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colourful, crazy india

Essential Films and Books for Understanding India

ndia is such a vibrant, colourful, chaotic and exciting country, with tons of different languages and ethnic groups, a deep and complex history and culture. Before you dive into the mayhem, I thoroughly recommend taking the time to watch and read a few books, movies or documentaries as it will give you a far better understanding of this incredible country.

Bedouin women making history

Um Yasser, a middle-aged Bedouin woman of the Hamada tribe in South Sinai, was born in a rock house, but spent much of her childhood living in a cave dwelling in the desert, where she and her mother tended their herd of goats. The Bedouins are an old, conservative ethnic group, with laws that govern […]

The Sinai Trail – a 220km hiking odyssey across the desert

The Sinai Trail is a 220km epic walk accompanied by Bedouin guides through the mountains and desert of South Sinai