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# The Desert Diva

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- [Salalah Route Two : Wadi Dirbat (inc downloadable route)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/07/21/salalah-route-two-wadi-dirbat/) - [et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text]I think it’s important to mention that the Dhofar region has two completely different faces – the winter one with calm seas, clear skies, and temperatures similar to most places in the Middle East. The summer is overcast, drizzly, cool, and the landscapes are green. The highlights in this blog may have a different
- [Salalah Route Four: The perfect square circle (inc downloadable route)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/07/23/salalah-route-four-the-perfect-square-circle/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Salalah – Square Circle Route Update I returned to Salalah in September of 2024 as a guide through my Arabian Cities and Sands business. I drove this route to investigate some points that the company that hired me might like to
- [Khasab](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/06/01/khasab/) - Discover Khasab, the jewel of Oman's Musandam Peninsula. Find tips for dhow cruises, seeing dolphins in the "Arabian Fjords," and navigating mountain roads.
- [Last-Minute Packing for Arabia: My Travel Essentials (2025)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2025/11/23/last-minute-packing-for-arabia-travel-essentials/) - Heading to Oman, UAE or Saudi Arabia? Here’s my last-minute packing guide with cargo trousers, sun-safe clothing, hats, sandals and trusted travel accessories.
- [Is the Arabian Peninsula Safe? A Traveller’s First-Time Concerns Explained](https://thedesertdiva.com/2025/12/03/is-the-arabian-peninsula-safe-a-travellers-first-time-concerns-explained/) - Is the Arabian Peninsula safe for families and couples? A real-world look at safety, culture and confidence when travelling to Oman, UAE and Saudi Arabia.
- [How Safe Is the Arabian Peninsula? Myth-Busting With a Travel Expert](https://thedesertdiva.com/2025/12/03/how-safe-is-the-arabian-peninsula-myth-busting-with-a-travel-expert/) - Arabian Peninsula myths busted! Discover why Oman, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia feel calmer, cleaner, and safer for first-time travellers.
- [Travelling Safely in the Arabian Peninsula: James & Emily’s Family Adventure](https://thedesertdiva.com/2025/12/03/travelling-safely-in-the-arabian-peninsula-james-emilys-family-adventure/) - A couple discover a calmer side of the Arabian Peninsula, surprised by local hospitality, guided by a trusted expert via WhatsApp, and reassured by scenery that exceeded expectations.
- [!!My Favourite Abandoned Water Tanker: 2020 Update](https://thedesertdiva.com/2020/04/07/my-favourite-abandoned-water-tanker-2020/) - [et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text]I’ve been visiting THE tanker for 8 years – and how it has changed/deteriorated in that time! It was lying in the desert for many years before that however, here’s a screen grab from google earth 2001 (the first survey of the area). Read on and see the changes the brutual UAE desert has
- [!!Abu Dhabi Desert: A Very Special Trip: Report](https://thedesertdiva.com/2018/01/31/abu-dhabi-desert-special-trip-report/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#8300E9″ header_text_color=”#8300E9″ header_2_text_color=”#8300E9″ header_3_text_color=”#8300E9″ header_4_text_color=”#8300E9″ header_5_text_color=”#8300E9″ header_6_text_color=”#8300E9″ global_colors_info=”{}”] My Very Special Trip – Abu Dhabi Desert Guide I am often blessed with the opportunity to lead so many wonderful people through the deserts of Abu Dhabi. Early in the
- [My first blog post](https://thedesertdiva.com/2011/07/01/my-first-blog-post/) - The Desert Diva's first blog site post. It now contains a revision of this blog site to provide useful information for those living on the Arabian Peninsula
- [Private Trips](https://thedesertdiva.com/2023/01/03/private-trips/) - Area Overview You will find some ideas for routes below; these can be combined to make multi-day tours if required. We are very flexible when it comes to trip design; if there is somewhere else you would like to go/see then we will endeavor to create a trip for you that goes there! Desert Area
- [Life in Madinat Zayed, Western Region](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/03/06/life-in-madinat-zayed-western-region/) - Discover life in Madinat Zayed, the UAE's Western Region (Al Gharbia). Learn about the history, amenities, schools, shopping, and the unique desert lifestyle.
- [Life in Al Ain Part 7 - Sanaiya](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/06/13/life-in-al-ain-sanaiya/) - Life in Al Ain No.7. Sanaiya Industrial Area. Find the best spots for bespoke furniture, DIY supplies, gift markets, 4x4 garages, and essential bartering tips.
- [Wonderful Wadi Shab (and other interesting places)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/02/04/wonderful-wadi-shab-and-other-interesting-places/) - Explore the natural beauty of Oman with a trip report to the stunning Wadi Shab, including details on the hike and other highlights of the Sur area.
- [The Desert Diva's Driving CV](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/11/29/the-desert-divas-driving-cv/) - 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, crossing the deserts of the UAE and Oman
- [Mountain Driving for the Terrified](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/09/24/mountain-driving-for-the-terrified/) - I am utterly petrified of heights. You won't find me high up on a ladder, or even standing close to a balcony edge if it has a huge drop. However we are in Oman now, and since I am trying to drive both the length and the breadth of the country, it is time for
- [Al Ain Unesco Site #1 - Jebel Hafeet](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/05/18/al-ain-unesco-site-1-jebel-hafeet/) - Jebel Hafeet, Al Ain's highest peak and first UNESCO World Heritage Site. Learn about the 5,000-year-old "beehive" tombs at its foot and the scenic road.
- [Crossing the Line: The Tropic of Cancer in the UAE](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/05/28/crossing-the-line-the-tropic-of-cancer-in-the-uae/) - Fascinated by lines on a map? See exactly where the Tropic of Cancer cuts through the UAE. Includes GPS locations to reach the point where it crosses the road.
- [10 Great Spots in Liwa to Pitch Your Tent](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/05/08/10-great-spots-in-liwa-to-pitch-your-tent/) - The Desert Diva has clocked up many Kilometres in the Liwa region. Here are her 10 Great Spots in Liwa to Pitch Your Tent. A revised post with updates.
- [The Magnificent Saluki - Arabian Hunting Dog](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/10/07/the-magnificent-saluki-arabian-hunting-dog/) - The Desert Diva meets the Arabian Saluki. Find out more about this ancient breed and how these amazing sighthounds are being rescued and adopted worldwide.
- [Dakar Rally 2022](https://thedesertdiva.com/2022/05/27/dakar-2022/) - The Dakar Rally is truly a test of men/women and their machines. While the rally is taking place, other events are happening. Find out the Desert Diva's Dakar.
- [Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2016](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/04/10/abu-dhabi-desert-challenge-2016/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Undoubtedly one of the highlights of my year, the ADDC 2016 headed to Liwa between 3rd and 7th April. For the fourth consecutive year I headed up a team to drive their cameramen deep into the desert to catch some of the best of the action, and this year
- [Featured Photographer 1: Dawn Wadsworth](https://thedesertdiva.com/2020/04/17/featured-photographer-1-dawn-wadsworth/) - Our trips offer photographers, both amateur and semi-professional, the opportunity to take amazing photographs! Over the next few weeks I will feature work from a few of our guests - I hope you like their pictures as much as I do. My first photographer, Dawn Wadsworth has joined me on a good number of adventures
- [!!Featured Photographer 5: Sarah Brooks](https://thedesertdiva.com/2020/05/27/featured-photographer-5-sarah-brooks/) - Our trips offer photographers, both amateur and semi-professional, the opportunity to take amazing photographs! Over the next few weeks I will feature work from a few of our guests - I hope you like their pictures as much as I do. Sarah has joined (and assisted) on quite a few trips both in the UAE
- [!!Fisherman's Beach, Dhofar, Oman (inc downloadable route)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2014/12/28/fishermans-beach-dhofar-oman/) - One of my favourite places to camp, ever. Around 1.5 hour's drive from Salalah - you will definitely need a 4x4 with good clearance to tackle the mountain road section of the route. Driving Eastwards on Road 42, pass Mirbat and continue until you reach "Dragon Gatch Entry". Then follow a good gatch track in
- [!!Fabulous Fort at Nakhal](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/02/06/fabulous-fort-at-nakhal/) - Day 6: Monday. The plan was to do a half day trip to Nakhil Fort which is only one hour out of Muscat, come back and have a siesta then hit the shore at "beach o'clock". One good thing about doing this exploration trip on my own is that I can meander anywhere
- [!!Cars in the UAE: Rental vs Buying New vs Buying Second Hand](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/07/04/cars-in-the-uae-rental-vs-buying-new-vs-buying-second-hand/) - I think it's safe to say that the majority of adults in the UAE rely on a car to get them around. Many Western cities have fully integrated public transport systems and although the UAE is implementing such services, for now, most do not offer a door to door solution which makes a car essential
- [!!Buying a 4x4 in Abu Dhabi Emirate (Updated October 2017)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/01/07/buying-a-4x4-in-abu-dhabi-emirate/) - This blog has specific information on buying an offroad vehicle in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. However if you are purchasing a 2WD car in any emirate of the UAE you might find some useful info here. Can I buy a car the day I arrive? In a word, no. Well you can buy it
- [??Deira, Dubai](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/05/19/deira-dubai/) - The very name Dubai instantly conjures up an image of a sophisticated, cosmopolitan city complete with amazing skyscrapers. However there's an area in this most most opulent of cities that is worth exploring at least once, and is a world away from the malls and Maseratis most people associate with Dubai. It has changed
- [++Day trip to the Jabals Part Two](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/09/08/day-trip-to-the-jabals-part-two/) - After leaving Jabal Akhdar, we retraced our steps towards Bahla, and after a snack lunch headed back up into the mountains - destination Jabal Shams (Sunny Mountain). Conversely, it was raining on the way there, incredibly heavily, and this caused the mercury drop from 38C to 23C in only a matter of minutes. The rain
- [++Day Trip to the Jabals Part One](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/09/08/day-trip-to-the-jabals-part-one/) - In all my travels I haven't seen much of the mountains in "mainland" Oman, so when I was offered the chance to join some friends on a scouting trip to Jebel Akhdar (Green mountain) and Jebel Shams (Sunny mountain) on Saturday I jumped at the chance. We left Al Ain just after 7am, crossing over
- [++Dark Skies Challenge 2014](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/01/14/dark-skies-challenge/) - On the last weekend of October 2014 Oasis Offroad ran a special trip titled "the Dark Skies Challenge." The concept was simple - teams of four had to work their way over 100kms of sand dunes to find "buried treasure" and camp for the night under a super-dark sky. We are going to run this
- [++Close Encounters of the Camel Kind](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/05/20/close-encounters-of-the-camel-kind/) - You know how sometimes photos resurface on your facebook after being buried in cyberspace for months, even years? One of mine made a reappearance and has had about 50 likes in the last 24 hours; this is the inspiration for this blog. I have got hundreds of pictures of camels, have spent an enjoyable few
- [!!A visit to the Rainbow Sheikh](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/06/04/a-visit-to-the-rainbow-sheikh/) - We had another epic journey on Saturday, this time we wanted to visit our friend Dhammike who works near Himeem, and drop in past the Rainbow Sheikh's museum on the way home, a mere 500kms including 100kms offroad. We drove down the highway from Al Ain to Al Qua'a, then crossed the desert via sand
- [??A visit to the "Wild West" of the UAE](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/01/10/a-visit-to-the-wild-west-of-the-uae/) - The Western Part of the UAE is about 99.9% desert, and is known as the Maghrib area. I'd never gone beyond the big dunes in the Arada area, so back in November when Kevin of ME4x4 let me know about a 2 day driving and camping trip here I instantly said yes! In fact I
- [++A Way Too Close Encounter of the Camel Kind](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/06/05/a-way-too-close-encounter-of-the-camel-kind/) - After a grand weekend's driving in Liwa we stopped to say hello to some camels. This one was very friendly... Loved the ear massage I gave it Got up close and personal with my friends And then when it was time to go, it wanted to come too - and thats when the accident happened!
