Wilfred Thesiger 1910-2003
I was exhilarated by the sense of space, the silence, and the crisp cleanness of the sand. I felt in harmony with the past, travelling as men had travelled for untold generations across the deserts...
It's hard to imagine, now that we can virtually "visit" any corner of the globe without leaving a computer screen, that during our lifetime the world still held places of mystery that repelled all but the most intrepid of explorers, places that retained long-hidden temples, cities, and peoples.
The 20th century would be the last in human history where Ea…