LIWA, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Deep in the desert of the United Arab Emirates, the moment that camel breeders had been waiting for arrived. Families hauled their camels through wind-carved sands.

PHOTO: Waking up in the early morning over Masala Chai was one of the highlights of the camel safari. (photos by Shannon Wolf) Other than a brief encounter in Pushkar, I had never touched a camel, let ...

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In the Gobi Desert, Adiya Yadamsuren tracks a wild camel to a water hole. In Mongolia's Gobi Desert, we join scientist Adiya Yadamsuren and track down the elusive wild camels as they seek out the only ...

DAMASCUS, Syria, May 31, 2006 -- There's no question about the type of meat served at the Camel Gathering Place restaurant. Camels -- stuffed and in pictures -- are everywhere. Half a dozen men wait ...

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From standing in the River Jordan to riding a camel across the Wadi Rum to climbing stairs at Petra, a trip to Jordan pairs ...

At one point in Wilfred Thesiger's journeys in Arabian Sands, a rival tribe cuts him off from his source of food and water. Thesiger's Bedouin guides reassure him: if we get desperate, we will shove a ...

LIWA, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Deep in the desert of the United Arab Emirates, the moment that camel breeders had been waiting for arrived. Families hauled their camels through wind-carved sands.