* English edition ** German edition
Pack up and go
Anthology - travel stories
Contact Publishers (2010)
Desert Songs *
How strong are you when there is no back up? Where do your limits lie? Baaijens sets out on a voyage of self discovery and physical trials to find the answers.
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English edition at AUC Press (2009)
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Desert Nomads - on trek in the Sudan **
Attracted by historic accounts of Darfur and curious about the background of famines and conflicts in the region, the author decides to see for herself what life in Darfur is about. She travels on camel with armed escorts for protection and also accompanies a trade caravan of camels along the 40 Days Road.
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Contact Publ, Amsterdam (2003)
Farafra Oasis
Farafra Oasis was a quiet little village in a forgotten corner in Egypt. Untill water was found deep in the ground and landreclamation attracted new comers. The elderly kept to their traditions, but the younger generation welcomed the changes.
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Contact Publ, Amsterdam (1998)
A Rain of perpetual Fire **
A best seller in the Netherlands. Arita Baaijens writes about her first desert travels. The discoveries, her panic if she cannot find water, the long and tiring daily treks and the loneliness. Her book is also an ode to camels and the beauty of the desert.
Contact Publ, Amsterdam (1993)
The scent of Camels
Essays about different aspects of the camel written by experts and afficionados.
Ed. A v Achterberg & A Baaijens.
Bulaaq Publ, Amsterdam (1995)
The desert, a passion
Few stayed long enough to really know the desert. The anthology is dedicated to the writings of these few women and men: artists, explorers, scientists and adventurers who all share a passion for the desert.
Selected by Arita Baaijens
Contact Publ, Amsterdam (1995)
Womens lives - 100 women
The book pictures the lives of a 100 Dutch and Belgium women through the ages. Among them Arita Baaijens, Renate Dorrestein, Judith Herzberg en Annie M. G. Schmidt.
Selected by Margot de Waal.
Contact Publ, Amsterdam (1995)
Tot het uiterste
One of several anthologies in which my writings have appeared. This one is dedicated to people who walk on the edge.
Byblos, Amsterdam (2002)
Te Gast in Egypte
Several articles written by me and other authors who have a special relation with Egypt.
Arita Baaijens 2008 - Informatie Verre Reizen.
