nomads need no more than a travelling blanket, a handful of dates, and a full water sack. But I am a bag lady who lugs... meer »

Camels - Ships of the desert

A series of blogs about camels in addition to my presentation in London (Explorer weekend): 4. ship of the desert - Camels are so perfectly suited to their surroundings that no engineer could possibly improve on the basic... meer »

Camels - Young camels

A series of blogs about camels in addition to my presentation in London (Explorer weekend): 5. Young camels - There is nothing that compares with being awakened by the bawling of young camels. The crying of a human baby... meer »

Camels - Equipment

A series of blogs about camels in addition to my presentation in London (Explorer weekend): 6. equipment - In the desert I developed a passion for string and rope. Thick or thin, soft or fibrous, made of leather, cotton or... meer »

Camels - Love at first sight

A series of blogs about camels in addition to my presentation in London (Explorer weekend): 7. love at first sight - It was love at first sight with Mabrouka, the female camel who accompanied me on that first desert... meer »


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