Female explorers of Arabia – Expedition Diary Day 18
Listen now
Description
The Royal Geographical Society in London was Philby’s second home. On returning to London, he would offload all the information he had gathered on his travels to the cartographers who would update their maps of the region. Today’s expedition team were excited to hear yesterday that Reem will now also take to the stage of the RGS in London on the 8th February to talk about being a female explorer in Arabia. Back in Saudi Arabia Mark and Ana are trying to get over chest infections but the team’s admiration for Philby and his narrative continues to grow. His descriptions of the land, the way the wadi’s interconnect are all still great navigational aids today for the team. Expedition website: The Heart of Arabia Expedition Follow the Expedition on social: Twitter Instagram Facebook The Heart of Arabia Expedition podcast is produced by Adventurous Audio  
More Episodes
In the final days and nights of the Heart of Arabia Expedition the team, and Philby, faced some of the hardest terrain of both their expeditions. Vast open expanses of desert dunes followed by the ancient volcanic fields of harat. As Mark, Reem, Ana-Maria and Alan get closer to their goal of...
Published 04/20/23
Published 04/20/23
Re-join Mark and The Heart of Arabia Expedition Team at the ancient site of Old Diriyah, the birthplace of the first Saudi state, historical crossroads of pilgrims and traders. It is also where Philby left Riyadh behind and followed the Pilgram Road west to Jeddah. The terrain, climate and...
Published 04/06/23