One of two memorable camel encounters. This was on one of my short trips to India. In Rajasthan, we stopped at this beautiful hotel. It was one of the Heritage collection we'd been staying in, which were old Maharaja palaces, rich in history and full of character. In the evening they arranged this trip which involved a camel with a trailer upon which was a mattress on. We laid down, staring up at the stars while the dromedary towed us into the desert where we stopped for tea. A magical experience.
The second camel encounter was during our Red Sea dive holiday. We went out into the Sinai Desert on a really touristy evening trip. I should have hated everything about this but I loved it. Sitting by a fire, in the peaceful desert, then they made us ride the wretched things
