by Marina Bruce | Jan 8, 2019 | Al Ain, Camels and Domesticated Creatures, Festivals and Shows, UAE Heritage and Culture
It’s that time of the year again folks! A fantastic camel festival only an hour’s drive from Abu Dhabi and Dubai, even less from Al Ain! This is your chance to discover more about the ship of the desert and its revered place in Emirati culture...
by Marina Bruce | Dec 24, 2018 | Al Dhafra (Western Region) AD, Camels and Domesticated Creatures, Festivals and Shows, Madinat Zayed, UAE
[pdf-embedder url=”https://thedesertdiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DD-guide-to-al-dhafra-1.pdf” title=”DD guide to al dhafra”] Download the full guide here Location pin here Previous posts about camel festival here, here, here,...
by Marina Bruce | Apr 13, 2017 | Camels and Domesticated Creatures, Oman, Photo Blogs, Shoof Oman
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by Marina Bruce | Dec 13, 2016 | Al Dhafra (Western Region) AD, Camels and Domesticated Creatures, Festivals and Shows, Madinat Zayed
It’s that time of year again! The dates – 13th to 29th December 2016 Timings – normally something to see from 8am through to the evening – can sometimes stray a little from the published schedule The place – 18kms south of Madinat Zayed,...
by Marina Bruce | May 16, 2016 | Al Dhafra (Western Region) AD, Camels and Domesticated Creatures, Flora, Liwa, Madinat Zayed, Offroad, Salukis, UAE Heritage and Culture
My schoolfriend from Nairn, Scotland, was visiting the UAE with his wife; I planned a tour to let them experience the real UAE and this is what we showed them! Day One We started our offroad tour by stopping in past the first CSR plant in the Middle East...
by Marina Bruce | Dec 28, 2015 | Al Dhafra (Western Region) AD, Camels and Domesticated Creatures, Liwa, Offroad, Salukis
This morning I woke up in the desert, just a few minutes after 7, in time to enjoy a beautiful sunrise – although not quite as beautiful as the sunset last night Overnight, at 2am to be precise, we had a shower of rain, quite heavy at first, reminiscent of many...
