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 | Jul 28, 2016 | Festivals and Shows, Liwa, Photo Blogs, UAE Heritage and Culture
The Liwa Date Festival is running until Saturday – you might have seen my blog about it last week. They are running an instagram competition and I’ve put in 12 entries – would love if some of my instragram-account-owning followers could like their...
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? ...
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 | May 16, 2016 | Al Ain, Misc Reviews, Personal Blog, UAE Heritage and Culture
One of my biggest regrets since coming to the Middle East is not signing up to a conversational Arabic class until my 6th year here! What held me back was Cost – I’m Scottish. We don’t like spending cash unnecessarily – surely I could buy some books/cds and...
by Marina Bruce | Nov 23, 2015 | UAE Heritage and Culture
There are many reasons to live and work in the United Arab Emirates; initially for many the attraction will be monetary. (If you are from Scotland then the second attraction will be weather, specifically, lack of rain!). If you dare to leave the modern cities with...
