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Understanding Ramadan by the Bedouin Way
A Holy Month Muslims worldwide celebrate Ramadan every year on the 9th lunar month of the Islamic calendar. It is religious time of devotion where we become close to Allah, through fasting and purification, where we give ourselves to God, our spirituality and the people around us. Many benefits can come from fasting, especially in […]
Bedouin Law
“It would be better to die with honour than to bring shame and dishonour upon yourself and your tribe.” Bedouin laws are not written down. Their history, law and traditions have all been passed down orally from one generation to the next….click here to read more: Bedouin Law – a timeless ancient tradition
A magical Safari travelling across Namibia and Botswana with 15 wild women!
Check out how much fun Venus Adventures girls have on safari in Africa! We travel by Safari truck and see lots of majestic African animals, beautiful sweeping landscapes and much more…be warned, if you watch the video you might want to come. This is a safari for anyone, you don’t have to be gutsy women […]
An inspiring quote from an amazing woman
An amazing and inspiring woman died this week, Maya Angelou, and in her honour, I would like to share a quote from her: “The excitement is not just to survive, but to thrive; and to thrive with some passion, some compassion, some humour and some style.”
A few different travel tips for women travelling
Here are just a few ideas for all you ladies out there to help make your life a bit easier and more eco-friendly when you are travelling. They definitely help me! 1. I find the best hand luggage to have is a day pack with wheels. So when you have those long waits at airports […]
Mad Dogs and Ex-pats
Have you ever spent any time in an “exotic” country and noticed how a lot of the expats living there seem a bit odd? (By the way, I say “exotic country” as opposed to “developing country” as the word “developing” doesn’t seem right…I mean, developing into what? Another capitalistic, polluting, consumer society maybe?? But that’s […]
Middle East Enders – – Slices of Bedouin Life
A few more snippets of life in the Sinai, Egypt… On a rare windless winter day in Dahab I went for a bike ride out of Dahab and down the coast. The beautiful turquoise water kept drawing me further and further down the sandy road, past the Bedouin arishas, to a large, deep bay. Bedouin […]
Middle East Enders – Part 2 – Life amongst the Bedouins
Part 2 of expat-life in Dahab, Egypt. Life here can be anything from weird to frustrating to amazingly beautiful – but one thing is for sure: it is totally unpredictable and full of surprizes all the time. In Dahab I live amongst the ram-shackle houses of the Bedouin community. It is fun and interesting getting […]
IN THE MOOD FOR A STORY
The electricity had gone off, but this was a good thing. There was to be no tv tonight: there was something better in store. Everyone, six children and two men, sat cross-legged in a circle, all eyes on Salameh, his face glowing in the light of the single candle, stuck to the bottom of an […]
Adventures of Venus 