This 'naqa' or mama camel, with her prominent 'arnum' nose bridge and typical 'hijaj' forehead was lovingly cared for by locals. She is 'hamra' or light brown, the most common color. The 'wadha/baldha' white kinds were something to see, as were their opposites, the black 'malha' variety. Every part of a camel is utilized, from their snout ('burtam') to the tip of their tail or 'shabib'. *I will now describe every eyelash and (NO! NO! NO! We're good Zebec. Um, thanks anyway----editors)
This 'naqa' or mama camel, with her prominent 'arnum' nose bridge and typical 'hijaj' forehead was lovingly cared for by locals. She is 'hamra' or light brown, the most common color. The 'wadha/baldha' white kinds were something to see, as were their opposites, the black 'malha' variety. Every part of a camel is utilized, from their snout ('burtam') to the tip of their tail or 'shabib'. *I will now describe every eyelash and (NO! NO! NO! We're good Zebec. Um, thanks anyway----editors)
0 2022/03/22 11:46:57
Camels will spit their displeasure, but these two seemed like amiable sorts.
Camels will spit their displeasure, but these two seemed like amiable sorts.
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Camel wear.
Camel wear.
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0 2022/03/22 11:57:24
Movie recos: besides the obvious classic *'Lawrence of Arabia', another more modern production depicting that same period is 'Theeb'. A young Bedu boy has adventures and misadventures across the desert. *note that in reality, Lawrence eventually came to regret hi role during that critical time in history. he admitted that his ulterior motives had little to do with the needs of local people.
Movie recos: besides the obvious classic *'Lawrence of Arabia', another more modern production depicting that same period is 'Theeb'. A young Bedu boy has adventures and misadventures across the desert. *note that in reality, Lawrence eventually came to regret hi role during that critical time in history. he admitted that his ulterior motives had little to do with the needs of local people.
0 2022/03/22 11:58:03
A striking 'shadad' or camel saddle.
A striking 'shadad' or camel saddle.
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Camels will spit, but this pair seemed like amiable sorts.
Camels will spit, but this pair seemed like amiable sorts.
0 2022/03/22 12:15:24
We brought back this camel skull, in order to later donate it to our school's brand-new Science Lab.
We brought back this camel skull, in order to later donate it to our school's brand-new Science Lab.
0 2022/03/22 12:15:46
A striking 'shadad' camel saddle.
A striking 'shadad' camel saddle.
0 2022/03/22 12:16:02
Not sure whether some of these thick wool items are associated with camels or whether they're 'batanyah' blankets?? Movies: besides the obvious classic *'Lawrence of Arabia', there exists another more modern production depicting that same time period: 'Theeb'. That film shows a young bedu boy's misadventures through the desert. *note that Lawrence eventually came to regret his role in that contentious war, admitting that his ulterior motives did not serve the needs of local people.
Not sure whether some of these thick wool items are associated with camels or whether they're 'batanyah' blankets?? Movies: besides the obvious classic *'Lawrence of Arabia', there exists another more modern production depicting that same time period: 'Theeb'. That film shows a young bedu boy's misadventures through the desert. *note that Lawrence eventually came to regret his role in that contentious war, admitting that his ulterior motives did not serve the needs of local people.
0 2022/03/22 12:16:33
This 'naqa' or mama camel, was lovingly looked after by locals. She was the most common color, brown or 'hamra'. Seen here, her snout ('burtam'), nose bridge ('arnun') and forehead ('hijaj'). I will now describe her every eyelash and...(NO! NO! NO! We're good Zebec! Mkay?---editors)
This 'naqa' or mama camel, was lovingly looked after by locals. She was the most common color, brown or 'hamra'. Seen here, her snout ('burtam'), nose bridge ('arnun') and forehead ('hijaj'). I will now describe her every eyelash and...(NO! NO! NO! We're good Zebec! Mkay?---editors)
0 2022/03/22 12:16:42
Another ancient rock inscription, showing a human rider atop his camel's 'sulb'. Had it been able to depict accurate colors, the black 'malha' and white 'wadha' types would've been interesting to see.
