We had booked a trip to the Sahara with a stop at el Jeb a Roman amphitheatre when we got there we were told to walk straight to the entrance and not stop.

This was because the whole place was surrounded by people trying to sell us Roman coins and artefacts and they were very pushy.

When we got inside it was amazing the atmosphere made your skin tingle you could feel the history and almost smell the animals and the people.

After wandering around and taking pictures, we returned to the coach and headed for the Sahara.

I have always been fascinated by deserts so I was really looking forward to this An ambition would be achieved.

After a while in the coach, we stopped at a roadside shack for refreshments I went to see what was on offer and nearly left with nothing, but hunger made me choose a tuna and chilli french stick wrapped in paper I suffered no stomach upset after eating it. We continued on towards the desert stopping to visit a troglodyte home occupied by a very old lady with startling red hair coloured with natural henna.

We passed through an oasis which was not as I expected it was so big and looked very inhospitable shortly after this we arrived at the Berber camp in the desert from where we would embark on our camel ride to see the sunset over the Sahara.