Michael Spies

Michael Spies

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Jour 273
lundi 10 avril 2023 à 06:58
☁️ 17 °C
Altitude: 1 134 m
Jordan ‘Ayn aş Şadr 30.323651, 35.47921630°19’25” N 35°28’45” E
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Petra
10 avril 2023, Jordan ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Petra und die geheimnisvollen Nabatäer. Ein Beduinenstamm, dessen Herrschaftsgebiet sich auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Macht von Damaskus bis zum Sinai erstreckte.
Sie ließen sich im 6. Jh.v.Chr. im Königreich Edom, dem heutigen Südjordanien, nieder und beherrschten über Jahrhunderte die Handelsrouten der alten arabischen Welt.
Vor allem Weihrauch, Myrrhe und Gewürze wurden transportiert.
Die friedfertige, egalitäre Gesellschaft behauptete jahrhundertelang ihre Stellung zwischen den Großmächten der Region.
Pertra war einer der besonders kosmopolitischen Orte der damaligen Welt, hier mischten sich griechische, ägyptische und semitische Kunsteinflüsse. Die Stadt genoss großes Ansehen wegen ihrer Architektur und des ausgeklügelten Kanalsystems zur Wasserversorgung.
Nachdem die Römer in Petra Einzug hielten, wurde sie Hauptstadt der römischen Provinz Arabica. Die Karavanenrouten verlagerten sich nach Palmyra (im heutigen Syrien), und der Niedergang der Nabatäer begann.
Mehrere Erdbeben (365 und 746 n. Chr.) ließen die Menschen aus Petra fliehen.
In Vergessenheit geraten, wurde die Felsenstadt erst 1812 vom Schweizer Jean Louis Burckhardt wiederentdeckt und ausgebuddelt.
Petra wird wegen des Farbenspiels auch als die "rose-red city" bezeichnet.En savoir plus
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Voyageur Wow der Hammer, mitten in den Fels gebaut! So klare gerade Kanten!
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VoyageurDanke -unbekannterweise- für diese beeindruckenden Bilder und Eindrücke!
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Jour 272
dimanche 9 avril 2023 à 17:00
☁️ 25 °C
Altitude: 1 555 m
Jordan An Naqb 30.001667, 35.49333330°0’6” N 35°29’36” E
Und weiter gehts nach Petra
9 avril 2023, Jordan ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Damit das Wüstenabenteuer nicht so abrupt vorbei ist, fahren wir über weitere 30 km Piste durch hellere, zauberhafte Wüstenlandschaften.
An der Hauptstraße angekommen, muss erstmal wieder der Reifendruck mittels Kompressor hoch.
Nach wenigen Minuten Arbeit gesellt sich schon ein Pick up mit Vater und zwei interessierten Jungs zu uns. Puh, what a smell!
Die ganze Gegend wirkt arm und heruntergekommen, und als Untermalung haben wir noch Sandsturm. Auch auf der Weiterfahrt durch die hügelige immer grüner werde Landschaft wirken die Häuser sehr einfach und teilweise notdürftig.
Und dann liegt es auch schon unter mir, das "neue Petra".
Für heute bin ich am Ziel. Am Parkplatz vor dem Tor zum "alten Petra" übernachte ich, um dann morgen ganz früh los zu ziehen, in die sagenumwobene Stadt der Nabatäer.En savoir plus
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Jour 270
vendredi 7 avril 2023 à 13:29
☀️ 26 °C
Altitude: 1 136 m
Jordan Um frouth bridge 29.459747, 35.43843429°27’35” N 35°26’18” E
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die Wüstenlandschaft des Wadi Rum
7 avril 2023, Jordan ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Nur 80 km von Aqaba entfernt beginnt schon wieder eine faszinierende Wüste, die ich zusammen mit Bea erobern werde. Frauen-Gespann, klappt bestimmt gut.
Ha, schon den zweiten Tag hier und noch nicht einmal eingegraben.
Wir düsen über Sanddünen - ist fast wie mit dem Auto schwimmen - rubbeln über Waschbettpisten, fahren durch Canyons, stehen auf Felsbögen und werden immer mutiger.
