Camel Trekking Safari

India travel is full of the most memorable of moments. I found such beauty in Goa, titillating eroticism in Khajuraho and a step back in time on my camel trekking safari. I’ve always secretly longed for my very own Arabian nights moment and this was it. Looking back through my travel in India, I’ll never forget sleeping under the stars and hearing the camels snoring, and trumping away next to me.  

Jaisalmer sits in the state of Rajasthan and boarders Pakistan. The Thar Desert is its landscape for camel trekking and the experience takes you back to ancient crossings and desert life. Our tour was as simple as it gets. A tour leader, his young son and a camel each. The temperature was sweltering and nothing but the hazy dunes awaited us. 

to be continued

Kiri Bowers

photo: Janin Klemenčič

What's Happening In The Middle East 4

To Sunni Muslims, an attack by Shia Muslims (Assad and Iran) backed by Russians will be seen as something of a Holy War, and the ranks of ISIS will now be seen by the Sunnis as the only Jihadis fighting in the Holy War and hence many Muslims will now see ISIS as Good (Doh!). 

Sunni Muslims will also see the lack of action by Britain and America in support of their Sunni rebel brothers as something of a betrayal (mmm: might have a point.) and hence we will be seen as Bad. 

So now we have America (now bad) and Britain (also bad) providing limited support to Sunni Rebels (bad) many of whom are looking to ISIS (Good / bad) for support against Assad (now good) who, along with Iran (also Good) and Putin (also, now, unbelievably, Good) are attempting to retake the country Assad used to run before all this started?

So, now you fully understand everything, all your questions are answered!!!! 

photo: Janin Klemenčič