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...
by Marina Bruce | May 18, 2015 | Al Ain, UAE Heritage and Culture, UAE Tourism
Jebel Hafeet – UNESCO World Heritage Site I am not alone in thinking Al Ain is a very special place – in June 2011 UNESCO added some sites in the city to their World Heritage List, the first in the UAE to achieve such status. As part of my Abu Dhabi...
by Marina Bruce | Apr 16, 2015 | Al Ain, UAE Heritage and Culture, UAE Tourism
These days I find myself on lots of mailing lists for events and product launches, some more relevant than others, however every now and then something arrives which really appeals to me. This weekend, at Al Ain National Museum the TCA Abu Dhabi (Tourism & Culture...
by Marina Bruce | Apr 15, 2015 | Al Ain, Life In Al Ain, UAE Tourism
New to Al Ain? Heading here after the summer? Here are some waypoints you may find useful when “finding your feet” in the Garden City of the UAE. If you have read my “Life in Al Ain” series (see links below) then you will know how much easier...
by Marina Bruce | Mar 23, 2015 | Al Ain, Offroad
I was very honoured to be asked by the management of Eastern Motors LLC to organise and run the offroading part of the Jeep FUNatic 2015. Each year they plan to vary the format and this year the area for offroading was around 10kms north of the Camel Roundabout in Al...
by Marina Bruce | Mar 2, 2015 | Al Ain, Offroad, UAE
For the second year in a row I will be leading the team which is overseeing the offroading part of this fantastic family event. Anyone with a 4×4 Jeep can join, subject to availability – it will be an easy drive through some very scenic dunes, followed by...