Another ancient rock inscription, showing a human rider atop his camel's 'sulb'. Had it been able to depict accurate colors, the black 'malha' and white 'wadha' types would've been interesting to see.
0 2022/03/22 12:17:23
Those interested in going horseback might contact Sue at her 'Bait Ali Camp' in nearby Shakharia--she is an expert rider.
Those interested in going horseback might contact Sue at her 'Bait Ali Camp' in nearby Shakharia--she is an expert rider.
0 2022/03/22 19:27:20
There are no Petra-esque elaborate tombs recalling the Nabatean past in Wadi Rum, but the rockscapes more than make up for that. Off-road jeep tours are a great way to enjoy Wadi Rum plus its equally-impressive outskirts. Note that locals tend to buy their vehicles across in Saudi Arabia, due to punitive local taxes. Toyotas are popular.
There are no Petra-esque elaborate tombs recalling the Nabatean past in Wadi Rum, but the rockscapes more than make up for that. Off-road jeep tours are a great way to enjoy Wadi Rum plus its equally-impressive outskirts. Note that locals tend to buy their vehicles across in Saudi Arabia, due to punitive local taxes. Toyotas are popular.
0 2022/03/22 19:27:39
Shutterbugs are advised to place their cameras inside a good quality bag or container here. A single grain of sand can mess up your desert trek adventure.
Shutterbugs are advised to place their cameras inside a good quality bag or container here. A single grain of sand can mess up your desert trek adventure.
0 2022/03/22 19:27:51
Picturesque bridge-arches are cliche images in Wadi Rum. Pictured here is the natural Jebel Kharaz ('full memory card'), found along the stony Sabah route.
Picturesque bridge-arches are cliche images in Wadi Rum. Pictured here is the natural Jebel Kharaz ('full memory card'), found along the stony Sabah route.
0 2022/03/22 19:28:13
From inside the same spot. others include Um Fruth.
From inside the same spot. others include Um Fruth.
0 2022/03/22 19:28:35
On our first day in Wadi Rum, we helped to tow out an elderly couple whose vehicle had got stuck in the sand back during 'saabah' or sunrise. They'd been there for hours. They were a thankful but superstitious pair, from an age when hot-iron branding and drinking wildcat blood were norms. As recently as '98, Wadi Rum saw an honor killing-stabbing.
On our first day in Wadi Rum, we helped to tow out an elderly couple whose vehicle had got stuck in the sand back during 'saabah' or sunrise. They'd been there for hours. They were a thankful but superstitious pair, from an age when hot-iron branding and drinking wildcat blood were norms. As recently as '98, Wadi Rum saw an honor killing-stabbing.
0 2022/03/22 19:29:07
After learning that the students had to tend to the neighbouring tomato field, I told the boys that I'd been born on a tomato farm. Mrs Z noticed that some of the youngest kids had been rewarded for correct answers by having gold stars affixed to their foreheads! We were gifted 2 books: one by Queen Noor and also a history of Jerusalem. In return, I bookmarked 7 of the most fun educational game websites from my own class, in their Computer Lab.
After learning that the students had to tend to the neighbouring tomato field, I told the boys that I'd been born on a tomato farm. Mrs Z noticed that some of the youngest kids had been rewarded for correct answers by having gold stars affixed to their foreheads! We were gifted 2 books: one by Queen Noor and also a history of Jerusalem. In return, I bookmarked 7 of the most fun educational game websites from my own class, in their Computer Lab.
0 2022/03/22 19:29:33
The commencement of Recess was signaled by some of the loudest and most jarring Arab pop ever recorded, blaring through the school's PA horns. These students would eventually grow to join the army with its 100,000 members or the 34,000 reservists.
The commencement of Recess was signaled by some of the loudest and most jarring Arab pop ever recorded, blaring through the school's PA horns. These students would eventually grow to join the army with its 100,000 members or the 34,000 reservists.
