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David Bellamy’s Arabian Light

David Bellamy is fast establishing himself as a travel writer of the very finest quality. His publishing career began that way, of course, with The Wild Places of Britain, but this and his Arctic book are of a different order altogether.

If you think the Middle East is all about glass skyscrapers and sand, think again. There are mountains, gorges and landscapes of breathtaking beauty as well as villages, markets and above all, the people David meets on his travels. There’s makes it clear that it’s a region whose beauty and variety should not be ignored.

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