17 articles tagged with desert adventures
As someone who grew up camping in Arizona's wilderness, returning to Phoenix always feels like a homecoming—even when I'm juggling business meetings with family visits. Last fall, my sister and her kids joined me during a sports recruitment trip, transforming...
Nestled in the high desert of Nevada, Fernley isn't exactly on most travelers' bucket lists. But as someone who's spent her life seeking out places others overlook, I've discovered this unassuming town offers a perfect blend of outdoor adventure, quirky...
When most travelers think of Southern California adventures, their minds drift to coastal surfing or Hollywood glamour. But 60 miles east of Los Angeles lies Riverside – a desert-adjacent playground that delivers serious bang for your adventure buck. After crunching...
As someone who finds spiritual energy in both ancient landscapes and modern adventures, Mesa, Arizona has always held a special place in my heart. The desert isn't just a barren expanse—it's a living, breathing classroom where children can connect with...
When I tell people I've traded the corporate boardrooms of Brisbane for a week exploring the red-rock landscapes of Farmington, New Mexico, I'm often met with curious looks. But this underrated corner of the American Southwest offers precisely what this...
There's something about deserts that has always captivated me – perhaps it's the striking resemblance to the Saharan landscapes my père would describe from his childhood in Algeria. But make no mistake, Chandler, Arizona isn't just any desert destination. This...
The turquoise waters of Sharm El Sheikh first drew me here as a marine biologist, but it was the golden sands beyond the resort boundaries that captured my heart. After years of studying coral ecosystems by day and retreating to...
The Kalahari stretches before me like a living, breathing entity – not the barren wasteland many imagine, but a complex ecosystem pulsing with life adapted to some of Earth's harshest conditions. As a conservation scientist, I've studied desert ecosystems theoretically,...
I've seen my fair share of beaches across the Caribbean and Mexico's coastlines, but nothing quite prepared me for what I found in Dahab. This little slice of Egyptian heaven sits where the rugged Sinai Desert dramatically collides with the...
You know that feeling when you've been staring at architectural preservation textbooks for so long that your brain starts to resemble the crumbling facades you're studying? That was me last month. With midterms behind me and a casino dealing shift...
There's something about the Sonoran Desert that speaks to the scientist in me. The way ecosystems adapt to extreme conditions mirrors our own human resilience—something I've been studying professionally for years. But during my recent week in Mesa, Arizona, I...
When my environmental science professor mentioned Dubai as the ultimate example of resource-intensive development, I knew I had to see this desert phenomenon for myself. *Ist das nicht ironisch?* The city synonymous with excess and luxury seemed an unlikely destination...
The first time I stepped from the soft whisper of Saharan sand onto the rugged terrain of Morocco's Atlas foothills, I experienced what musicians call a perfect key change – an unexpected shift that somehow makes perfect sense. Morocco's landscape...
There is something about the vastness of the desert that speaks directly to the soul. As someone who has spent two decades documenting traditional ecological knowledge across the world's arid landscapes, from Morocco to Mongolia, I believed I understood desert...
The morning sun casts golden light across Tel es-Sultan as I stand at my private villa's balcony, gazing at the ancient ruins that tell 10,000 years of human history. My journey to Jericho wasn't the typical medical mission I'm accustomed...
