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Spend a night out in the dunes around a desert campfire, with local guides sharing stories and legends that connect the centuries-old culture here with the modern developments transforming Saudi Arabia at time-warping speed.
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Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
Hope for his survival grew when trash and hiking poles thought to belong to him were found by a river on New Year’s Eve, followed by a campfire, a lighter, a camera and a camera bag on Sunday.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Most are accidental, like an unattended campfire or sparks from a powerline.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
Aurora watchers love to capture auroras in photographs, but the video from above highlights how the lights undulate like a campfire.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
Hope for his survival grew when trash and hiking poles thought to belong to him were found by a river on New Year’s Eve, followed by a campfire, a lighter, a camera and a camera bag on Sunday.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Most are accidental, like an unattended campfire or sparks from a powerline.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
Aurora watchers love to capture auroras in photographs, but the video from above highlights how the lights undulate like a campfire.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Campfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/campfire. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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