Am Abend sitzen wir am Sunset point und warten ... doch ... die Sonne verabschiedet sich im Dunst.
Und jetzt können wir hier an diesem traumhaft, jetzt ganz ruhigen Platz, die Nacht verbringen, während die Pauschaltouristen mit den Pick ups in die Camps gebracht werden.
What a luxury :-)En savoir plus
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Voyageur Super! 👍
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Michael Spies Cooles bild
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Michael Spies Wow
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Jour 268
mercredi 5 avril 2023 à 22:00
🌙 21 °C
Altitude: 12 m
Jordan Al Yamānīyah 29.428333, 34.97333329°25’42” N 34°58’24” E
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Mit Jordanien beginnt eine neue Welt
5 avril 2023, Jordan ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
Das relativ kleine Land eingequetscht zwischen Syrien, Saudi-Arabien und Israel besitzt kaum Bodenschätze wie die anderen Länder der arabischen Halbinsel und ist insgesamt viel ärmer. 1/3 der Bevölkerung sind Palästinenser und nur ein Teil der syrischen Flüchtlinge sind registriert. Finanzielle Unterstützung bekommt das Land vor allem aus Amerika und Saudi-Arabien.
Dank der kulturellen Schätze kommt auch über den Tourismus Geld ins Land.
Los gehts mit der Reise durch das haschemitische Königreich!
Nach einem problemlosen Grenzübertritt landen wir erstmal am Südstrand von Aqaba ... einer Stadt die vor allem von der Containerschifffahrt und dem Luxus- Taucher-Tourismus lebt, doch außer ein paar schönen Stränden mit vorgelagerten Riff und Blick übers Meer nach Ägypten nicht viel zu bieten hat.
Beim abgeben meiner Wäsche lande ich dann gleich in einem ärmeren Viertel das eher an Indien oder Bangladesch erinnert.
Bevor es weitergeht ins Wadi Rum, genieße ich erstmal für 2 Tage den Strand und ein super Fischessen mit dem ersten Wein seit vielen Wochen in einem Luxusresort :-)En savoir plus
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Michael Spies Könnte auch Basra Irak sein
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Jour 267
mardi 4 avril 2023 à 23:00
🌙 22 °C
Altitude: 11 m
Arabie saoudite Wādī al Ḩumayḑah 29.253089, 34.94046929°15’11” N 34°56’26” E
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Die Story vom Nummernschild
4 avril 2023, Arabie saoudite ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
Oh, das vordere Nummernschild fehlt... das haben wir beim Frühstück im Wadi Disah entdeckt.
Die Recherche ergab, bei der ersten Wasserdurchfahrt war es noch da, bei der letzten nicht mehr.
Also, am nächsten Morgen im Wasser gebuddelt aber nix gefunden.
Shit, was nun... erstmal eins aus Pappe gebastelt. Doch Tommy meinte, da müssten wir uns für die Grenzübergänge noch was besseres einfallen lassen.
Ein Print wäre doch super.
In Tabuk tatsächlich einen Shop gefunden.
Wow, auf Acrylglas und damit wetterfest, doch leider etwas zu groß angefertigt.
Andy und Dietmar haben dann heute noch Hand angelegt, gefeilt, gesägt und um die Perfektion noch zu vollenden, mit dem Edding nachgeholfen.
Das Ergebnis lässt sich sehen.En savoir plus
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VoyageurWow, what a job they've done! looks just like the original! 👌🏼
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Michael Spies Thats about the coolest "men at work" photo I have ever seen
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Voyageur Amazing work
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Voyageur1A Nummernschild! Perfektion pur 😆
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Jour 267
mardi 4 avril 2023 à 22:00
Altitude: 96 m
Arabie saoudite Wādī al Ḩumayḑah 29.243333, 34.94833329°14’36” N 34°56’54” E
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Und wieder heißt es Abschied nehmen
4 avril 2023, Arabie saoudite
Michael Spies What a cool photo
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Jour 265
dimanche 2 avril 2023 à 22:00
🌙 21 °C
Altitude: 8 m
Arabie saoudite Ḩaql 28.213477, 34.66472728°12’49” N 34°39’53” E
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Und weiter geht sie, die Reise
2 avril 2023, Arabie saoudite ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
Michael SpiesYea, go for it babe, do your thing! And enjoy every day.
