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...
by Marina Bruce | Nov 29, 2016 | Offroad, Onroad
A few years back I wrote about my background in this blogpost; whenever I check my stats I am always amazed just how many people read it. Some others have privately expressed interest in how I came to be here, at the wheel of my trusty Nissan Patrol,...
by Marina Bruce | Nov 22, 2016 | Offroad, Oman
2016 has been a pretty tumultuous year for many people on the planet and as my regular readers will already know, it has thrown up some challenges for us here in the Liwa Desert too! After my husband lost his job with the national oil company we set up Desert Diva...
by Marina Bruce | Oct 23, 2016 | Al Dhafra (Western Region) AD, Camping, Liwa, Offroad, Weekend Trip Listings
Event #002 – date Friday 4th November 2016 Start Point: Al Ain South (approx 90 minutes from Abu Dhabi/Dubai) Briefing Time: 1445 hrs Move off Time: 1500hrs Finish Point: ADNOC #660 Abu-Dhabi to Himeem Road (approx 1 hour from AD, 2 hours from Dubai and 2.5...
by Marina Bruce | Oct 18, 2016 | Liwa, Offroad, Weekend Trip Listings
Having received a number of requests to join me on one of my expedition trips in the Liwa area I am pleased to announce an itinerary for my first one. Event #001 – date Friday 21st October 2016 Start Point: Abu Dhabi to Himeem Road (approx 35 minutes from Mafraq...
