Wadi Rum

In Arabic, it literally means “Valley of the Moon”, even if from the window of the airplane you have more of the feeling of participating in the first landing of humanity. You can perceive it from the lack of a swollen and blue river and the very strong presence of the earth of the chromatic spectrum of the lava, with shades from red to brown to ash black.

And yet, once I walk on that ground, I marvel at the whiteness of the white sand which is so fine as not to be perceived by the touch.

The uniqueness of Wadi Rum lies precisely in its wild nature, in the complexity of the mechanisms of the Bedouin life and in the desolation on the tops of the sandstone towers. Unfortunately, like any aesthetically sublime place, there is no lack of macabre western influence that over the years has translated into a technological village to simulate life on another planet or on a “zero stress” tour with the ass resting on a jeep.