0 2022/03/22 19:29:48
At first we were intimidated by the serious demeanor of Headmaster-Principal Major Maher Qabasi (not shown), but we eventually warmed to each other. Two things resulted. First, he arranged for his teacher wife's class in Aqaba to join the International Pen Pal club that I ran in all of my Toronto schools. He then sought our assistance in his new pet project as a tech inventor. His latest gadget was an ingenious wristwatch device designed to alert hearing-and-visually-impaired folks about fire.
At first we were intimidated by the serious demeanor of Headmaster-Principal Major Maher Qabasi (not shown), but we eventually warmed to each other. Two things resulted. First, he arranged for his teacher wife's class in Aqaba to join the International Pen Pal club that I ran in all of my Toronto schools. He then sought our assistance in his new pet project as a tech inventor. His latest gadget was an ingenious wristwatch device designed to alert hearing-and-visually-impaired folks about fire.
0 2022/03/22 19:30:10
Awad did something kind after hearing about our interest in touring schools. With little warning and less explanation, he raced us over to the nearby all-male King Talal Miltary school (est. 1960). It was located next to the original, pre-war Badia Desert Patrol HQ in Tuwaiseh, a hamlet close to Diseh Village. I was severely underdressed, having assumed that we were bound for another desert drive!
Awad did something kind after hearing about our interest in touring schools. With little warning and less explanation, he raced us over to the nearby all-male King Talal Miltary school (est. 1960). It was located next to the original, pre-war Badia Desert Patrol HQ in Tuwaiseh, a hamlet close to Diseh Village. I was severely underdressed, having assumed that we were bound for another desert drive!
0 2022/03/22 19:30:33
For our nights camping under the stars, we'd booked with ex-policeman Obeid Naser Al-Amareh. We'd done so because his Azzabi Bedouin Life camp had excellent reviews. Obeid was of the Zuweydeh tribe, which is based in Diseh village. Unfortunately he was in Amman with a sick relative, so he left his ruggedly handsome brother Awad (shown here) in charge of the tent. He was assisted by Obeid's 19 yr old son Nial. Awad explained that he was fond of 'vitamin C'=ciggies.
For our nights camping under the stars, we'd booked with ex-policeman Obeid Naser Al-Amareh. We'd done so because his Azzabi Bedouin Life camp had excellent reviews. Obeid was of the Zuweydeh tribe, which is based in Diseh village. Unfortunately he was in Amman with a sick relative, so he left his ruggedly handsome brother Awad (shown here) in charge of the tent. He was assisted by Obeid's 19 yr old son Nial. Awad explained that he was fond of 'vitamin C'=ciggies.
0 2022/03/22 19:31:02
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Obeid and Awad's brother invited us over to his own home tent a few kms away, in order to drink 'gahwa' (coffee with coriander) and listen to him play the rababah instrument. It had a quad-shaped soundbox made of goat skin.
Obeid and Awad's brother invited us over to his own home tent a few kms away, in order to drink 'gahwa' (coffee with coriander) and listen to him play the rababah instrument. It had a quad-shaped soundbox made of goat skin.
0 2022/03/22 19:32:02
One such example. My wife enjoyed painting some watercolor abstracts, with the irony that abstract shapes had been provided all around her!
One such example. My wife enjoyed painting some watercolor abstracts, with the irony that abstract shapes had been provided all around her!
0 2022/03/22 19:33:16
We were there around Xmas, so the foliage tended to be extra-dry. Tree types included 'tarta' and 'ghoda'. Acacias bleed a dark-red sap which is put to use. Another tree had pine-style, dill-scented needle leaves.
We were there around Xmas, so the foliage tended to be extra-dry. Tree types included 'tarta' and 'ghoda'. Acacias bleed a dark-red sap which is put to use. Another tree had pine-style, dill-scented needle leaves.
0 2022/03/22 20:01:10
Seen here are 'hashim' brushwood, 'samr' kindling and 'arfaj' firewood. All were essential to make fresh tea.
