Travel Intelligence isn’t just about hotels, hotels, hotels; it’s also packed with some of the finest travel writing on the web. To see a selection of top-class travel writing about deserts, have a look through the articles listed below...
Articles in Deserts
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Back Road Adventure: The Organ Pipe Loop Road
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Gregory McNamee
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United States
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Arizona
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Grand Canyon
"Chollas are sneaky things. The fuzzy, stringy cacti wait for an obliging passerby, then latch on to clothes, skin, fur. They travel by cow flank or pant leg to a desired destination, then jump off to get a new plant started."
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My Australia First XI: Top Eleven Things to See In Australia
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Daniel Scott
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Australia
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New South Wales
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Sydney
"Now that it’s the cricket season down under once again, I’ve decided to have a little fun with the national religion and see how Australia’s tourist assets might line up in an ultimate eleven to beat the world."
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Exploring Sante Fe, New Mexico
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Hal Peat
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United States
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New Mexico
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Santa Fe
"Surrounded by millions of acres of national forest and public land, Santa Fe, New Mexico is an ideal jumping off point for a wide variety of outdoor activities."
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Charles Doughty’s Travels in Arabia Deserta
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Barnaby Rogerson
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Syria
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The Southern Provinces
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Damascus
"Wilfrid Thesinger annotated the saleroom catalogue which disposed of his lifelong collection of Arabian travel-books. Beside Doughty’s Travels in Arabia Deserta, he commented, “No other book about Arabia can compare with this.”"
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Palmyra: In The Footsteps Of Lady Jane
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Fiona Dunlop
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Syria
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The Southern Provinces
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Damascus
"I found myself, in the arid wastes of Syria’s eastern desert, not far from the Iraqi border, entering a roadside café that turned out to be a tourist trap.
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Esfahan - Paris of the East
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Devanshi Mody
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Iran
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Esfahan Region
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Esfahan
"In Persian they say, Esfahan, Nesf-e Jahan: Esfahan is half the world. Or perhaps it’'s just the Garden of Eden, for a serene garden Esfahan certainly is..."
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Dining with the Flintstones
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Heidi Fuller-Love
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Spain
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Andalucia (Granada)
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Guadix
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Death Valley: A Rehearsal for the Red Planet
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Arnie Wilson
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United States
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California
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Death Valley
"Past wooden diners, where you still expect young men with kit bags to burst in home from The Pacific War, and on through valley floors of scrub, rock formations that mimic Mughal palaces and dry lakes"
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Elvis, Paris and Soil Erosion
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Julie Miller
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United States
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Nevada
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Las Vegas
"The best, however, is yet to come - as you load into a waiting chopper for a flight over the edge of the rim and into the heart of the Grand Canyon."
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Esfahan
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Kamin Mohammadi
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Iran
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Esfahan Region
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Esfahan
"It was in Kathmandu that I was asked, by a retired English army major, which I thought the most beautiful, Samarkand or Esfahan. 'No contest,' I said to him, 'After all, as they say, "Esfahan is half the world".' The 16th century rhyme about the..."