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Michael Spies Wow, sooo schön
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Jour 263
vendredi 31 mars 2023 à 17:20
☀️ 18 °C
Altitude: 763 m
Arabie saoudite Tabuk 28.37, 36.59833328°22’12” N 36°35’54” E
A sad moment, I am leaving for Germany
31 mars 2023, Arabie saoudite ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
I am leaving our trip "Gypsies on the move" and returning to Germany.
Why?
For years, I have wanted to walk the "Pacific Crest Trail" from Mexico, along the Sierra Nevada, to Canada.
It never worked out.
Either I missed the auction for getting a starting slot, or covid came along, or I couldn't get a visa in time.
This year, in January, I again took part in the auction for starting slots, sitting in our Sprinti at 1am in the morning (because the auction happens on the US West coast) and never believed I would succeed.
Fate thought differently, and I was awarded a starting slot for 12th.May to walk 6 months to Canada. A visa also exists.
Suddenly, I had to make a choice.
I am 65 and don't know how long I will still be able to do such a demanding hike, and it is one of the projects on my list of projects before I die.
I decided to do it and give myself one month to prepare everything. I need to lose weight, get fit, and prepare things so I can be away for 6 months and will be flying back to Germany from Tabuk today.
My heart is torn. I am ending the trip of a lifetime with Margot, I will not experience the rest of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the return through Irak and Turkey. And I have no idea what is awaiting me, only a calling I have been hearing for years.
Seeing Margot drive out of the parking lot at the airport, corageously confronting months of driving alone , tore my heart in two, and I am far from feeling any excitement in connection with what is ahead of me.
Far more, it is sadness and confusion about whether I took the right decision and worry concerning Margot.

As I fly over Saudi Arabia, I imagine seeing her in sitting Sprinti, down there in the desert, without her companion of 6 months. Being able to share the experiences.
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Voyageur? April 1st joke
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Michael SpiesNo!
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VoyageurHow courageous of Margot to continue the trip on her own! Good journey to both of you!
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Jour 261
mercredi 29 mars 2023 à 18:02
Altitude: 1 012 m
Arabie saoudite Minţaqat al Muqāt‘ah ash Shamālīyah 28.061667, 35.92666728°3’42” N 35°55’36” E
Difficult day with beautiful ending
29 mars 2023, Arabie saoudite
After a beautiful, relaxed morning, we decided to shorten the route by taking a shortcut. That was a REALY bad idea because everyone ended up getting stuck in deep sand, with lots of digging as the result. Yet, we arrived into a beautiful sunset as a reward for our hardship.
Unlike most canyons, which were created by erosion, the al shaq canyon is the result of an earthquake causing a huge crack in the ground.En savoir plus
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Jour 260
mardi 28 mars 2023 à 18:05
☀️ 25 °C
Altitude: 634 m
Arabie saoudite Minţaqat al Muqāt‘ah ash Shamālīyah 27.65, 36.41333327°39’0” N 36°24’48” E
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What to say? after our last experience!
28 mars 2023, Arabie saoudite ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Voyageur I want those bones. Bring them back
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Voyageur Especially that spine
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Jour 259
lundi 27 mars 2023 à 15:10
⛅ 23 °C
Altitude: 691 m
Arabie saoudite Minţaqat al Muqāt‘ah ash Shamālīyah 27.631667, 36.54166727°37’54” N 36°32’30” E
Too beautiful to leave, we turn back
27 mars 2023, Arabie saoudite ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
When we reached the main road, we said, "OH NO, NOT NOW!", turned around and drove back into the Wadi to spend a starry night amidst the sound of crickets, and in the morning, the sound of myriads of birds.
