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Iron, lion, zion →  July 28, 2010

Bob Marley may be the king of reggae, but Ibrahim Mohamed Ali El Bedou is arguably the king of style… We met Ibrahim at The Monastery, which is about an hour climb north of Petra’s centre, on an ancient rock-cut path of about 800 steps. (800 STEPS!!! Yes people, another sporting achievement of the Guillaume-and-Eve team!!!). Such [...]

Bedouins of the Caribbean →  June 28, 2010

Vanessa Paradis, eat your heart out… I am not saying that Johnny Depp isn’t sexy. But he’s already had his turn. Time to move over Johnny and to make room for these sexy bedouins.

Rock of ages →  June 28, 2010

In true Indiana Jones style, it was pitch-dark as we walked into the ruins of the famous city of Petra, in Jordan. We passed through the twisting Siq all lit up by atmospheric lanterns, often only a claustrophobic metres wide with the sides towering 80 metres. A few crooked turns later, we caught the first glimpse of [...]