National Geographic Traveller UK 10.2019

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Down by the river

Emma Thomson’s Egypt story (September

2019), in which she followed the Nile, made

me yearn for the dahabiya trip we had to

put aside because of time constraints when

we visited Egypt for a week in 2014. Though

spending the night beneath the full moon

in the White Desert remained the most

evocative, unforgettable experience on the

trip, the other highlight was a homestay

on Elephantine, a small island in the Nile,

close to the city of Aswan. We met islanders

for whom being surrounded by the fl owing

waters of the world’s longest river is a way of

life. Encounters with the locals always make

for the most memorable experiences when

travelling. Perhaps it’s time to return to

Egypt, just for that dahabiya trip alone!

NANDINI CHAKRABORTY

Just deserts

I found the Jordan photo story by Yulia

Denisyuk from the Jul/Aug 2019 issue

particularly striking. I loved the beautiful

photography — it really captured the

elements of nomadic Bedouin life that

manages to thrive in such a barren and

harsh landscape. I found the powerful

portraits of the Bedouin community

simple yet mesmerising, and the brief

yet informative descriptions told enough

to hold the reader’s attention, keep

them intrigued and inspire them to visit

this mystical Middle Eastern land for

themselves. SHALAMAR VINCENT

From Spain with love

Despite having travelled a lot in Spain,

Cantabria is one of the few regions I’m yet to

reach. So, I enjoyed reading about the region

in your recent article (September 2019).

Much is written about Spain’s crowded

cities and costas, but it’s the lesser-known

landscapes of this popular destination I

fi nd most interesting. In fact, I took a copy

of the September issue with me on holiday

to Spain this summer — it’s from the

sunny terrace of a little bar in Tortosa that

I thought I’d write in and share how much

I enjoyed the article. And in true Spanish

style, there’s some bread, olives and a cold

lager in hand, too. ¡Salud! MAX HOLMES

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Felucca boats on the

Nile, Aswan, Egypt

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