Inspiring Travel Writing About Deserts: Page 2 of 6

"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."

"I'm completely lost down a dank dung-strewn alley, staggering under the deadweight of a carpet. I'd like to abandon it somewhere, except that it was made by a virgin Berber girl, deep in the Sahara, whose fingers bled in the process. And I"

"I’m a hopeless dreamer at heart – a complete sucker for mystery, history and romance. And if all three come wrapped up in heat – rather than the pages of a Mills and Boon – then the equation is damn near faultless as far as I’m concerned"

"Nicko gave me the word on picking the best riders. "Surest way is to look at their socks", he reckoned. "No-one wearing white socks is ever any good. Seen a few decent riders in blue socks and one or two in brown, but we always keep an eye on anyone..."