- [++3 Centre Holiday in Oman: Wahiba Sands](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/10/09/3-centre-holiday-in-oman-wahiba-sands/) - The very name "Wahiba Sands" sounds SO romantic. A huge area of dunes approx 150kms from North to South spreading inwards from the coast where the Indian Ocean crashes onto the beaches of Oman.In my mind I saw our journey like this......... replacing the camels with 4x4s of course! The reality was somewhat different! Greenery
- [++3 Centre Holiday in Oman: Umm As Sameem](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/10/10/3-centre-holiday-in-oman-umm-as-sameem/) - Part three of our epic Oman adventure saw us heading in to the west of Oman, with plans to link up with the "Oman Empty Quarter" route in Mike Nott's excellent book Off-road Adventure Routes Oman + UAE.I will start with a word of caution to any of you who wish to drive in this
- [++3 Centre Holiday in Oman: Masairah Island](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/10/07/3-centre-holiday-in-oman-masairah-island/) - Part two of our trip saw us taking the ferry to Masairah Island. I LOVE ferries! The crossing took 100 minutes or so (takes less when at high tide), and cost 10OMR (£17 approx) each way. There are no places to buy drinks or food on board but you are free to return to your
- [++2013 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/04/17/abu-dhabi-desert-challenge/) - This year I landed what I consider to be one of the best volunteer jobs in the challenge – driving a Eurosport Cameraman around for the week! Even better, they needed three cars/drivers so I was able to involve my good friends Mark and Wallie in this task. Day One We collected our cameramen from the
- [??The Desert Diva's Guide to Al Dhafra Festival 2022](https://thedesertdiva.com/2022/01/12/the-desert-divas-guide-to-al-dhafra-festival-2022/) - It's the Al Dhafra Camel Festival 2022! Usually in late December, this year it has been moved to late January - so who wants to go? ***very important! Negative PCR result less than 96 hours old required to enter souq and arena. This may change to 48 hours with little or no notice, so I
- [!!"High" in Salalah](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/11/29/high-in-salalah/) - We loved Salalah in the Kareef (Monsoon) season but there was so much we couldn't see due to the clouds which obscure anything above 700metres above sea level. It was strange to return to a familiar place, in that we have a bit of know-how/where and lots of essential gps points (car wash, tyre repair
- [++Moving.....](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/11/26/moving/) - I'm moving home to a new city in just a few weeks from now.... From the metropolis which is Al Ain...... ...to Madinat Zayed City, principal city of the Western Region of Abu Dhabi (Al Gharbia). Note - both these Google Earth TM screenshots have been grabbed from the same altitude! We are moving as
- [++Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2012](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/03/29/abu-dhabi-desert-challenge-2012/) - It's been a while since I blogged, but I've been living my life to the full....... Actually I have been doing a lot of sand driving, and as I've been writing about offroading quite a lot, I thought I might bore you if I did yet another "we've been to the dunes" post. So here's
- [??Ascension Day Camp at the Top Corner of the UAE](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/05/07/ascension-day-camp-at-the-top-corner-of-the-uae/) - *Please note - the area I camped in is now behind a fence! There are some non-beach camping spots available nearby, including the side of the peninsula which faces KSA * We have had another public holiday - this time Ascension Day - and I managed to persuade my husband to come with me to the
- [xxAnniversary](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/05/31/anniversary/) - Exactly six years ago today, I headed to Aberdeen Airport to commence my journey to the UAE. So far it's been quite an adventure Highlights The weather - I just love warmth. Not necessarily sun - you will never catch me lying sunbathing but that may have a lot to do with my inability to
- [xxAll Change!](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/06/07/all-change/) - There have been huge changes in the world of oil and gas lately - the plummeting value of a barrel of oil, down from around 70 USD/barrel in early 2015 to a low of just over 30USD in January 2016 has seen the major companies cut right back. My husband's employer, ADMA-OPCO, part of the
- [xxAlcatel onetouch Go Play Smartphone](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/01/29/alcatel-onetouch-go-play-smartphone/) - There are thousands of smartphones on the market, from expensive top of the range feature-filled models costing 3000aed or more to cheap unbranded ones which you can pick up for next to nothing. I have had cheap ones and expensive ones and all have a shortened lifespan at the hands of the Desert Diva! What
- [xxAl Gharbia Watersports Festival 2016](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/04/21/al-gharbia-watersports-festival-2016/) - Got any plans for this (22/23 April) weekend or next weekend (29/30 April)? Or even during the week between 24th and 28th April? The annual 10-day Al Gharbia Watersports Festival has kicked off at Mirfa Beach today, and if this year's event is half as good as last year's then it is well worth making
- [xxAl Gharbia Watersports Festival '16 - Some Pictures](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/04/26/al-gharbia-watersports-festival-16-some-pictures/) - Here's some pictures from our visit to the festival last Friday. We had a really lovely day; although we could not take the dogs onto the beach we sat on the pier and soaked up the atmosphere until after sunset when we could safely leave the pups in the car for an hour while we
- [xxAl Ain - Useful GPS Co-ordinates](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/04/15/al-ain-useful-gps-co-ordinates/) - 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 your life will be if you use
- [xxAl Ain Jeep FUNatic 2015 - Friday 13th March](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/03/02/al-ain-jeep-funatic-2015-friday-13th-march/) - 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 4x4 Jeep can join, subject to availability - it will be an easy drive through some very scenic dunes, followed by a great lunch and afternoon's entertainment at
- [??Al Dhafra Camel Festival: Photo Diary 23 Dec](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/12/23/al-dhafra-camel-festival-photo-diary-23-dec/) - My favourite Emirates heritage event is on from now through to 30th December. So much to see, do, enjoy. Hook up with a local guide at the souq and chances are you will be invited to one of the many camps for lunch/dinner/hospitality - I had two most enjoyable meals today at different camps,
- [xxAl Dhafra Camel Festival: Hospitality and "Glamping"](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/12/26/al-dhafra-camel-festival-hospitality-and-glamping/) - There are still 4 action packed days to go at the Al Dhafra Camel Festival. One thing that puts many off from travelling is the distance from the major population centres of the UAE; Dubai and Al Ain are over 2.5 hours away and even a journey from Abu Dhabi will see you driving for
- [xxAl Dhafra Camel Festival 2015](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/12/21/al-dhafra-camel-festival-2015/) - It hardly seems a year since last year's Camel Festival, but as soon as you turn off the main Madinat Zayed to Liwa road you will be in no doubt that the 9th edition of the fabulous festival has rolled into town! Flags line the road - now dual carriageway - as it wends its
- [xxAl Dhafra Camel Festival (10th Edition) - 2016](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/12/13/al-dhafra-camel-festival-10th-edition-2016/) - 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, Western Region - GPS N23.54116 53.78865, or just set tell your
- [!!Al Ain UNESCO Site 3: The Oases of Al Ain](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/05/30/al-ain-unesco-site-3-the-oases-of-al-ain/) - Having got up early to visit the Hili Archaelogical park before the day heated up, we were turned back by a guard at the gate who told us politely that it was open at 4.30pm. I hate wasting days - so, what to do? The sun was shining, it wasn't hot and we were just
- [!!Al Ain UNESCO site #2 - Bida Bint Saud](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/05/24/al-ain-unesco-site-2-bida-bint-saud/) - 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 40 metres high. In this
- [xxAl Ain to Liwa Overland: 20th & 21st October 2017 (TAL#025)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/08/21/al-ain-to-liwa-overland-20th-21st-october-2017-tal025/) - In a nutshell Two day, one night camping and offroading trip taking us from the edge of the UAE's Garden City to the edge of the Rub Al Khali (Empty Quarter), through the most beautiful and varied dunescapes. Easy driving, trip suitable for beginners, photographers will love it! Friday 20th October 2017 Meeting at the
- [!!After The Rain: Liwa January 2015](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/01/26/after-the-rain-liwa-january-2015/) - The UAE had a bit of weather last week (19th Jan). Now snow in the high mountains of Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah is nothing new - every couple of years some snowflakes fall there; however huge hailstorms enough to turn the desert white are extremely unusual. Unfortunately I didn't get the chance to see
- [!!Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/06/11/abu-dhabi-falcon-hospital/) - The Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital is one of the top attractions in Abu Dhabi - Trip Advisor has it at #5 out of #112 things to do in Abu Dhabi, and if you visit you will appreciate why. This is a unique and very interesting place to visit; where else could you get to watch
- [!!A trip with a difference: Fat Bike support in the Empty Quarter](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/03/19/a-trip-with-a-difference-fat-bike-support-in-the-empty-quarter/) - I love desert driving with a purpose - be it teaching someone to drive in the sand, exploring new areas or even supporting a group of (mad)men attempting to cycle across the Liwa Crescent!These were no ordinary bikes - Surly Fat Bikes with massive tyres which made tracks one would expect from a motorbike
- [!!A new Offroading Club In Al Ain](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/11/13/a-new-offroading-club-in-al-ain/) - A few blogs back I mentioned that I've been super busy lately - and here's the reason why! Not only have I been driving all over the place; with the help of some friends I've been putting together a new Al Ain based offroading club! Back in the spring my local garage owner asked if
- [xxA friend for Rahhal](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/05/13/a-friend-for-rahhal/) - Our lovely dog was lonely, so what to do? First of all a lonely hearts advert on my fb page We had lots of likes for the post, and one person sent me a link for a saluki puppy which was currently being fostered at the Australian Vets in Abu Dhabi. I picked her up
- [xxA Culinary Tour of Al Gharabia](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/07/09/a-culinary-tour-of-al-gharabia/) - On my recent road trip to Liwa with my good friend Terryl, we decided to eat in local restaurants wherever possible. This helped the budget to stretch further and to be honest with you there are limited fine dining options outwith the hotels and makes for a far more interesting blog post. En route to
- [xxA COOL day in Dubai](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/05/11/a-cool-day-in-dubai/) - Somebody somewhere thinks I am a journalist..... so I was lucky enough to make it on to the guest list for the launch of a very interesting and useful new portal - UB-COOL. The event was held in the uber-trendy Media One Hotel in Dubai, and there we were welcomed by the owner, the lovely
- [??Annual Summer Trip to Liwa 2015](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/08/31/annual-summer-trip-to-liwa-2015/) - Back in 2012, when my husband and I thought we were real offroad experts, we visited Liwa for four days of driving in August. Looking back it was a bit risky, two cars, temps up to 50C and the holy month of Ramadan! Some local friends cautioned "you'll die" but they were wrong and
- [**White Sands to Madinat Zayed (Off the Beaten Track)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/07/25/white-sands-to-madinat-zayed-off-the-beaten-track/) - This blogpost has been moved - if the auto redirect has not worked, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/white-sands-to-madinat-zayed-off-the-beaten-track/
- [**Risk Management When Recreational Offroading](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/10/13/risk-management-when-recreational-offroading/)
- [**Al Ain to White Sands (Off the Beaten Track)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/09/29/al-ain-to-white-sands-off-the-beaten-track/) - This blogpost has been moved - if the automatic redirect does not work, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/al-ain-to-white-sands-off-the-beaten-track/
