by Marina Bruce | May 30, 2015 | Al Ain, UAE Heritage and Culture, UAE Tourism
Having got up early to visit the Hili Archaelogical park before the day heated up, we were turned back by a guard at the gate who told us politely that it was open at 4.30pm. I hate wasting days – so, what to do? The sun was shining, it wasn’t hot and we...
by Marina Bruce | May 30, 2015 | Photo Blogs
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “On the Way.” Last year, “on the way” home from Salalah via the new road at Hasik, we paused for a moment to investigate a roadside waterfall. During the Kareef (Monsoon) in...
by Marina Bruce | May 27, 2015 | Offroad, Oman: Mountains and Plains, Photo Blogs
Don’t look so surprised – surely you expect my “broken” photo to be automotive related? There are lots of wrecks in the desert, vehicles struck down with mechanical issues so far from civilization it would not be viable to recover them; this...
by Marina Bruce | May 26, 2015 | Al Ain, UAE Heritage and Culture, UAE Tourism
Situated within one of the Oases which form the third of Al Ain’s Unesco Site, Al Qattara Souq is a bustling centre for food, entertainment and commerce every Thursday and Friday evenings throughout the winter. Note: This coming weekend, 28th and 29th May is...
by Marina Bruce | May 24, 2015 | Al Ain, UAE Heritage and Culture, UAE Tourism
Just off the Al Ain-Nahel Road (E95), some 15kms from the Garden City, you will see a large stratified rock, rising high above the surrounding desert and farms. This is the Qarn/Gharn Bint Saud and it is hard to miss, being some 800 metres long by 25 metres wide and...
