by Marina Bruce | Sep 6, 2017 | Camping trip reports
We had the most wonderfully photogenic trip on Jebel Akhdar in August, and we were lucky to have three very talented photographers with us. Each picture is watermarked with their name, ones without a name are mine (though you can probably guess that by the quality)....
by Marina Bruce | Aug 20, 2017 | Behind The Wheel, Camping, Nature, Offroad, Oman: Mountains and Plains, Our Trips, Weekend Trip Listings
In a nutshell Offroad and camping trip commencing on a Thursday evening, starting in Oman, close to the Mezyad/Hafeet border post, and concluding on a Saturday around noon near Yanqil 4×4 essential One night desert camping and one night wadi camping Easy sand...
by Marina Bruce | Apr 16, 2017 | Camping, Oman, Weekend Trip Listings
The last public holiday before the summer is to celebrate Israa Wal Miraj (The Prophet’s Acension) and although it is likely to fall on Monday 24th April (subject to moon sighting) the UAE has already declared Sunday 23rd to be a day off for all government...
by Marina Bruce | Apr 14, 2017 | Camping, Photo Blogs, Shoof Oman
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by Marina Bruce | Dec 19, 2016 | Al Dhafra (Western Region) AD, Camping trip reports, Festivals and Shows, Liwa, Offroad, Trip Reports
Friday started with a particularly beautiful sunrise; a lovely prelude to a great day! After meeting my guests we set up our campsite: always put a flag on the dune above it to reduce the chance of finding a vehicle on top of your tent in the middle of the night! If...
by Marina Bruce | Dec 11, 2016 | Al Dhafra (Western Region) AD, Camping, Liwa, Offroad, Trip Reports
It was the UAE’s 45th National Day and everyone in the country had a day off! Instead of the usual one night camping expedition style trip we put together a 48 hour, 2 night camping trip with some smooth offroad driving past some wonderful desert terrain as...
