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Wild about Wadi Rum - flatulent camels and all

Posted in Day 6 - Wadi Rum & Aqaba, Ecotourism on Oct 24th, 2008

The first day started off with a three hour camel ride in Lawrence’s old stomping grounds, Wadi Rum. Yes, camel riding is the iconic Middle Eastern experience (not to mention Lawrence’s preferred method of transportation) but believe you me, we could have lived without the angry, farting camels and all the leg and back pain associated with being perched atop them for three hours.

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Jordan’s Shaumari Reserve to be re-invented for ecotourism and endangered species breeding

Posted in Ecotourism on Sep 21st, 2008

Work to re-invent the Jordans’s Shaumari wildlife reserve as a premiere eco-tourism destination for camping and safari, as well as a breeding center endangered species such as the Arabian Oryx, is set to start after Eid Al Fitr (the Muslim celebration marking the end of Ramadan).

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Bikes and bedouins in Jordan

Posted in Ecotourism on Aug 1st, 2008

Signing-up for the inaugural Back Roads Bicycle tour of Jordan with the adventure company Explore, Times Online journalist Vincent Crump describes his 280-mile journey through Jordan. A two-wheeled epic adventure from Amman to Aqaba through the Great Rift Valley that included:

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