Articles Tagged 'Middle East'

Marguerite van Geldermalsen, author of the book “Married to a Bedouin” happened to be in Petra the day I was touring, selling jewelry and her book at a souvenir stand near the amphitheatre. I rode a camel over to her kiosk and interviewed her as a part of Equitrekking’s Jordan ep...

Today, we ventured out early to explore Petra by camel and foot. We stayed literally right across the street from the entrance at the Movenpick Hotel, so we could just walk over and through the entrance gates in the morning- very convenient and there was a big breakfast buffet. I am a breakfast ea...

Riding a camel as the sun rises in the Wadi Rum Desert in Jordan requires you to get up early, really early. I was up at 5 AM to meet the camels after a late night in the desert camp. We slept in Captain’s Desert Camp, which has an active party atmosphere. As live music was played, I ate ple...

On our second day of riding in the Wadi Rum Desert in Jordan, we rode into what Atallah called Lawrence Canyon, so named after Lawrence of Arabia. The first day’s ride was spectacular, but this was even grander, as I got to see petroglyphs that were over 2500 years old and amazing rock forma...

Meet Marguerite van Geldermalsen, who fell in love in Petra, Jordan and lived in the ancient city with Bedouin Mohammad Abdallah. by Darley Newman Marguerite van Geldermalsen, author of the book “Married to a Bedouin” happened to be in Petra the day I was touring. She was selling j...