On the way, we watch how a land cruiser pulls a pick-up out of the sand, using barbed wire strung through a hole in the chassis. We'll, I suppose that is also an alternative!En savoir plus
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Jour 259
lundi 27 mars 2023 à 13:19
☀️ 22 °C
Altitude: 739 m
Arabie saoudite Minţaqat al Muqāt‘ah ash Shamālīyah 27.633333, 36.5727°37’60” N 36°34’12” E
A more beautiful gift cannot be found!
27 mars 2023, Arabie saoudite ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
A more beautiful gift for our anniversary is not immaginable. At midday, we set off into the Wadi and didn't come out of our astonishment until 3 hours later. The 300m high weathered red rocks, the luscious green palm trees, the tree-high reeds along the water flow, and driving through this all totally alone were like a short glimpse in paradise. It was a continuous "Oh my god, how beautiful!" Between the two of us. And the awareness that this was one huge gift for our wedding anniversary.
What a privilege to be here, to be able to do this trip.

When we got to the other side and back onto the road, a loud "NO" appeared within us, so we turned round and headed straight back into paradise!En savoir plus
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Jour 258
dimanche 26 mars 2023 à 18:00
☁️ 18 °C
Altitude: 1 355 m
Arabie saoudite Minţaqat al Muqāt‘ah ash Shamālīyah 27.713333, 36.54833327°42’48” N 36°32’54” E
Wadi Al Disah, Grand Wedding annivesary
26 mars 2023, Arabie saoudite ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Tomorrow is our wedding anniversary (10 years) and this trip has been the ultimate test, living on 4 m2 for 6 months!
And destiny has forseen an incredible gift for us, a wadi that beats all we have seen so far, rocks, water, palms and a bird concert of the supreme!
We spend the night at the wadi entrance drifting into our wedding anniversary with a wonderful, relaxed morning and then head through the wadi canyonEn savoir plus
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Jour 258
dimanche 26 mars 2023 à 09:07
☀️ 17 °C
Altitude: 768 m
Arabie saoudite Madā’in Şāliḩ 26.778333, 37.95833326°46’42” N 37°57’30” E
Hegra, city of the Nabateans
26 mars 2023, Arabie saoudite ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
From 600BC-100AD the Nabateans ruled along the Frankinsence route from Jordan to Oman and buried their dead in graves carved in stone. Especially the wealthy had large tombs prepared that were carved directly into huge rocks. Such are to be seen in Hegra near AlUla as well as in Petra, Jordan.En savoir plus
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Jour 257
samedi 25 mars 2023 à 18:56
🌙 21 °C
Altitude: 704 m
Arabie saoudite Al Ola 26.631667, 37.91333326°37’54” N 37°54’48” E
Evening in Al Ula
25 mars 2023, Arabie saoudite ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
The day leads into the evening with dinner on a roof top overlooking the oasis with incredible lighting arrangements.
So aesthetic!
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Jour 257
samedi 25 mars 2023 à 18:15
🌬 22 °C
Altitude: 699 m
Arabie saoudite Al Ola 26.628333, 37.91526°37’42” N 37°54’54” E
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A wild sandstorm, we stay another day
25 mars 2023, Arabie saoudite ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
During the night and all day long a wild sandstorm has been whipping through the oasis reducing visibility and depositing dust in every corner of our van. So we made a household day, filling diesel, water, cleaning and shopping.

In the late afternoon the wind had subsided and we decided to walk the "heritage trail" through the oasis.
In their huge effort to create a nation with an identity and to start a tourist industry, the Saudis have litterally rebuilt the oasis with its mud brick huts amidst these incredible rocky cliffs, have planted vegetable gardens and palm trees, and have created city spaces that are so aesthetic and ingeneous that they must have had the best designers in the world working on this project (as is the case in Riad). While this all carries the taste of Disney land (a little), these are also real living spaces for local population, who go for walks, swing on the swings and have a picnic evening. This gives it a real legitamacy.
We enjoyed it thoroughly .En savoir plus
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Voyageur Wow wie schön!
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Jour 256
vendredi 24 mars 2023 à 13:27
☀️ 26 °C
Altitude: 988 m
Arabie saoudite Al ‘Ulā 27.05, 37.76527°3’0” N 37°45’54” E
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Al Ula, oasis on the frankincense route
24 mars 2023, Arabie saoudite ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Yesterday, we arrived in Al Ula, an oasis on the "frankinsense route" and unesco heritage site.
