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The lure of the worlds most unexplored places Some people need to conquer tangled jungles, empty deserts and mountain summits, but Chris Moss prefers to get lost in them 15 December 2020 • 10:53am My spirit of exploration, such as it is, is most sated when I find myself a bit lost, somewhat lonely, and far from everywhere else Credit: Getty The end of the road doesn’t exist. I know, because I’ve spent much of my travelling life – 35 years and counting – looking for it. But what I’ve...

In Northumberland, castles add a touch of drama to coastal views Credit: Getty The nation’s landscapes have inspired poets, authors and the general population for hundreds of years. While we have needed the outdoors this year more than ever, with lockdowns, tier systems and a seemingly constant changing of the rules, many of us have spent less time outdoors as the nights have drawn in.  But for a small, overcrowded country we have some remarkably dark and sparkly places and, with two new dar...

Living the Bedouin life Supplied photo Every year, the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Centre (HHC) organises a grand camel trek that allows residents to experience life as a nomadic Bedouin. This year’s 10-day heritage camel trek wasn’t the first for French expat Anna Aiko — but it was different because, this time, she brought her own camel. “I have always been drawn to the Arabian desert and so I got attached with camels, especially when last year’s trek introduced me to that authentic...

>> anthony: mark evans, a polar and desert expedition leader knows firsthand how difficult the empty quarter can be. guided by amer and accompanied by colleague mohammed al zedjali he recently made the crossing, walking over 600 miles with camels in tow. >> mark: in the first 12 days of our journey crossing the empty quarter, we didnt touch our own food at all. and it became a competition to be more generous than the previous -- >> anthony: so you meet people out there all along the way? >> mark...

Knows firsthand how difficult the empty quarter can be. guided by amer and accompanied by colleague mohammed al zedjali he recently made the crossing, walking over 600 miles with camels in tow. >> mark: in the first 12 days of our journey crossing the empty quarter, we didnt touch our own food at all. and it became a competition to be more generous than the previous -- >> anthony: so you meet people out there all along the way? >> mark: you would, even though nobody lived there people would find...

Walking over 600 miles with camels in tow. >> mark: in the first 12 days of our journey crossing the empty quarter, we didnt touch our own food at all. and it became a competition to be more generous than the previous -- >> anthony: so you meet people out there all along the way? >> mark: you would, even though nobody lived there people would find you and travel. >> amer: [ speaking in arabic ] whenever theres a guest we have to honor him. show him generosity and hospitality. ♪ ♪ ♪

Walking over 600 miles with camels in tow. >> mark: in the first 12 days of our journey crossing the empty quarter, we didnt touch our own food at all. and it became a competition to be more generous than the previous -- >> anthony: so you meet people out there all along the way? >> mark: you would, even though nobody lived there people would find you and travel. >> amer: [ speaking in arabic ] whenever theres a guest we have to honor him. show him generosity and hospitality. ♪ ♪

>> anthony: mark evans, a polar and desert expedition leader knows firsthand how difficult the empty quarter can be. guided by amer and accompanied by colleague mohammed al zedjali he recently made the crossing, walking over 600 miles with camels in tow. >> mark: in the first 12 days of our journey crossing the empty quarter, we didnt touch our own food at all. and it became a competition to be more generous than the previous -- >> anthony: so you meet people out there all along the way? ♪

Know how to suffer. >> anthony: mark evans, a polar and desert expedition leader knows firsthand how difficult the empty quarter can be. guided by amer and accompanied by colleague mohammed al zedjali he recently made the crossing, walking over 600 miles with camels in tow. >> mark: in the first 12 days of our journey crossing the empty quarter, we didnt touch our own food at all. and it became a competition to be more generous than the previous -- >> anthony: so you meet people out there all al...