- [**Al Ain to Himeem (Off the Beaten Track)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/09/29/al-ain-to-himeem-off-the-beaten-track/) - This blogpost has been moved - if the automatic redirect does not work, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/al-ain-to-hameem-via-al-quaa/
- [**Wadi Wanderings: Wadi Sahtan and Wadi Bani Auf: 4x4 Essential](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/09/18/wadi-wanderings-wadi-sahtan-and-wadi-bani-auf-4x4-essential/) - This blogpost has been moved - if the automatic redirect has not worked, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/wadi-wanderings-wadi-sahtan-and-wadi-bani-auf/
- [**Winter Trip Packing List](https://thedesertdiva.com/2022/09/20/winter-trip-packing-list/) - This blogpost has been moved - if the automatic redirect does not work, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/winter-trip-packing-list/
- [**Five Forts Drive with New Shoes:BF Goodrich KO2](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/07/24/five-forts-drive-with-new-shoesbf-goodrich-ko2/) - This blogpost has been moved - if the automatic redirect has not worked, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/five-forts-drive/
- [**Wadi Aydam, Dhofar, Oman](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/08/23/wadi-aydam-dhofar-oman/) - this post has been moved - if the auto redirect does not work, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/wadi-aydam-dhofar-oman/
- [**Ramlat Jadilah: The Highest Sand Dune in the World](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/04/16/ramlat-jadilah-the-highest-sand-dune-in-the-world/) - this post has been moved - if the auto redirect has not worked, you will find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/ramlat-jadilalah-the-highest-sand-dune-in-the-world/
- [**Seaside Saunter to Salalah](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/06/09/seaside-saunter-to-salalah/) - this blogpost has been moved - if the automatic redirect has not worked, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/seaside-saunter-to-salalah/
- [**Jebel Akhdar in the Summer](https://thedesertdiva.com/2014/07/13/jebel-akhdar-in-the-summer/)
- [!!Featured Photographer 4: Catherine Gibson-Poole](https://thedesertdiva.com/2020/05/24/featured-photographer-4-catherine-gibson-poole/) - Our trips offer photographers, both amateur and semi-professional, the opportunity to take amazing photographs! Over the next few weeks I will feature work from a few of our guests - I hope you like their pictures as much as I do. Catherine has joined me on every trip she possibly can since August 2018, and
- [!!Featured Photographer 3: Robert Haandrikman](https://thedesertdiva.com/2020/05/10/featured-photographer-3-robert-haandrikman/) - Our trips offer photographers, both amateur and semi-professional, the opportunity to take amazing photographs! Over the next few weeks I will feature work from a few of our guests - I hope you like their pictures as much as I do. This week we are featuring Robert Haandrikman who joined our trips with his friend
- [!!Featured Photographer 2: Dan Watanabe](https://thedesertdiva.com/2020/04/29/featured-photographer-2-dan-watanabe/) - Our trips offer photographers, both amateur and semi-professional, the opportunity to take amazing photographs! Over the next few weeks I will feature work from a few of our guests - I hope you like their pictures as much as I do. This week we are featuring Dan Watanabe, who has give us this bio to
- [**Day Out in Dhafra](https://thedesertdiva.com/2024/05/04/day-out-in-dhafra/) - This blogpost has been moved - if the automatic redirect does not work, you can check it out here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/day-out-in-dhafra/
- [**Shoof Oman! #001](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/12/24/shoof-oman-001/) - This blogpost has been moved - if you are not automatically redirected, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-001/
- [**Shoof Oman! #002](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/03/02/shoof-oman-002/) - this blogpost has been moved - if you have not been automatically redirected, you can read it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman002/
- [**Shoof Oman! #003](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/03/03/shoof-oman-003/) - This blogpost has been moved - if the autodirect has not worked, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-003/
- [**Shoof Oman! #004](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/03/07/shoof-oman-004/) - This post has been moved - if you have not been autoredirected, you can find the new one here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-004/
- [**Shoof Oman! #005](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/03/28/shoof-oman-005/) - This blogpost has been moved - if you have not been automatically redirected, you can check it out here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-005/
- [**Shoof Oman! #006](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/03/29/shoof-oman-006/) - This blogpost has been moved - if you have not been autodirected, you can find the new one here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-006/
- [**Shoof Oman! #007](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/03/30/shoof-oman-007/) - This blogpost has been moved - if you have not been autoredirected, you will find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-007/
- [**Shoof Oman! #008](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/03/31/shoof-oman-008/) - Thsi blogpost has been moved - if the redirect hasn't worked, you will find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-008/
- [**Shoof Oman! #011](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/04/03/shoof-oman-011/) - This blogpost has been moved - if it does not autoredirect, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-011/
- [**Shoof Oman! #010](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/04/02/shoof-oman-010/) - this blogpost has been moved - if you have not been auto redirected, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-010/
- [**Shoof Oman! #009](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/04/01/shoof-oman-009/) - this blogpost has been moved, if the autoredirect hasn't worked, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-009/
- [**Shoof Oman! #013](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/04/13/shoof-oman-013/) - this blogpost has been moved - if the auto redirect has not worked, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-013/
- [**Shoof Oman! #014](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/04/14/shoof-oman-014/) - this post has been moved - if the auto redirect does not work, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-014/
- [**Shoof Oman! #012](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/04/04/shoof-oman-012/) - This blogpost has been moved - if the auto redirect has not worked, then you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-012/
- [**Shoof Oman! #015](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/04/17/shoof-oman-015/) - this post has been moved - if the autodirect has not worked, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-015/
- [**Shoof Oman! #016](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/05/13/shoof-oman-016/) - this blogpost has been moved - if the auto redirect has failed, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-016/
- [**Shoof Oman! #017](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/05/15/shoof-oman-017/) - this blogpost has been moved - if the autoredirect has not worked, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-017/
- [**Shoof Oman! #018](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/05/18/shoof-oman-018/) - this post has been moved - if the auto redirect has not worked, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-018/
- [**Shoof Oman! #019](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/05/23/shoof-oman-019/) - this post has been moved - if the auto redirect has not worked, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-019/
- [**Shoof Oman! #023](https://thedesertdiva.com/2019/08/22/shoof-oman-023/) - this post has been moved - if the auto redirect has not worked, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-023/
- [**Shoof Oman! #024](https://thedesertdiva.com/2019/08/22/shoof-oman-024/) - this post has been removed - if the auto redirect does not work, you can find it here -https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-024/
- [**Shoof Oman! #025](https://thedesertdiva.com/2019/08/23/shoof-oman-026-2/) - this blogpost has been moved - if the auto redirect has not worked, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-025/
- [**Shoof Oman! #026](https://thedesertdiva.com/2019/08/23/shoof-oman-026-3/) - this post has moved - if the auto redirect has not worked, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-026/
- [**1001 Xpedition Arabia Nights](https://thedesertdiva.com/2020/10/27/1001-xpedition-arabia-nights/) - This blogpost has been moved - if the redirect does not work, then you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/1001-xpedition-arabia-nights/
- [**Oman to Saudi Via The Rub Al Khali Road](https://thedesertdiva.com/2022/10/25/oman-to-saudi-via-the-rub-al-khali-road/) - This blogpost has been moved - if the redirect does not work, then you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/oman-to-saudi-via-the-rub-al-khali-road/
- [**Expedition Style Driving](https://thedesertdiva.com/2018/03/16/expedition-style-driving/) - This blogpost has moved - if you have not been automatically redirected, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/expedition-style-driving/
- [**Shoof Oman! #020](https://thedesertdiva.com/2019/08/22/shoof-oman-019-2-2/) - this blogpost has been moved - if the auto redirect has not worked, you can find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-020/
- [**Shoof Oman! #021](https://thedesertdiva.com/2019/08/22/shoof-oman-021/) - this post has been moved - if the auto redirect has not worked, you can reach it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-021/
- [**Shoof Oman! #022](https://thedesertdiva.com/2019/08/22/shoof-oman-021-2/) - this post has been moved - if the auto redirect has not worked, you will find it here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/shoof-oman-022/
- [**Sinaw Souq](https://thedesertdiva.com/2019/05/09/sinaw-souq/) - This blogpost has been moved - if the automatic redirect does not work, you can check it out here - https://arabiancitiesandsands.com/sinaw-souq/
- [My Weekend In Pictures (Tag-A-Long #006)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/12/19/my-weekend-in-pictures-tag-a-long-006/) - 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 one of your
- [The Hidden Treasures of Liwa 2021 edition: 3 hour, 6 hour, or overnight tour](https://thedesertdiva.com/2022/07/12/the-hidden-treasures-of-liwa-3-or-6-hour-tour-2/) - Join The Desert Diva on our amazing Liwa tours to catch a glimpse of UAE traditional life, far away from the cities and skyscrapers of the capital. Discover a slower pace of life with spectacular scenery as we explore the heritage and culture of the historic Liwa Oasis. This trip runs, subject to availability, on
- [Weekly Photo Challenge: Broken](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/05/27/weekly-photo-challenge-broken/) - Don't look so surprised - surely you expect my "broken" photo to be automotive related? There are lots of wrecks in the desert, vehicles struck down with mechanical issues so far from civilization it would not be viable to recover them; this was the day that my beloved little car almost achieved that status! When
- [Heading Home: UAE to UK via Malta Amber 11](https://thedesertdiva.com/2021/06/09/heading-home-uae-to-uk-via-malta-amber-11/) - UPDATE: as of 14th July, Malta will only accept vaccinated adult tourists (kids, dependent on age, can enter, so long as they are with their parents, with a PCR). Currently only EU and UK vaccination app/certificate listed as being accepted, hopefully this will change. Check this page on VisitMalta.com for requirements. UPDATE: Malta added to
- [HH Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Camel Festival - Sweihan - 20 Jan-2 Feb 2019](https://thedesertdiva.com/2019/01/08/hh-sheikh-sultan-bin-zayed-camel-festival-sweihan-20-jan-2-feb-2019/) - 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 and traditions! And it's FREE! Program [pdf-embedder url="https://thedesertdiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/English-Program.pdf"
- [Iftar In Al Ain](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/07/12/iftar-in-al-ain/) - We are now in the Holy Month of Ramadan, where Muslims have to fast during the hours of daylight. At sundown the fast is broken with an Iftar meal and families often gather together to observe this. Mosques erect large tents in their grounds and provide Iftar meals for the less well off where the
- [Eid Mubarak to All](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/07/05/eid-mubarak-to-all/) - Eid Mubarak to all my muslim friends. May you have a happy and peaceful Eid surrounded by your family and friends.