Seen here are 'hashim' brushwood, 'samr' kindling and 'arfaj' firewood. All were essential to make fresh tea.
0 2022/03/22 20:01:44
0 2022/03/22 20:01:59
Parallels.
Parallels.
0 2022/03/22 20:02:12
Sting could've had his 'Tea in the Sahara' just as well in Wadi Rum. Our first tea was in Barrah canyon, near Jebel Abu Judayda. These glasses are 'kaseh'. Tip: Maamoul Deemah brand whole wheat date cookies go especially well with tea.
Sting could've had his 'Tea in the Sahara' just as well in Wadi Rum. Our first tea was in Barrah canyon, near Jebel Abu Judayda. These glasses are 'kaseh'. Tip: Maamoul Deemah brand whole wheat date cookies go especially well with tea.
0 2022/03/22 20:02:29
This alien rocky outcrop served as the camp WC plus its generator and storage area. Campers should bring LARGE flashlights. The neck-pencil ones that Mrs Z and I brought were useless during um, wee-hour visits.
This alien rocky outcrop served as the camp WC plus its generator and storage area. Campers should bring LARGE flashlights. The neck-pencil ones that Mrs Z and I brought were useless during um, wee-hour visits.
0 2022/03/22 20:03:29
Awad wears the traditional long white gown-shirt called a 'thobe'. If worn above his ankles, that'd denote his devoted religiosity. Atop his thobe, he sports a black 'abaya'. His red-white head-cover is an 'amagh', essential for any desert dweller. Some call it instead a 'koufeyah'. The black coil cord surrounding it is known as an 'agal'.
Awad wears the traditional long white gown-shirt called a 'thobe'. If worn above his ankles, that'd denote his devoted religiosity. Atop his thobe, he sports a black 'abaya'. His red-white head-cover is an 'amagh', essential for any desert dweller. Some call it instead a 'koufeyah'. The black coil cord surrounding it is known as an 'agal'.
0 2022/03/22 20:03:50
Wild sage ('sheih') is not only made into a 'zaaki' delicious tea, but is also prized for making indigo blue dye. Breakfast ('fatour') by assistant Abdi, also included labanah yogurt with flat pita bread and date syrup. Dinner: 'maglouba'-style chicken. Abdi wore a stylish black Calvin Klein hat. *Nial also presented us with a bottle of fine red local 'St. George wine, similar in taste to that from nearby Bakka valley. He did so 'because otherwise guests will assume that we are not civilized.'
Wild sage ('sheih') is not only made into a 'zaaki' delicious tea, but is also prized for making indigo blue dye. Breakfast ('fatour') by assistant Abdi, also included labanah yogurt with flat pita bread and date syrup. Dinner: 'maglouba'-style chicken. Abdi wore a stylish black Calvin Klein hat. *Nial also presented us with a bottle of fine red local 'St. George wine, similar in taste to that from nearby Bakka valley. He did so 'because otherwise guests will assume that we are not civilized.'
0 2022/03/22 20:04:22
When we arrived there at the site near Wadi Um Ishrin in the Khor al Ajram range, there were a handful of other travelers just leaving. Note how the front guy ropes ('habel') are secured with sandbags. An old British dynamite box was being recycled to weigh down another rope.
When we arrived there at the site near Wadi Um Ishrin in the Khor al Ajram range, there were a handful of other travelers just leaving. Note how the front guy ropes ('habel') are secured with sandbags. An old British dynamite box was being recycled to weigh down another rope.
0 2022/03/22 20:04:55
En route to Jebel Makra.
En route to Jebel Makra.
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Some blankets next to the 'amoud' support pole. The six poles throughout the tent each had different names. As evening ('masa') approached, propane heaters allayed our concerns about the desert winter cold. My wife brought out her precious stargazing charts.
Some blankets next to the 'amoud' support pole. The six poles throughout the tent each had different names. As evening ('masa') approached, propane heaters allayed our concerns about the desert winter cold. My wife brought out her precious stargazing charts.
0 2022/03/22 20:06:03
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