“Yo, Rahul, wake up — our camel is peeing and I don’t want you to miss it!!” I whispered to my sleeping boyfriend at 6:30 a.m. He rustled around a bit, rubbed his eyes, and then sat up out of bed ...

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 ...

When exploring the desert regions of the world, nothing is better than hoping on top of a camel and riding through endless sand covered landscapes. For centuries, camels have provided travelers a ...

If you know me in real life, you probably never want to hear me say the word "camel" again. The promise of riding a camel during my Abercrombie & Kent trip, a shortened version of the tour operator's ...

Grand Erg Oriental Near Douz, Tunisia; 4:20 p.m. Riding camels at midday through the Grand Erg Oriental in the Sahara Desert is a period of heat-induced somnolence. But when the shadows grow long and ...

The Traveler: Tom Homme of Minneapolis. The scene: During a morning ride, camels and their passengers cast shadows in the Sahara Desert outside Merzouga, Morocco, a small village near the border with ...