- [UAE-Oman Border Crossings: The Lowdown](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/02/02/uae-oman-border-crossings-the-lowdown/) - *last update 22 july 2019 Most people travelling to Oman from the UAE use a land border crossing which requires formalities at two posts - a UAE one, which will charge you 35aed to leave the country, and an Oman one, details below. If you hold a GCC residency visa you will most probably be
- [The Desert Diva's Guide To The Al Dhafra Festival](https://thedesertdiva.com/2018/12/24/the-desert-divas-guide-to-the-al-dhafra-festival/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://thedesertdiva.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DD-guide-to-al-dhafra-1.pdf" title="DD guide to al dhafra"] Download the full guide here Location pin here Previous posts about camel festival here, here, here, and here
- [The Hidden Treasures of Liwa: 3 or 6 hour tour](https://thedesertdiva.com/2018/09/28/the-hidden-treasures-of-liwa-3-or-6-hour-tour/) - Join me on this short tour to catch a glimpse of UAE traditional life, far away from the cities and skyscrapers of the capital. Discover a slower pace of life with spectacular scenery as we explore the heritage and culture of the historic Liwa Oasis. This trip runs, subject to availability, on a Monday, Tuesday
- [The WaCha Washout (and What We Did Instead)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/12/02/the-wacha-washout-and-what-we-did-instead/) - The Plan: Load up Car, head to the edge of the Wahiba Sands Meet friends, camp overnight Participate in Win the Wahiba Challenge, run annually by the RAHORAC Stay two nights with a friend in Sur Head to Misairah Island for a night, then home The Problem: Our team - the Oasis Overlanders - were very
- [Sharjah Maritime Museum and Aquarium](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/09/13/sharjah-maritime-museum-and-aquarium/) - Sharjah is famous for its museums - it has 16 in total; we have been talking about visiting some for years, so earlier this month we took a three day break in the Emirate to visit as many as we could. The traffic in Sharjah is horrendous and compared to Al Ain it takes five
- [Weekend at the Radisson Blu Resort, Fujairah](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/10/13/weekend-at-the-radisson-blu-resort-fujairah/) - The Radisson Blu Fujairah is an amazing resort in a stunning seaside setting. Every room in the hotel has a balcony overlooking the Gulf of Oman; you can see over the hotel's private beach in the foreground to Snoopy Island a couple of kilometres away and further out to sea, you might spot merchant vessels
- [Liwa - Zodiac Style](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/05/14/liwa-zodiac-style/) - 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 to mention biting midges (Scottish mosquitos); this
- [Summer at the Liwa Hotel](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/04/21/summer-at-the-liwa-hotel/) - Liwa is so very much more than sand. Perched on the very edge of the Rub Al Khali (the Empty Quarter) in places, it's a sea of palm trees heavy with a ripening date harvest; it holds both old and renovated forts marking some of the old villages where the Bedu existed for centuries; and
- [Sur and Surroundings](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/02/01/sur-and-surroundings/) - Following on from the great day out I had with my hubby in Sur on boxing day I decided to make a return visit and do some of the things we didn't have time to in December. I hit the road from Muscat early to cover the 200, or was it 300km, journey by lunchtime.
- [Spring Seaside Sunshine in Sur](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/03/27/spring-seaside-sunshine-in-sur/) - We've a special visitor just now - our 20 year old son Cam is over for a fortnight - when asked what/where he would like to go and see and do he requested a visit to Oman for a few days. We crossed over to Oman via the Mezyad/Hafeet border, then continued inland via Ibri
- [The Ultimate Omani Odyssey: Camping](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/11/02/the-ultimate-omani-odyssey-camping/) - You might have noticed I've been away for a good chunk of October, the reason for the blogging hiatus is that we were on a 20 day grand off-road tour of neighbouring Oman. The first 8 days were spent following Mike Nott, he of Offroad Adventure Routes: UAE and Oman fame, as he scouted out some
- [Seven Degrees Southward – the journey from Al Ain to Salalah](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/07/18/seven-degrees-southward-the-journey-from-al-ain-to-salalah/) - When my husband first came out to the UAE in 2007 he bought the Oman Offroad book by Explorer, and on my first scan through it, l noticed “Salalah and Dhofar” and thought it looked like an interesting sort of place. Fast forward a few months and on our first visit to Sohar in Oman,
- [GCC Foreign Residents: Enter Oman For FIVE OMR For Up To 28 Days!](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/04/27/gcc-foreign-residents-enter-oman-for-five-omr-for-up-to-28-days/) - 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 arrival in Oman at a cost
- [The Diva Returns to the UAE!](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/12/18/the-diva-returns-to-the-uae/) - If you follow the Desert Diva on social media you might already have heard that after a year away in Oman, Marina has returned to the UAE – at least until Spring 2018! Oman didn’t work out for a number of reasons; we had not planned on renewing our UAE Freezone Company License, but to
- [Sand and Rock Tour (12th-14th October 2017) SRT#011](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/08/20/sand-and-rock-itinerary-12th-14th-october-2017/) - In a nutshell Offroad and camping trip commencing on a Thursday evening, starting in Oman, close to the Mezyad/Hafeet border post, and concluding on a Saturday around noon near Yanqil 4x4 essential One night desert camping and one night wadi camping Easy sand dune driving with a little rough (but not too rocky) wadi track
- [The Road and the Miles to Salalah (including GPS co-ordinates)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2014/05/29/the-road-and-the-miles-to-salalah/) - Kareef season is almost upon us - it should start raining in a couple of weeks from now - and this is the best time to head to Salalah to experience much green-ness, 17 degrees north of the equator and on the edge of the largest sand dune desert in the world. Please use this
- [Jebel Akhdar: Catch A Falling Star Photo Diary](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/09/06/jebel-akhdar-catch-a-falling-star-photo-diary/) - We had the most wonderfully photogenic trip on Jebel Akhdar in August, and we were lucky to have three very talented photographers with us. Each picture is watermarked with their name, ones without a name are mine (though you can probably guess that by the quality). Click on each picture for a larger image! Huge
- [We Escaped The Heat!  Jebel Akhdar 1-3 June Trip Report](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/06/13/we-escaped-the-heat-jebel-akhdar-1-3-june-trip-report/) - Desert Diva Events in conjunction with Ibex Adventures Oman recently ran a two-night camping and activities weekend near the top of Oman's Green Mountain, Jebel Akhdar. We had a great mix of participants, families with school-age children (minimum age for this trip is 5 years old), couples and some singles; all were "western." Here's what
- [My Favourite Abandoned Water Tanker](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/01/30/my-favourite-abandoned-water-tanker/) - 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 since 2012. February 2012
- [Passports and Paperclips](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/06/09/passports-and-paperclips/) - As a European with visa free access across 28 countries I used to find it strange to have to stamp out of one country and into another when visiting Oman from the UAE; I have done it so often now it has become second nature and my passport is full of Oman visa stamps (and
- [Magical Muttrah](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/01/31/magical-muttrah/) - January 2013: Oman exploring day Two: After a lazy morning I headed towards the Muttrah area of Oman which is famous for its harbour and its souq. Today, as throughout the months of December to March, they were of mutual benefit - a huge cruise liner was visiting, with a potential 2500 tourists eager to
- [Salalah Route One: Taqah (inc downloadable route)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/07/19/salalah-route-one-taqah/) - A Historical Day by the Seaside Length of route - 100kms round trip, quite a short drive by Bruce standards but lots to see and do (particulary for those interested in history, natural world and photography)Time - you could do a whistlestop tour of this route in 2 or 3 hours, but to do it
- [Salalah Route Three: Ain Gariz & Wadi Uyan (inc downloadable route)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/07/22/salalah-route-three-ain-gariz-wadi-uyan/) - Route 3: The Nature Trail route with a sprinkling of religious history This route is 112kms in length and comprises mainly blacktop; it took us about 4 hours to complete. Most of the route can be covered by sedan, however if you want to go to see Wadi Uyan, then it is essential to have a 4x4 with
- [Salalah: the long journey home (includes downloadable routes)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/07/23/salalah-the-long-journey-home/) - Having had the most wonderful but very busy week touring Salalah, we were almost reluctant to head home. Neil was returning to work offshore in just two days time, and we had 1100 monotonous kms to drive. We left on the first day of "big" rains, and took the opportunity to get the car cleaned
- [TRED Pro - Total Recovery and Extraction Device - Review](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/05/11/tred-pro-total-recovery-and-extraction-device-review/) - Last year the guys at TRED Pro gave me a set of their Total Recovery Extraction Devices to evaluate and write about in Outdoor UAE. We received them just after the summer, in early September and the biggest challenge was to try them out in daylight, in the hottest part of the month to meet
- [Perils and Pearls - Why You Should Really Consider Learning Arabic!](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/05/16/perils-and-pearls-why-you-should-really-think-about-learning-arabic/) - 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 learn myself? Confidence – I still remember
- [Review: Coleman Instant Tents](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/01/24/review-coleman-instant-tents/) - The Coleman's Instant Tent has been my tent of choice for almost four years now; my first one - the six man version - was bought in 2012 and has seen service in the desert, on beaches and in wadis. There are times when we need a bigger tent - such as when one of
- [Review: Rhino-Rack for Nissan Patrol Y61](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/06/07/review-rhino-rack-for-nissan-patrol-y61/) - You might know that I frequently take friends out camping in the desert. There are times when I can't fit everything I want to take in my roomy Patrol LWB, so I've been searching for a roofrack since last winter. On impulse I bought a cheap and boxy one locally in sanaiya - you cannot
- [Staycation UAE style](https://thedesertdiva.com/2011/07/17/staycation-uae-style/) - Back in Scotland, when you don't go away for your summer holidays, it's said you have "days here and there". In the UAE, these last two months, Neil and I have had a lot of "nights here and there"! One of the best things about remaining in the UAE for most of the summer, is
- [Liwa, how I love you!](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/02/02/liwa-how-i-love-you/) - It was time for another trip to Liwa at the weekend - got to take advantage of the good winter weather before the "season" ends at the start of April. So we loaded up our cars and headed to the Liwa area for the third time in six weeks! We camped in a very secluded
- [The Funky Jalopy's Working Holiday](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/07/28/the-funky-jalopys-working-holiday/) - We always like to get our car(s) into photogenic spots on offroad trips, here's a few from my Salalah. The inspiration for this project came from a holiday a number of years ago which yielded my favourite offroad car shot, so I will kick off with it. (It's a 3 litre Pajero - and we
- [Two Centre Summer Holiday (Part Two: Mizairah)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/08/24/two-centre-summer-holiday-part-two-mizairah/) - After settling into our newly decorated room in our favourite hotel in the area - the Liwa Hotel - we spent another afternoon chilling by the pool. Chilling being the operative word as it rained heavily and those drops were cold! Do you know I was the only one swimming in the pool during the
- [Liwa VV trip](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/11/11/liwa-vv-trip/) - Sorry for the long delay in this post. I've been living life to the full........ but even by my standards the last month has been a bit hectic. I've been to Liwa again (twice) and here's the account of the first outing. My friend's husband who used to live here in Al Ain and is
- [Our November Jaunt to Liwa](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/11/13/our-november-jaunt-to-liwa/) - I've written before about Mike Nott's Off-Road Adventure Routes book, and after perusing it on Google Earth and making a couple of re-routes to avoid an oilfield and line up with a gap in a fence, we used route number three as the basis for our long overland on Friday 2nd November. We headed down
- [Wild Arabia](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/03/20/wild-arabia/) - Wild Arabia is a fascinating documentary which has been recently screened by the BBC. Many of the creatures featured are ones we see when we are offroading or exploring; here's the Bruce version of "Wild Arabia". All photos are my own. The jerboa - unusual to see one out of it's burrow in the daylight. This strange
- [Spring Weather in the Gulf](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/05/16/spring-weather-in-the-gulf/) - Many of our friends think that we have perpetual sunshine and hot weather year round and whilst it is true that we have considerably more sunshine and are always typically 30C hotter than our native Scotland, we get our share of bad weather too. The spring and autumn months are considered "transition" seasons here, and
- [The Desert Diva Visits a Fish Farm...](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/07/04/the-desert-diva-visits-a-fish-farm/) - ...in the desert of course! I've read about this fish farm on various websites but many have tried and failed to find it, and some may think it is just an urban desert legend. I love a challenge so spent a happy hour or two using Google Earth to scour the Liwa area and I
- [Wadi Tiwi: Extreme Car Washing](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/12/02/wadi-tiwi-extreme-car-washing/) - My regular readers will know that I am pretty ballsy but also that one thing utterly terrifies me - mountain roads. Having recently spent 8 days following Mike Nott through the interior of Oman driving through wadis, plains and mountains I thought I had put that fear to bed and so I was quite pleased
- [I've Been in Liwa....](https://thedesertdiva.com/2014/03/29/ive-been-in-liwa/) - Quite a lot over the last three months actually - mostly just boring run of the mill trips which you wouldn't find interesting (believe that if you will), however last weekend we had a pretty special trip which will possibly be the last big camping outing of the "season" for Oasis Offroad. We drove down
- [Time on Delma](https://thedesertdiva.com/2014/05/07/time-on-delma/) - Fresh (or maybe slightly smelly?) from two days offroading and camping in the Western Desert of the UAE, I headed north from Ghayathi towards the port of Jebel Dhanna and onwards to Delma Island. I had first heard about Delma, one of the "Desert Islands" of Al Gharabia (Western Region), Abu Dhabi, a few years
- [You know it's summer in the Middle East when....](https://thedesertdiva.com/2014/05/27/you-know-its-summer-in-the-middle-east-when-2/) - Summer is Here! Temps of 45C+ being recorded in Al Ain on a daily basis - never mind, in about 18 weeks it will start to cool down to around 40C in the daytime!
