Freya Stark

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British explorer and travel writer. She was born in 1893 in Paris and died in 1993 in Italy. One of the first Western women to travel through the Arabian deserts, she often traveled alone venturing into areas where few Europeans had been.

A Lifelong Journey
An obituary for the traveler and writer, from Saudi Aramco World.
Dame Freya Stark, Travel Writer
The New York Times' obituary for a travel writer who was the first Westerner to journey through many regions of the Middle East.