It reflects the effort of Saudi Arabia since its opening to foreigners two years ago to create a premium tourist industry. A whole town of mud buildings is in the process of being rebuilt, an international airport in the middle of the dessert, premium adventure-and, bus tours, fenced-in historical sites and the creation of a huge dessert game reserve with animals being repatriated into their natural habitat.
And, what a pleasure, absolutely premium restaurants! Unfortunately without wine!
To note is that a few days ago RAMADAN began, where people don't eat nor drink during daylight hours. During the day "everything" shop
Is closed and at 20:00hrs everyone breaks fast and life goes on all night.En savoir plus
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Voyageur So beautiful
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Jour 255
jeudi 23 mars 2023 à 06:41
☀️ 10 °C
Altitude: 1 149 m
Arabie saoudite Taymā’27.006667, 39.50333327°0’24” N 39°30’12” E
Gigantic rock arches and needles!
23 mars 2023, Arabie saoudite ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
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Jour 253
mardi 21 mars 2023 à 07:42
☀️ 9 °C
Altitude: 1 039 m
Arabie saoudite Taymā’27.193333, 39.70833327°11’36” N 39°42’30” E
A different era of Rock engravings
21 mars 2023, Arabie saoudite ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Today we passed a water spring in full desert. This was surely a stop over for caravans on the "incense route" over centuries and so the rock engravings have changed. Accompanying the old cuneiform writing we see Greek letters. Also the motifs have changed with Hunters with guns appearing. In the period BC, documents mention teeming wildlife in the desert. Could the guns have been the end of this wildlife?En savoir plus
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Jour 252
lundi 20 mars 2023 à 09:55
☀️ 13 °C
Altitude: 952 m
Arabie saoudite Ḩā’il 27.393333, 39.94833327°23’36” N 39°56’54” E
On and on we go!
20 mars 2023, Arabie saoudite ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
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Jour 251
dimanche 19 mars 2023 à 10:28
Altitude: 1 054 m
Arabie saoudite Ghurmūl al Fahadah 27.571667, 40.16166727°34’18” N 40°9’42” E
Deeper and deeper into the sand
19 mars 2023, Arabie saoudite
We are driving deeper and deeper into the sand and break the record at one hill where everyone digs themselves in. After hours of digging and using sand tracks to get out, some of us promptly get stuck again. What a day!
Finally, we arrive at a rock in the desert next to a small, fast disappearing perennial lake carrying the water of the last rain.
While walking around the rocks, we make a huge discovery, rock engravings depicting desert Orynx antilopes, lions, and hunting scenes.
WOW!En savoir plus
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Jour 250
samedi 18 mars 2023 à 07:14
☀️ 12 °C
Altitude: 1 004 m
Arabie saoudite Ḩā’il 27.241667, 40.07166727°14’30” N 40°4’18” E
and the desert is calling.....
18 mars 2023, Arabie saoudite ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
From the craters, we drove to the North, getting deeper and deeper into the desert again, this time with deep loose sand between huge bizarre sandstone structures formed by millions of years of wind and water.
On this first day back in the sand, we all get stuck at least once, with us digging in until over the axles and needing the whole team to dig us out. How good to be driving with others.
The rains of the recent weeks have let the desert explode with grass and flowers everywhere. This will all disappear again in the next weeks as dryness sets in again. What a privilege to be here at this moment.

Thousands of years ago these deserts used to be teeming with antilope, in particular the orynx which are now virtually extinct, as well as desert lion and wild camels (these were only domesticated around 3000 years ago), and so it is not surprising to again and again discover rock etchings of these various animals in hunting scenes.En savoir plus
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Jour 247
mercredi 15 mars 2023 à 14:45
🌬 17 °C
Altitude: 1 687 m
Arabie saoudite Khaybar 25.693333, 39.99525°41’36” N 39°59’42” E
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The land of 140 volcanos
15 mars 2023, Arabie saoudite ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
This region is one of 140 volcanos and huge lava fields. The fascinating thing is, they all vary in colour, from black through white and red.