- [The Black and White Trip: Testing the FJ Cruiser Xtreme](https://thedesertdiva.com/2014/06/01/the-black-and-white-trip-testing-the-fj-cruiser-xtreme/) - Writing for magazines is not going to make me rich but sometimes an opportunity comes along which sweetens the task somewhat. A couple of months ago I was offered the chance to test drive the 2014 Toyota FJ Cruiser Xtreme for Outdoor UAE - the magazine is available today from all the usual outlets and
- [Real Estate in Al Ain](https://thedesertdiva.com/2014/09/09/real-estate-in-al-ain/) - Very soon, lots of newcomers who arrived in Al Ain at the end of the summer will have completed residency procedures and will now be able to rent their own villa or apartment. For many of us, the way things are done in the UAE are a million miles away from what we are accustomed
- [Umm As Sameem - December 2014](https://thedesertdiva.com/2014/12/27/umm-as-sameem-december-2014/) - This large area of wet/damp/sinking salty mud's name translates to "mother of all poisons/worries" and to the camel caravans long ago it would have been a formidable obstacle to cross. The "modern" explorer Sir Wilfred Thesiger was the first European to set eyes on this fabled sabkah and he mentions it in his 1959 book Arabian
- [Sunrise and Sunset in Oman - Dec 14](https://thedesertdiva.com/2014/12/28/sunrise-and-sunset-in-oman-dec-14/) - 8 nights, 9 days. 8 sunsets, 8 sunrises. 3 nights hotels, 5 nights camping. Here's the sunrise/sunset views from our tent and one from a walk along the beach at Salalah. I've included one or two late in the day shots with the last rays of sunlight kissing the dunes goodnight.
- [My Favourite Restaurant in Sanaiya, Al Ain](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/01/08/my-favourite-restaurant-in-sanaiya-al-ain/) - Many people never venture into the Industrial Area of Al Ain as it's very busy and the parking/driving can be a little chaotic, however there is nothing to fear and everything to find - you can read my original post on the area here. I am a big fan of Lebanese food and am often
- [Owlish](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/01/24/owlish/) - In response to The Daily Post's weekly photo challenge: "Express Yourself." Driving in the desert one autumn morning last year I startled an owl which then flew out of a bush and landed in a small sand bowl beside me. In five years of desert driving I'd never seen an owl in the sand and
- [H.H. Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Camel Festival 2015 - Sweihan 1st-14th February](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/02/04/h-h-sheikh-sultan-bin-zayed-al-nahyan-camel-festival-2015-sweihan-1st-14th-february/) - Having missed out on all but the last day of the Al Dhafra camel festival at New Year time, I was determined to attend a camel festival on my own doorstep! Sweihan is a small country town, some 50kms as the crow flies from Al Ain (but nearer 80 on the road) and like most
- [Sweihan Camel Festival Revisited - Twice](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/02/25/sweihan-camel-festival-revisited-twice/) - Having had such a great day on my first visit to HH Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Camel Festival 2015, I was keen to return with a group of friends. The ladies of the Tuesday morning coffee accompanied me on my first foray back - and once more our wonderful guide Ali looked after our group.
- [Short Break at Al Aqah, Fujairah](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/03/22/short-break-at-al-aqah-fujairah/) - Even a DESERT Diva likes a weekend at the seaside, although ours was a mid-week break. We travelled from Al Ain to Khor Kalba, taking the E102 through the mountains (it is a dual carriageway with crash barriers so it isn't like a "real" mountain road) from Wadi Al Helo. First stop was the bridge
- [Long Term Test: Koni Shocks and King Springs: Report 1](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/03/22/long-term-test-koni-shocks-and-king-springs-report-1/) - March 2015 We've had the "car with no name" for almost 2 years now and in that time its seen some pretty heavy overlanding action - from the high dunes of the Empty Quarter to uneven sabkhas, not forgetting a hundred and one gatch tracks. The springs we originally fitted had started to sag so
- [Jeep FUNatic 2015 - Report and Photos](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/03/23/jeep-funatic-2015-report-and-photos/) - 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 Ain, near one of
- [World Heritage Day 2015 - Al Ain Event](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/04/16/world-heritage-day-2015-al-ain-event/) - 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 Authority) are holding a series of free workshops between
- [The Desert Diva All At Sea (Al Gharabia Watersport Festival 2015)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/05/02/the-desert-diva-all-at-sea-al-gharabia-watersport-festival-2015/) - I finally made it along to this well-established festival - and I wish I had made the effort to attend this before! All of the festivals organised by the government of the Western Region are good, but this one is unique and very special. The official times are 12 noon to 10pm but most people
- [Xazu -SOLD!](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/05/04/xazu-for-sale/) - 2000 Nissan Patrol SWB (1999 model) 4.5 litre carburettor (new carburettor costing 3000aed fitted less than 5000 kms ago) Manual - new clutch fitted autumn 2014 Extra large aluminimum petrol tank (by Al Shiba) - holds 133 litres (great for long overlands) Totally repainted April 2013 and kept under shade since then 389,000kms (I have
- [Visit Abu Dhabi!](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/05/17/visit-abu-dhabi/) - There is never a dull moment in the UAE, or at least not in my life here - I am currently training to be an Abu Dhabi Tour Guide in preparation for item 3 on this blog. We were shown this video as part of our first workshop - hope you enjoy it as much
- [Souq Al Qattara - Al Ain](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/05/26/souq-al-qattara-al-ain/) - Situated within one of the Oases which form the third of Al Ain's Unesco Site, Al Qattara Souq is a bustling centre for food, entertainment and commerce every Thursday and Friday evenings throughout the winter. Note: This coming weekend, 28th and 29th May is this season's finale. Music and dancing are very much part of
- [Radisson Blu Fujairah](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/07/15/radisson-blu-fujairah/) - I was pleased to give some off-road info to the team at the Radisson Blu blog; although Fujairah is not a sandy emirate there are still plenty of opportunities to get off the beaten track and experience the great outdoors there http://blog.radissonblu.com/fujairahs-best-outdoor-activities-2/ Fujairah is a great weekend destination for UAE residents - around 2.5 hours
- [Green](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/07/17/green/) - I have been an expat for over 6 years now and most of my infrequent visits to Scotland seem to have been in April or August/September. Scotland has four distinct seasons, although some may argue it has only two (Winter then Summer which normally comprises one hot day in July). It's important to escape the
- [My ADIHEX Virtual Shopping List!](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/09/11/my-adihex-virtual-shopping-list/) - ADIHEX is not just about culture and heritage, falconry and camels - it is about shopping for some really cool stuff! If I had the cash then I would be leaving with this cool stuff today The event continues today til 10pm and tomorrow from 11am to 10pm! Don't miss it!!! I will be around
- [Sharjah Archaelogical Museum](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/09/13/sharjah-archaelogical-museum/) - Our second day of museums in Sharjah found us exploring the one we have most wanted to go to. The Emirate of Sharjah is so much more than the small city north of Dubai - it extends to over 2500 square kilometres; is the third largest of the seven Emirates which make up the UAE;
- [Sharjah Heritage Museum](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/09/13/sharjah-heritage-museum/) - You will find a cluster of museums in the Al Mareija area of Sharjah, close to the creek and not far away from the town centre either. Parking is at a premium here but when you find a space you can be assured that there is plenty to do to make the search worthwhile. Sharjah
- [Meet My Saluki!](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/11/12/meet-my-saluki/) - I have not had much time to blog lately as I have been busy house training and walking our lovely new Saluki. I had been planning acquiring a rescue Saluki later in the year and so had signed up on rehoming sites as well as touching base with some of the main people in these
- [Gazelle in the UAE](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/03/07/7997/) - The deserts of the UAE are not as empty as you might think; there are areas of sand where there many plants grow and it is here you might spot some wildlife, such as these gazelle I snapped on my reconnaissance drive for the Dark Skies Challenge 2016. You can find more of my pictures
- [UB-Cool Photo Competition](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/05/09/ub-cool-photo-competition/) - My friends over at UB-Cool are holding a photo competition for the most "Amazing Adventure Photo." If like me, you have many thousands of fabulous snaps sitting languishing on your hard drive it may be worth a trawl through them in the hope of winning one of the great prizes. GoPro Cameras, Oakley Sunglasses and
- [Madinat Zayed GPS Waypoints for All Sorts of Useful Stuff](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/05/15/madinat-zayed-gps-waypoints-for-all-sorts-of-useful-stuff/) - Following on from a similar post I created when I lived in Al Ain, here is the lowdown on Madinat Zayed. If there is anything I have missed then please mention it in the comments below and I will add it to version 2! These can also be found in the files
- [Liwa Date Festival Photo Competition](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/07/28/liwa-date-festival-photo-competition/) - 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 favourite(s) - or even them all! Much appreciated! https://www.instagram.com/p/BIZrxo_gnlN/?taken-by=thedesertdivauae https://www.instagram.com/p/BIZADOkAVyk/?taken-by=thedesertdivauae
- [Expedition: Umm As Sameem and Empty Quarter](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/09/11/expedition-umm-as-sameem-and-empty-quarter/) - Last week I blogged about our upcoming Rub Al Khali and Umm As Sameem Trip, a two and a half day, two night tour to one of the most remote areas in Oman. Just south of the Umm As Sameem, in fact all over the southern empty quarter, there are many dune massifs, locally called
- [Rahaal Racing](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/10/07/rahaal-racing/) - The cool season is upon us and although we go to the desert year round, the best time to visit is early winter or spring. Here's a clip of my beloved Rahaal stretching his legs in the desert. Big thanks to Clive Delves of CD Productions for capturing this footage while we were on the
- [Gluten Free Desert](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/03/03/gluten-free-desert/) - You may think that I have misspelled a word in the title or perhaps be expecting a recipe for GF chocolate brownies or some other treat, but the title is actually a nod to my becoming, somewhat suddenly, gluten-intolerant in the closing days of 2016. I was very unwell in January, losing 8kgs in 5
- [Tag-A-Long Desert Expeditions (21-10-16)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/10/18/tag-a-long-desert-expeditions-21-10-16/) - 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 Interchange) Briefing Time: 1345 hrs
- [Trip Report: Desert Diva Tag-A-Long Tour #3: National Day UAE](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/12/11/trip-report-desert-diva-tag-a-long-tour-3-national-day-uae/) - 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 well as a visit to a fort and
- [Oman Desert and Wadi Trip for the Holiday Weekend (21-23 April 2017)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/04/16/oman-desert-and-wadi-trip-for-the-holiday-weekend-21-23-april-2017/) - The last public holiday before the summer is to celebrate Israa Wal Miraj (The Prophet's Acension) and although it is likely to fall on Monday 24th April (subject to moon sighting) the UAE has already declared Sunday 23rd to be a day off for all government sector workers. Why not make the most of your
- [Madinat Zayed: Bread Shop](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/03/07/madinat-zayed-bread-shop/) - It doesn't take long to discover some of the best shops in a small city like Madinat Zayed. The other week as I was waiting for some photocopying to be done I came upon this wonderful roti shop. These two bakers from Pakistan, who speak a little English, will make you bread in a couple
- [The Pink Ladies](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/06/12/the-pink-ladies/) - This may surprise some of my regular readers, but I don't spend ALL of my time in the desert. Being a "trailing expat wife" means I have limited work options here in the UAE, but I do like to keep busy, and I'd like to tell you about a project I have been involved with
- [Life in Al Ain: Part 1 - Shopping - Updated 2015](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/08/02/life-in-al-ain-part-1-shopping-updated-2015/) - If you are new to Al Ain, one thing that will strike you quite quickly, is that addresses are not used as they are in the west. The streets/areas are numbered as are villas and apartments, however if you are taking delivery of something this will mean nothing to the truck driver. What he will
- [Life In Al Ain: Part 2 - hotels - updated 2015](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/08/03/life-in-al-ain-part-2-hotels-updated-2015/) - When I first came here, I was given the advice "remember you are in a foreign country and things can happen slowly and differently to back home. You can fight it and get angry and have a dreadful time here, or you can accept the cultural differences and choose to make the most of your
- [Life in Al Ain: Part 3a- Leisure and Recreation](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/08/06/life-in-al-ain-part-3a-leisure-and-recreation/) - It's very easy to clock up 500kms+ per week if you do a school run, combined with shopping, leisure etc, so it makes sense to live near your work, the schools, or the place you will spend most of your time off, be it a mall, a hotel, a park or in my case, the
