These beautiful people spend their time living among the ancient ruins of Petra, helping tourists with the gruelling walk and looking like Jack Sparrow.
I have a confession, I fell in love with the Bedouin people so this might be a bit gushy.
It wasn't just because they were very rock n roll in their appearance. With messy hair, leather jackets, bandanas and guy-liner it difficult not to draw comparisons to Johnny Depp's iconic Pirates of The Caribbean role.
Except these guys aren't looking for the Black Pearl or avoiding Davy Jones' Locker, they're just wondering around the Wadi Rum in Jordan and helping tourists get from The Treasury to the Monastery at Petra.
This is quite a gruelling journey for one not accustomed to the hot, dry, dusty, narrow and rocky canyon city.
Never fear though, there are shops, cafes and even Wi-Fi.
These Bedouins charge along the thoroughfare picking up tourists on their motorbikes or camels for a few dinar. For most it's a godsend, as you totally underestimate how long this is, how rocky and uneven the ground it and how steep the path up the mountain is.
They cooly sit back, chatting and watching the world go by, like the chaps in the photos. Nothing seems to phase them and despite looking for their next customer, they're not intrusive in the slightest.
Instead, they ride around like kings of the desert.
On the surface, their lives seem idyllic and romantic. They talked to me about living in the Wadi Rum, camping in the desert in their tents, drinking tea and sleeping under the stars. They talked about all the natural wonders they'd seen, like meteor showers and canyon floods. And how they make campfires, sing and cook while watching the sunset. They boasted about knowing every corner and crevice of the Wadi Rum and I was captivated with this lifestyle.
In reality, I'm sure their lives are hard. There's no schooling or healthcare, so once born into the Bedouin, there's no social mobility (should they want to trade actual roaming for socio-economic roaming). It's what looks like, to a white British girl, a really hard life - but I guess it's because I'm pampered.
Regardless of your opinion of their lifestyle, it's hard to deny the aura and mysticism surrounding them. Plus, they're really fucking cool.
