Dunes, Desert, and Dung Beetles

"Brandon al-Smith"

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Travel story: Dunes, Desert, and Dung Beetles

I'm back in Jaisalmer today after four nights in the desert. I think I finally have the camel smell off of myself. My clothes, however, are another matter.

Camel safaris are probably the biggest business in town here. Virtually every hotel offers them, and there are independent tour operators as well. I had met a German guy on the train from Delhi, and he and I signed up for the trip together. The company we went with claimed to follow a "non-touristy" route, heading south from... More