- [Life in Al Ain: Part 4 Officialdom](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/08/10/life-in-al-ain-part-4-officialdom/) - It's a good idea to be prepared before you visit any official/government department here in the UAE. Rules change frequently, and just because your colleague needed only the original of a particular document last week, doesn't mean that you won't need a photocopies as well as the original today! There are photocopying machines in most
- [Life In Al Ain: Part 5a a different world](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/08/10/life-in-al-ain-part-5a-a-different-world/) - If you are coming here from a country with a high minimum wage, you will be amazed how many people are employed here to do seemingly menial tasks. Many of these service workers earn 1000aed per month or less - most of which they send back to their families in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh to name
- [Life In Al Ain: 5b A Different World - Weddings](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/08/12/life-in-al-ain-5b-a-different-world-weddings/) - I've been lucky enough to attend four local weddings here, all very different from our ones back home. I've sat in a marquee pitched along a street, a wedding hall, a hotel and also the AD National Exhibition Centre. The biggest difference is segregation; the men and women celebrate separately, sometimes in different rooms/tents at
- [Life as a "trailing spouse" in the UAE](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/09/23/life-as-a-trailing-spouse-in-the-uae/) - The Middle East is a completely different world, and there are many misconceptions, here's a few things said to me before I came out here to live"you'll have to wear a black sack and cover your face" "you'll have to walk five paces behind your husband and keep your gaze to the ground" "you won't
- [Life in Al Ain Part 6: Further resources](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/08/20/life-in-al-ain-further-resources/) - Updated 18th June 2014 If you are one of the many people who have signed a contract for a job here and are just waiting for the air tickets, try to do some research before you get here - it's time well spent and will help you settle in quicker. Thanks to the magic of
- [Sign of The Times](https://thedesertdiva.com/2014/01/05/sign-of-the-times/) - The times they are a changing. The shops/stores/workshops in Sanaiya used to all have huge, often garish, brightly coloured signs illuminated by internal fluorescent lighting, but a recent edict from the government has seen a move towards standardization. Whenever a business trading license is renewed, the owner has three months to upgrade/update his sign. Throughout
- [One to One Ayn Al Fayda Resort - Al Ain](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/01/29/one-to-one-ayn-al-fayda-resort-al-ain/) - Not many expats know about this park, or so it would seem. We've lived 7 minute's drive away from it for over five years but apart from having a meal in the restaurant, have never ventured further. Of course it was closed for refurbishment for two of those years; but that's no reason to have
- [Shop and Ship UAE](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/02/09/shop-and-ship-uae/) - Sometimes as an expat you want/need to buy something which is unavailable locally - this is less of a problem in the UAE than many other places, but there are still times you can't get hold of a must-have item! A possible solution to the problem, particularly if it is a low weight item, is
- [PINK Mondays at Euroasion Salon, Al Ain](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/10/12/pink-mondays-at-euroasion-salon-al-ain/) - For three years now, Gina, owner of Euroasion Salon in Al Ain has made an effort to mark the International Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. This year is no exception and her salon is decorated in the campaign's signature colour - pink - for the month. Why not drop in and see Gina and
- [Tag-A-Long Desert Expedition (04-11-16)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/10/23/tag-a-long-desert-expeditions-04-11-16/) - 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 hours from Al Ain) Finish time: approx 1430 hrs
- [On Our Horizon: New Year, New Adventure!](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/11/22/on-our-horizon-new-year-new-adventure/) - 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 Events and Adventures to enable us remain
- [Journey to the South Western Corner of The UAE](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/05/21/journey-to-the-south-west-corner-of-the-uae/) - Mike Nott, author of Advanced Off-Road Adventure Routes UAE & Oman, kindly included a couple of routes of mine in the second edition of the book. Here is the story of the original recce trip for one of them which was originally printed in OutdoorUAE magazine back in January 2014. Most of the photos are
- [Summer Desert Driving in the UAE (And Oman!)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/05/10/summer-desert-driving-in-the-uae-and-oman/) - Many moons ago, when we first started driving off-road in the UAE, many people told us that Liwa is a no-no for off-roaders during the summer. They said that the extreme heat of 50C+ coupled with soft sand made the area too dangerous for anything other than winter trips. "Don't do it, you'll die," some
- [Liwa Date Festival 2016 - Includes Suggested Liwa Itinerary and Special Swim Lunch Deal at Liwa Hotel (includes GPS)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/07/14/liwa-date-festival-2016-includes-suggested-liwa-itinerary-and-special-swim-lunch-deal-at-liwa-hotel-includes-gps-2/) - 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? Here's an itinerary for
- [New Road from Hasik to Shuwaymia (including downloadable route)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2014/12/28/new-road-from-hasik-to-shuwaymia/) - In the past residents of Shuwaymia wishing to travel to Hasik have had to drive a tortuous 450 km to reach there - or go by sea - this, despite there being less than 70kms between the two settlements as the Verraux's Eagle flies, so to speak. In January 2014 a new stretch of road
- [Planning for Autumn and Winter in Liwa](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/07/31/planning-for-autumn-and-winter-in-liwa/) - The "Liwa Season" is approaching - only 9 weeks or so from now and the weather will be considerably less hot and for those going offroad, the sand will hopefully have firmed up a bit. Whether it be the beauty of the majestic dunes, the clear starry skies, or the challenge of some of
- [Oman Scouting Trip : Desert, Sabkah and Sea](https://thedesertdiva.com/2017/03/07/oman-scouting-trip-desert-sabkah-and-sea/) - I never need much encouragement to go and explore out-of-the-way places in Oman - it's a big country and there are lots of opportunities to get off the beaten track - so it was no chore to load up the car last week and head southwards into the Wahiba Sands, Barr Al Hickman Peninsula and
- [Summer in the (Oasis) City](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/07/29/summer-in-the-oasis-city/) - 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 June, but I
- [Madinat Zayed's Best Electric Retailer](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/07/28/madinat-zayeds-best-electric-retailer/) - 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 Dhabi to get one;
- [Don and Sue's Excellent Liwa Adventure](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/05/16/don-and-sues-excellent-liwa-adventure/) - 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 - Shams Power Station The google screenshot
- [Sunday Saluki Snapshot #2](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/05/22/sunday-saluki-snapshot-2/) - One of the great things about living so close to the desert is that we can give our dogs a chance for a good run - Rahhal can run at 48kph and once Ramlah's legs are a bit longer I think she might be able to keep up!
- [Sunday Saluki Snapshot #3](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/05/29/sunday-saluki-snapshot-3/) - You might have noticed we spend quite a bit of time in the desert - and our dogs love it too! This snap was taken the other night when it was an unusually cool 34C at 5pm - just 20 minutes away from our house.
- [Sunday Saluki Snapshot #3](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/06/05/sunday-saluki-snapshot-3-2/) - With daytime temps reaching 40-42C and Madinat Zayed being situated more than 100kms from the sea, we did not really expect to see fog at this time of year. My hubby took this picture on his early morning walk with the dogs - I always mean to join him but after a weekend in the
- [Sunday Saluki Snapshot #4](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/06/14/sunday-saluki-snapshot-4/) - Ok, so it's Tuesday! On holiday in a freezing cold and wet Scotland so all behind with everything. Rahhal resting in the shade at the Qasr Al Sarab, during the ADDC back in April. Wish I was warm now!
- [Flying from the UAE to Edinburgh, Scotland](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/06/18/flying-from-the-uae-to-edinburgh-scotland/) - I made my annual pilgrimage to Scotland last week – and what a dreadful journey I had. It got me thinking that perhaps I should research the main options for this route to help some of my family who are scheduled to visit me later in the year make the best possible choice. Here
- [Rings on My Fingers.....](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/09/07/rings-on-my-fingers/) - Not everyone knows this but sometimes I work for TV production companies assisting with research, and one such project took me to the Dubai Souq early last month. Often you will make a serendipitous find in the search for something else and that is exactly what happened when I walked through the door of Diyhan
- [Weekly Photo Challenge: Symbol](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/07/16/weekly-photo-challenge-symbol/) - In response to The Daily Post's weekly photo challenge: "Symbol." The Forth Rail Bridge is one of the most recognisable symbols of my home country, Scotland. Did you know our banks print their own GBP banknotes which are accepted tender throughout Scotland and often in England too? The Forth Bridge features on the
- [Some Great Books About the UAE](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/11/23/some-great-books-about-the-uae/) - 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 their malls and all-you-can-eat brunches you will find a
- [Weekly Photo Challenge: From Every Angle](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/08/31/weekly-photo-challenge-from-every-angle/) - In response to this week's WPC - From Every Angle I've had the pleasure of attending Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority's "Arabic Coffee Masterclass" today. As expected it was very interesting; would you believe there are 91 points of etiquette in the serving and receiving of "ghawa"? Coffee is brewed in a dallah; each
- [My Favourite Car Accessory Shop in Madinat Zayed](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/06/08/my-favourite-car-accessory-shop-in-madinat-zayed/) - I have already blogged about what I believe to be the best auto repair shop in the Western Region; I thought now I would add in the best place to buy auto accessories, although I appreciate that you may have a less acute need for a set of car mats or a bottle of car
- [Xazu (my car) Gets a Deep Clean](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/02/06/xazu-my-car-gets-a-deep-clean/) - As an offroader, having a car that is highly polished and in showroom condition is not normally a priority. I am proud of my car but it's because of where it can go, rather than how it looks. BUT..... after 10 days in Oman over Christmas even I had to admit she was looking in
- [UAE National Day Weekend 2012](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/12/11/uae-national-day-weekend-2012/) - The Emiratis are immensely proud of their country and all it has acheived in such a short space of time - and so they should be.Every year, they mark the occasion of the UAE's birthday - this year it was 41 - in style, with lights on lots of major buildings, fireworks, shows, displays, and
- [Two Centre Summer Holiday (Part One: Madinat Zayed)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/08/24/two-centre-summer-holiday-part-one-madinat-zayed/) - I couldn't wait til the cool season, Liwa was calling so loudly I had to pay attention and go. August is not ideal camping weather in the UAE, so we stayed for two nights at Madinat Zayed in the Tilal Liwa Hotel followed by another two in the Liwa Hotel, Misairah, all paid for with
- [Today's the day: Super Special Stage ADDC](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/04/01/todays-the-day-super-special-stage-addc/) - After months of planning and waiting - and not just the competitors - today is the day that the wheels start turning on the 2012 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. This morning sees the drivers' briefing, which my marshal team will attend, then a quick dash down to Marina Mall to help with the set up for
- [The Scottish Trip](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/02/18/the-scottish-trip/) - Forgive me readers, it's a bit overdue, but I've been busy living life to the full...... Last year we did a "late late Burn's night trip" and this was such a success we decided to run it again this year. The musical hit of last year was "Donald where's your Troosers", so this year our event
- [The Car with No Name](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/05/16/the-car-with-no-name/) - Our FJ was piling on the KMs, and we sadly had concluded that it no longer suited our needs - we needed something bigger for our long overland planned for October this year. So we sold it to our friends - having told them of its flaws idiosyncrasies, which were not many, and checked with
- [The Back Side Border Expedition](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/11/20/the-back-side-border-expedition/) - In the UAE when giving directions we don't say "it's round the back of", instead the phrase "go to back side mall" "back side hotel" etc is used. So last week I ticked off another Middle East Bucket List item when a group of us drove down the "backside" of the UAE border with Oman.
