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On Trek in Kordofan: The Diaries of a British District Officer in the Sudan 1931-1933
Archive for February, 2010
On Trek in Kordofan: The Diaries of a British District Officer in the Sudan 1931-1933
February 28th, 2010Riding the Desert Trail
February 28th, 2010Product Description
Bettina Selby decided to travel the 4500 mile length of the Nile valley by herself, from the Mediterranean Sea to the great lakes of Central Africa. She designed a special, bright-red “all terrain” bicycle, which took her from the pyramids, the great temples of Luxor and the Valley of the Kings to the Nubian Desert, from Cairo and the hospitality of remote Nile-side villages, to the starving refugee camps of Southern Sudan and from the world of international aid to … More >>
Desert Songs: A Woman Explorer in Egypt and Sudan
February 26th, 2010
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This is the extraordinary story of one woman’s lone quest in the harsh but beautiful desert. Arita Baaijens gave up her job as an environmentalist nearly twenty years ago, and has been exploring the deserts of Egypt and Sudan with her small camel caravan ever since. In ‘Desert Songs’ she recounts her passion for the desert, the place she loves and fears. On one level ‘Desert Songs’ reads as an ode to camels, vistas and horizons, nomads and exploration. On another it… More >>
