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 | 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 | 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 | Jul 29, 2016 | Al Dhafra (Western Region) AD, Madinat Zayed
The majority of Westerners tend to head out of the UAE for at least a month each summer, in fact many expat wives and children head to cooler climes for 8-10 weeks, dependent on school holidays of course. I was lucky to get home to Scotland for a couple of weeks in...
by Marina Bruce | Jul 28, 2016 | Al Dhafra (Western Region) AD, Madinat Zayed
I am writing this post mainly for the residents of Madinat Zayed, however if you are camping/offroading in the area and in need of a torch then please read on. I needed a new washing machine when we arrived here last December and thought I might have to go to Abu...
by Marina Bruce | Jul 14, 2016 | Al Dhafra (Western Region) AD, Festivals and Shows, Liwa, Onroad, UAE, UAE Heritage and Culture
The Annual Liwa Date Festival returns to Liwa City (Mizaira’a) from the 20th – 30th July 2016, from 4pm to 10pm daily. Now if you are coming from Abu Dhabi or further afield it’s rather a long drive for just an evening, so why not make a day of it? ...