- [Petrolhead Paradise](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/01/08/petrolhead-paradise/) - One of my New Year Resolutions is to blog at least twice a week, so here goes.... There is a huge event at Moreeb Dune in Liwa on the first weekend of every year, and we were lucky enough to go along to it. UAEoffroaders had arranged some pre-erected tents with power and light and
- [Offroading in All its Forms - Updated October 2014](https://thedesertdiva.com/2014/10/08/offroading-in-all-its-forms-updated-october-2014/) - I'm often being asked "will you take me offroading with you"? This begs the question - how does one define offroading in Arabia? For some people are chuffed to bits just driving up a gatch track (gatch is an arabic word for a special kind of limestone which these tracks are traditionally made from) or
- [National Day in Liwa with my Saluki!](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/12/07/national-day-in-liwa-with-my-saluki/) - The UAE celebrated it's 44th National Day on the second of December and most people had a five day break. We opted to go to Liwa with friends and had a rather magical time in the UAE desert, with campfires, starry skies and sightseeing. Here's our trip from Rahhal's point of view!
- [My October](https://thedesertdiva.com/2014/12/18/my-october/) - I have got SO far behind with my blogging.... here's some of the highlights which have kept me from my keyboard! October saw us waking up in Istanbul, Turkey, at the end of an adventurous 8 day holiday which you can read about in this month's Oasis Living Magazine. No sooner was I home than
- [Movin' Metal](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/01/20/movin-metal/) - Once upon a time, there was a landcruiser, that caught fire on the nagrah dune in Sweihan. It lay there, lonely and unwanted for a long long time. (Well apart from the engine, that disappeared quite quickly!) One day two friends noticed that someone had dragged it about 100m further down the sand dune. That
- [Marina's Desert Kitchen](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/09/24/marinas-desert-kitchen/) - People who know me are aware that sometimes I do a bit of cooking in the desert.... Boxing Day Brunch 2011 Breakfast in Arada (Liwa), ADDC April 2012 A friend once commented that after a bad experience wadi camping where everybody was cold and uncomfortable
- [Epic Liwa: Blood Sweat and Tears!](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/09/27/epic-liwa-blood-sweat-and-tears/) - Following on from the great success of my last route scouting trip in Liwa just three weeks ago (which you will be able to read about in the October issue of OutdoorUAE magazine), I was keen to do even more. I dashed off an email to some adventurous desert drivers and before we knew it
- [Introducing the Viking Explorer to "real" dune driving](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/01/14/introducing-the-viking-explorer-to-real-dune-driving/) - It's not often I have a free weekend, but after committing to a really big drive, then having to cancel it due to standing-by for some work, which didn't materialise, on Friday I was left without anyone to go to the desert with (believe that if you will.....). For many a month I have been
- [Insuring a Vehicle in the UAE](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/01/07/insuring-a-vehicle-in-the-uae/) - Where to buy vehicle insurance ; At a licencing station - each has a few insurance vendors Online - some of the larger companies offer websites where it is possible to purchase your policy instantly From a broker - this can get you a cheaper price, great service, and extra assistance if things go wrong.
- [Experiencing Arabian Heritage: The Real Deal](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/12/28/experiencing-arabian-heritage-the-real-deal/) - This morning I woke up in the desert, just a few minutes after 7, in time to enjoy a beautiful sunrise - although not quite as beautiful as the sunset last night Overnight, at 2am to be precise, we had a shower of rain, quite heavy at first, reminiscent of many a Scottish camping holiday.
- [Emirates Desert Championship Round 6](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/03/08/emirates-desert-championship-round-6/) - For the final time this season, I marshaled at the EDC event, held near Labab, Dubai Emirate. As always there was a good turnout of cars, bikes and quads from all over the UAE and this time Dakar Winner Marc Coma (#165) also took part, along with his KTM team-mate, locally based Sam Sunderland (#83).
- [Emirates Desert Championship Round 5](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/02/24/emirates-desert-championship-round-5/) - Held on Friday 13th February at Lisalli, the fifth round out of six, saw a large field of bikes, cars and quads take to the sand dunes to compete in this popular event. Once more stationed at the most remote PC on the moto, I did not get the chance to take many photos as
- [Emirates Desert Championship 2015 Round 4](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/01/16/emirates-desert-championship-2015-round-4/) - The Emirates Desert Championship (EDC) has been held monthly throughout the winter, at various locations in the UAE. After 3 rounds in the Emirate of Dubai it was the turn of Umm Al Quwain to host round 4 and this morning before sunrise around 100 bikes and cars converged on Baja HQ to "do battle"
- [Eid Fundraising Camping Trip](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/11/12/eid-fundraising-camping-trip/) - The Pink Ladies needed a new sewing machine and scissors, as well as a float to buy some cash for materials (Tawam reimburse us for the fabric etc but having our own float means that none of our ladies are ever out of pocket). So the challenge was to raise about 1300AED, and I didn't have
- [Catching up due to lack of 3G: Days one and two](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/04/06/catching-up-due-to-lack-of-3g-days-one-and-two/) - Day 1 started off by attending drivers brief at Yas Marina, really interesting and informative and a chance to see the rally from the driver’s side. We then headed off down to the prologue at the Marina Mall, then quickly dashed away to get the first of our offroad drives in – taking the rally
- [ADDC: Days three and four](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/04/07/addc-days-three-and-four/) - We had a great drive out of the dunes on Tuesday, following the rally route with a some adventure on the way! We got back to the bivouac at about 8pm, where I was reunited with my lovely hubby, who had driven straight down to Liwa after his 3 week offshore rota, and we enjoyed a wee
- [Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2015 - Super Special Stage](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/04/13/abu-dhabi-desert-challenge-2015-super-special-stage/) - The long-awaited 25th Edition of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge started with the usual Super Special Stage on Saturday 28th March. Unlike previous years, when it had been held on a rough gravel track, this year it took place on the Yas Marina. The motorbikes and quads did not compete round the circuit (as they
- [Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2015 - Special Stage 3 - Bikes and Quads](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/04/15/abu-dhabi-desert-challenge-2015-special-stage-3-bikes-and-quads/) - After a reasonably restful night - we were camping in dunes just beyond the bivouac so we didn't have to listen to rally cars being re-assembled for half the night - it was time to pick up our cameramen and head onto the course. This was the day we could sleep in - we didn't
- [Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2015 - Special Stage 3 - Auto](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/04/15/abu-dhabi-desert-challenge-2015-special-stage-3-auto/) - We were positioned in a brilliant place for catching the action - particularly the cars! This is the last day I took photos SS4 saw a scorchingly hot day with high winds, so I decided not to risk my camera jamming in the sandstorm. SS5 was abandoned before it ever started - a huge sandstorm
- [Pictures of Scotland 2016: Part Two](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/06/29/pictures-of-scotland-2016-part-two/) - Following on from yesterday's blog - I hope you enjoy part two
- [Pictures of Scotland 2016: Part one](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/06/28/pictures-of-scotland-2016-part-one/) - Just returned to the sandpit after 17 days in my native Scotland. Despite the bad weather I managed to take lots of photos from the beautiful to the slightly quirky and others which could only be taken in the "Auld Country." Here's the first half - hope you enjoy them! If you click on an
- [Off-Road Events In Las Vegas Beyond Casinos And Entertainment](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/04/12/off-road-events-in-las-vegas-beyond-casinos-and-entertainment/) - For many people in the world Las Vegas is mainly connected to its shining fervent nightlife, beautiful casinos and dynamic life rhythm. Actually, this is the most popular face of Las Vegas. However, for tourists who plan to visit this American city there’s much more to see: Natural parks Mountain hiking Motorcycle events Sports events
- [Oman Observer Article](https://thedesertdiva.com/2016/02/21/7941/) - Last weekend, while I was busy dragging over 100 people to the Dark Skies Area in the Western Desert of the UAE, the Oman Observer published this article. If you want to read it and the screen grabs are too small please click on the link below. Observer Weekend Feb 16
- [Weekly Photo Challenge: Extra (Ordinary)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/10/19/weekly-photo-challenge-extra-ordinary/) - In response to WPC - extraordinary What could be more ordinary than a duck walking along the edge of a man-made pond? Except this pond is part of a fish farm..... in the desert! On the edge of the empty quarter no less.
- [Eid Al Adha 2015: Offroading in Oman](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/09/26/eid-al-adha-2015-offroading-in-oman/) - Part One One of the biggest challenges of the weekend was clearing the Oman border; the UAE had its act together and departures were processed quickly (even although the ticket machine was not working). Everyone in our party had got up very early to be there about 4.45am; one car took 30 minutes to clear
- [Weekly Photo Challenge: Today Was A Good Day](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/08/22/weekly-photo-challenge-today-was-a-good-day/) - In response to The Daily Post's weekly photo challenge: "Today Was a Good Day." This week's WPC challenges us to put together a slide show where we share a series of photographs. They can be snippets from a "real" perfect day, or a slideshow of favourite things - I have put together an imaginary day. You
- [Weekly Photo Challenge: Monochromatic](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/09/18/weekly-photo-challenge-monochromatic/) - In response to this week's theme of Monochromatic Many people think that we inhabitants of the deserts in the Middle East, experience perpetual sunshine. This is not true, we have quite changeable weather, with occasional thunderstorms, hailstorms (brief, and the hailstones melt quickly) and sandstorms. The worst sandstorm I have ever seen descended on the
- [Searching for a photo: surprise find #1](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/08/24/searching-for-a-photo-surprise-find-1/) - Sometimes when you are searching for one particular photo, you find something complete different. An image which takes you back months, or maybe years, to a special trip, or a day out. I snapped this man moving his camel on a partially opened section of the Hasik to Shuwaymia road in October 2013.
- [Jebel Akhdar Summer 2015](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/08/18/jebel-akhdar-summer-2015/) - The cool summer temperatures at the top of the green mountain keep calling me back; after enduring 45-50C in Al Ain for the last couple of months it is a very pleasant feeling to walk in the sunshine in temps of 28-32C! I led a group consisting mainly of Oasis Offroad colleagues plus a couple
- [My Jebel Akhdar Tree](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/08/18/my-jebel-akhdar-tree/) - This tree can be found clinging onto the rocks, high above the village of Hayl Al Hadab, Jebel Akhdar.
