by Marina Bruce | May 14, 2017 | Liwa, Offroad
Back in my home country of Scotland, the Scout Association challenges their members to “Zodiac Camp”, that is to say, camp at least one night in every month of the year. At 57 degrees north it’s quite a challenge, with freezing cold nights, rain and biting wind, not...
by Marina Bruce | Apr 27, 2017 | Oman, Our Trips, UAE, Weekend Trip Listings
If you have a GGC Residency – ie a residency visa stamped in your passport from UAE, Saudi, Kuwait, Qatar or Bahrain – then those of you with approved professions*, which will be most of you, will be able to obtain a 28 day AGCC Foreign Resident Visa on...
by Marina Bruce | Jan 30, 2017 | Al Dhafra (Western Region) AD, Liwa, Madinat Zayed, Offroad
Next month will see the 5th anniversary of the day I was introduced to the famous old abandoned Oshkosh water truck! It has been lying deteriorating in the desert for the best part of 20 years and you will see from the photos how it has fared under the desert sun...
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 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...