On top of it these last weeks, there have been several rainfalls, and the desert has exploded with flowers and grass.
Sooo beautiful!

We are drive into the region of the white volcano, amidst a sea of black ones,
and get up at sunrise and 10 degrees centigrade to climb the one overlooking it. The slopes, while not looking dramatic, consist of a fine gravel that slips away as soon as you step on it. After much swearing and intensive use of our sticks, we reach the top amidst a 30-40kph wind, which adds to the chill. So we immediately returned down again, took a rest, and then confronted the white volcano in the afternoon with the same fine gravel constantly sliding.En savoir plus
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Voyageur Fantastic pics!!!
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Jour 246
mardi 14 mars 2023 à 17:54
☀️ 28 °C
Altitude: 707 m
Arabie saoudite Khaybar 25.743333, 39.25166725°44’36” N 39°15’6” E
The oasis Khaibar
14 mars 2023, Arabie saoudite ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
As we travel north, we pass through the oasis Khaibar in a basin of a huge volcanic area with ample water and fertile soils. For thousands of years this has been a stop on the frankincense route bringing the latter together with silk and spices to Europe. Today, the abandoned ancient mud city built on 6 hills surrounding the oasis is a very high-end tourist venue with hundreds of employees and few tourists but we had a great time being driven around in a golf cart, with an excellent restaurant to go with it.En savoir plus
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Jour 245
lundi 13 mars 2023 à 18:27
Altitude: 599 m
Arabie saoudite Medina 24.47, 39.60833324°28’12” N 39°36’30” E
Medina; tomb of Mohammed
13 mars 2023, Arabie saoudite
Mohammed, born in Mecca, was kicked out when he started preaching a new religion. He fled to Medina on a she camel, and where this camel kneeled down, god told him that this was the place to build the first mosque.
This building was rebuilt again and again as the importance of Medina grew. What never changed was the room in which he died which, later on had a sealed building of black stones built around it.
This is the tomb that approx 2 million pilgrims from around the world visit each year on the "Umra" not to be confused with the "Hadsch" to Mecca which 3 million per year.
For us, Medina was a glimpse at the multitude of nationalities and ethnicities of this world. I have never seen so many different faces and clothing styles in my life; Arabs, Africans, central Asians, Chinese, Indonesians to name just a few, all spending a fortune to do this journey and a "money printing machine" for Saudi Arabia.
Unlike Mecca, non-muslims are allowed into the city, but as Margot and I tried to enter the outer courtyard of the absolutly huge mosque (for 1 million worshippers) we were blocked by a security guard and very clearly told this is not for us. So we observed thousands and thousands rushing to the late afternoon prayer which was broadcast throughout the area, and then 30 min later rushing out again to their hotels or hundreds of busses with thousands of identical suit cases brought from the other side of the world.
Half an hour after sunset, they all streamed in again for evening prayer.
What a crazy world!En savoir plus
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Jour 244
dimanche 12 mars 2023 à 19:01
🌙 25 °C
Altitude: 7 m
Arabie saoudite Al Lāwī 22.913333, 38.86833322°54’48” N 38°52’6” E
And so we fled back into nature
12 mars 2023, Arabie saoudite ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
Cities are always stress, here in Saudi all the more, due to the "cruisers" showing off their big engines, exhaust pipes or sound systems around 02:00 in the morning. We were longing for silence and sleep and headed up the coast to Rabigh beach, a huge sand bar which on Google satilite showed a clear line between turquoise sand and dark blue sea. This indicates a steep coral reef. And so it was, 50 meters off shore was the most beautiful coral reef I have ever seen. We snorkeled twice in the warm water, simply marveling at the millions of fish of all sizes and colours. It was a celebration of the beauty of creation and the universe. We just couldn't stop shouting look!, look! like excited children, as large Puffer fish eyed us, a large sting ray sailed by, followed by a turtle and huge schools a shiny sardines. On the coral reef Angel fish, parrot fish and a thousand other species went about their busseling business.
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