{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fb661bd71-ef00-46b6-b553-eae75334add3","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Journey with Purpose","description":"Journey with Purpose. That is expedition leader, Mark Evans\u2019 great ambition for the Heart of Arabia expedition. To inspire others to travel with a reason, to learn, to understand, to appreciate. It\u2019s an attitude that mirrors what Harry. St. John (Abdullah) Philby did when he set off on his own expedition across Arabia.\nIn this first podcast we\u2019ll meet the expedition team and discover more about Philby from his family.\u00a0\nThe team is small, dynamic and fast moving but all experts in their field. They\u2019re led by Oman based, British explorer Mark Evans, MBE.\nMark is a lifelong explorer and geographer, as much at home on ice as he is in the desert. \u00a0Ana-Maria Pavalache is the expedition photographer who will capture the sights of the desert and the stories of the people they meet. Riyadh based Alan Morrissey is leading on logistics and a study into ancient lithic artefacts. The final team member is Reem Philby, Philby\u2019s granddaughter. Reem is a natural explorer and looking forward to introducing the team, and us through these podcasts, to her homeland.\nIn front of the Expedition Patron HRH The Princes Royal, with support from Ambassadors from the UK and Saudi Arabia, Diplomats, fellow explorers and geographers, the Heart of Arabia Expedition was launched in London at The Royal Geographical Society. The very place that Philby returned to to tell the world of his own expedition, so that is where we pick up the story of the Heart of Arabia in our podcast.\nThe Heart of Arabia expedition started on 15th November 2022 when Mark and his team travalled the same route as Philby did exactly 105 years earlier. Over the next few weeks, join us as we take a deep dive into the Heart of Arabia. Subscribe now to join us on every footstep of the way in the Heart of Arabia Expedition podcast.\nExpedition website: The Heart of Arabia Expedition\nFollow the Expedition on social:\nTwitter\nInstagram\nFacebook\nThe Heart of Arabia Expedition podcast is produced by Adventurous Audio","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/06606d7b-5ee9-4df5-a7fe-22201a106f64/obo-heart-of-arabia-podcast-logo-apr22-9ybedj.jpg"}