Lawrence of Arabia’s route hasn’t grown any safer since. And, in part due to the Muslim Brotherhood regime in Egypt collaborating with Jihadists in the Sinai, is now completely unsafe.
The hosts have continued the format at their new digs, “The Grand Tour,” with the most recent special filmed in Mongolia. The next was to see the trio follow in the footsteps of Thomas Edward Lawrence, more commonly known as Lawrence of Arabia, by traveling from Saudi Arabia to Cairo, Egypt, via the Sinai Peninsula.
Unfortunately the special has been canceled due to terrorism fears, Clarkson revealed in a column published on May 12 in the Sunday Times. An alternative is planned, though, to be filmed in Slough, United Kingdom.
“This would be an epic journey, except it would mean crossing the Sinai Peninsula and, thanks to Isis, the chances of us all arriving on the other side with heads were slim,” Clarkson wrote.
This is yet another reminder of the tragedy of Islam.
So many of the world’s natural wonders are inaccessible due to the religious violence of a single group.