- [Dusk at Dayqah Dam](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/02/06/dusk-at-dayqah-dam/) - Day 7 Tuesday: Another half day trip, originally planned to go straight to Wadi Dayqah Dam and people watch until the sun went down. I chose the route over the moutain and it looked even more spectacular/scary from the other side. Great way to cut out a few kms of busy traffic, especially if you have
- [Supermoon at Dibba](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/06/26/supermoon-at-dibba/) - I hadn't ventured very far since my run-in with the camel, so we planned a weekend on the Oman side of Dibba to co-incide with the largest and brightest full moon of 2013. Deviating from our normal route to the East Coast, we headed to Musandam via Dubai and made it to Dibba by late
- [You Know You're an Expat Kid From the Middle East or Have Been When...](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/07/15/you-know-youre-an-expat-kid-from-the-middle-east-or-have-been-when/) - This is so true for a lot of kids (and quite a few for adults)
- [Men in Kilts and other Scottish Sights](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/08/18/men-in-kilts-and-other-scottish-sights/) - I had the pleasure of being at the 136th Nairn Highland Games today. We had typical Scottish weather, that is a bit of rain, the odd gust of wind and a good bit of summer sunshine which must have made it a bit warm for those participating in the Nairn Half Marathon. A wide range
- [Sri Lanka '13 - Great Railway Journey in the Mid Country](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/08/19/sri-lanka-13-great-railway-journey-in-the-mid-country/) - Sorry I've been gone so long, I've been living life to the full ......... on the Resplendant Island. Since my post in July I've had articles posted in both Oasis Living and Outdoor UAE magazines, and September will see another article printed in Oasis Living, this time an overview of our amazing 17 day trip
- [Weekly Photo Challenge: Beneath Your Feet](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/08/09/weekly-photo-challenge-beneath-your-feet/) - https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/beneath-your-feet/ As I wander over the desert I often step out of the car and look at patterns made by the beautiful multi-tonal sand of the Empty Quarter. Individual grains borne on the wind come from - who knows where? Although I am at home in the desert of the UAE, when back in the
- [Weekly Photo Challenge: Close Up (a case of mistaken identity)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/07/29/weekly-photo-challenge-close-up-a-case-of-mistaken-identity/) - In response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Close Up Another weekly photo challenge entry from the land of my birth. Now this, at first glance, may look like a thistle, the national emblem of Scotland, it is in fact Common Knapweed! This photo was taken near Aberdeen Harbour in July 2015.
- [Weekly Photo Challenge: Half and Half](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/07/19/7006/) - In response to the weekly photo challenge half and half We are back in Scotland for a few weeks to see family and oversee a new kitchen fitted in our flat. We decided to do the finishing ourselves - when we had our old house in Strichen we were always redecorating (maybe because we had
- [Pictures of Scotland:Odd one out?](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/07/14/odd-one-out/) - Just had to share this amazing photo taken by my hubby yesterday south of Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire.
- [Fowlsheugh RSPB Reserve](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/07/13/fowlsheugh-rspb-reserve/) - Fowlsheugh is a nature reserve in the North East of Scotland, run by the RSBP (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds). You will find it just south of Stonehaven, some 30 minutes drive from Aberdeen. Fowlsheugh is one of the largest seabird colonies in Scotland; many thousands of birds such as seagulls, kittiwakes, shags, cormorants,
- [The End is Nigh - for 2011!](https://thedesertdiva.com/2011/12/30/the-end-is-nigh-for-2011/) - Has been a while since I posted - but as usual, I am living life to the full.... Now where has 2011 gone? It seems just a few weeks ago that Cam and I took in the New Year round a campfire with our friends at UAEoffroaders! This year has seen me drive thousands of
- [Happy New Year!](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/01/02/happy-new-year/) - It hasn't been long since my last post, so for once no apologies necessary, but I have been living life to the full.... on the other side of the empty quarter. So what should an expat do on Hogmanay? We thought we would take in the New Year in a different country, so we headed
- [Empty Nest](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/01/14/empty-nest/) - Yesterday my younger son, Cameron, left the UAE to go back to the UK permanently. So I've got an empty nest, and it's a quiet house. There aren't many opportunities for young expat lads in the UAE, many return to their home countries for their last years of school and for University, so he hasn't
- [You know it's summer in the Middle East when....](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/05/21/you-know-its-summer-in-the-middle-east-when/) - Washing on the line dries, or should I say "bakes" in 30 minutes There is no such thing as cold water.... unless it's out of your fridge (tapwater currently about 36C) You get up at 6.30am to sweep and tidy the garden.... to take advantage of the "cool" mornings when it is only about 30C. And
- [Dibba (or Daba)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/06/03/dibba-or-daba/) - Following on from my recent blog on Khasab, which is accessed from the West side of Mussandam, here's the Bruce lowdown on Dibba, on the East Side.*IMPORTANT UPDATE: you can only cross the UAE checkpoint if you have a hotel or dhow cruise booking. You should have this in writing, and you should send a
- [Salalah Camels and Coos](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/07/23/salalah-camels-and-coos/) - This is an easy to prepare blog for me - over the past week I have worked on my Salalah series, and those which have routes and waypoints attached take quite a bit of work. So for those who have asked to see some more photos of our trip, thanks for giving me an excuse
- [Salalah Birds and Beasties](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/07/27/salalah-birds-and-beasties/) - Another easy blog for me - some of the lovely (and one not so lovely) creatures we encountered. Gorgeous dragonfly captured by my hubby, Neil Bruce. Lots of geckos even a little white one A seabird - quieter than the scurries in the NE of Scotland. unless you scare them en masse. Some flamingos and a
- [Salalah: the bits I missed](https://thedesertdiva.com/2012/07/27/salalah-the-bits-i-missed/) - Remember the "Sunscreen Song" by Baz Luhrmaan back in 1999? Well my advice to you is 'WEAR INSECT REPELLENT". You cannot believe how many beasties are queueing up to taste your blood! Even covering ourselves with insect repellent we managed to accumulate about half a dozen bites each, so pack some bite relief cream and some antiseptic cream too!
- [Normal Service Will Resume This Week](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/01/01/normal-service-will-resume-this-week/) - After a few weeks without writing a blog, I've scheduled some time over the next ten days to update you on my adventures. Been lots of places and seen some amazing things so have lots of material and photos to share with you. Happy New Year everybody!
- [Christmas by The Sea: Muscat](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/01/07/christmas-by-the-sea-muscat/) - We had considered going home for Christmas, but in the end circumstances made it impractical, so the question was what could we do and where could we go to make the occasion special? Our traditional family morning involved taking both cars out to the dunes and opening our presents there, then home, or to a
- [Shipbuilding - Omani Style](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/01/08/shipbuilding-omani-style/) - Following on from my blog about Christmas in Muscat and Sur, I want to share some more photos and information with you about the Sur dhow building yard. As soon as you enter the gate you see the "raw materials store". Where on earth has all this wood come from? I suppose it arrived
- [Sand and Water Highlights of 2012](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/01/09/sand-and-water-highlights-of-2012/) - For me 2012 was the year that passed at warp speed. Every time I looked at the calendar another month seemed to have passed by! January: Having officially become "empty nesters" after Cameron's return to Scotland to live with his Groovy Gran, we took advantage of our new found freedom to do some long distance
- [Interesting Ibri](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/01/30/interesting-ibri/) - I was offered the chance to stay in Muscat again for a few days so, this morning headed across the border, and meandered my way across the plains and mountains to the Indian Ocean. My first stop was Dhank, I’d previously passed the sign many times and pondered if it lived up to its name
- [Sur - Muscat](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/02/04/sur-muscat/) - I had planned only one night in Sur but was so tired after my day in Wadi Shab (walked/scrambled/waded 6kms approx!) that I stayed another night at the Sur Plaza. On Saturday my friend had told me that bad weather was forecast for Sur in the latter part of the day, and at 1.30am on
- [Sri Lanka '13: Kandy](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/08/27/sri-lanka-13-kandy/) - Our host in Sri Lanka resides in Kandy and we were lucky enough to be a guest in his lovely home for a few nights. Kandy is the second largest city in SL after Colombo, the capital of the Central Provice and the home of the Temple of the Tooth. Situated 500 metres above sea
- [Pictures of Liwa: travels around the Arada-Ghayathi Road](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/09/24/pictures-of-liwa-travels-around-the-arada-ghayathi-roa/) - I've been in Liwa again! Some friends accompanied me on a most eventful scouting mission through the sands from Madinat Zayed to Khannour, and once we all went our separate ways on Saturday, I headed west to look for some specific gatch tracks. I won't bore you with the details of the driving - nothing
- [How Did I Get Here?  Post-School Reunion Reflections](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/10/01/how-did-i-get-here-post-school-reunion-reflections/) - It was the Nairn Academy Class of '75 Reunion back in August. Our class don't seem to hold them as often as some do, and I missed the last one back in 1993. I haven't lived in Nairn since I was 17 so this was the first time in 32 years that I'd had a
- [My 2013 Writing in Print](https://thedesertdiva.com/2013/12/04/my-2013-writing-in-print/) - I've know I've been neglecting my blog slightly over previous months, but only to give myself some time to travel and to get my work into print. Here's 2013's offerings Oasis Living Magazine is a free monthly magazine distributed in the Oasis City of Al Ain, UAE. It has a wide readership of locals and
- [Where did 2013 go?](https://thedesertdiva.com/2014/01/05/where-did-2013-go/) - I can't believe that 2013 is over - where did it go? Never before have I had such a choice of highlights - it has been an action packed year for me and my family! January Woke up on 1st January in a tent in Liwa - this set the tone for my year of
- [Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2014 Part One](https://thedesertdiva.com/2014/04/24/abu-dhabi-desert-challenge-2014/) - And so once more April arrived and with it my favourite event of the year - the ADDC! For the second consecutive year I was lucky enough to be deployed as a Eurosport Driver which I think is the best of all the "jobs" - despite early starts, lots of solo desert driving, long long
- [Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2014 Part Two](https://thedesertdiva.com/2014/05/08/abu-dhabi-desert-challenge-2014-part-two/) - The morning of day four found me with a relatively late start, ie 7.30am - we had to travel to the nearby Khis gatch to enter the desert between PC1 and PC2 - and unlike the previous day we found the perfect spot to film within a few minutes. It wasn't just Jerome who hit
- [Weekly Photo Challenge - Signs](https://thedesertdiva.com/2014/10/03/weekly-photo-challenge-signs/) - Living in the UAE there are many interesting, sometimes amusing, signs to be found. In response to this week's Photo Challenge - "Signs" I trawled through my photo collection to find some with a desert theme; I couldn't make up my mind which one to use, so here are my three favourites.
- [Liwa: A Blockbuster Backdrop!](https://thedesertdiva.com/2014/11/29/liwa-appearing-as-a-blockbuster-backdrop/) - It was the worst kept secret in the desert - Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens - was filmed partly in my "second home", Liwa. The cameras were rolling not a million miles away from where my blog header photo was taken and it's a delight to see the beautiful cinematography in the trailer.
- [Weekly Photo Challenge: Warmth](https://thedesertdiva.com/2014/12/27/weekly-photo-challenge-warmth/) - Warmth from two sources. After an overnight camp in the Rub Al Khali (Empty Quarter) in Oman we rose early, beating the sunrise by just enough time to put the kettle on and get the camera focused. Warmth
- [Christmas in Oman 2014](https://thedesertdiva.com/2014/12/27/christmas-in-oman-2014/) - I hate both cold weather and the commercialism of Christmas back "home", so for the 6th consecutive year we spent Christmas in the Gulf. But what to do for a difference? Start as I always do, with a to-do list! 1) Locate Oilfield Christmas Tree we first discovered on our 2012 trip to Oman.
- [Weekly Photo Challenge - Shadowed](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/01/11/weekly-photo-challenge-shadowed/) - In response to The Daily Post's weekly photo challenge: "Shadowed." Shadows and dunes make a wonderful combination and I had a vast choice of photos to choose from for this post. This picture was taken eary in the morning in January 2012 near Himeem, Liwa, UAE. The most difficult time of day to forge a
- [Weekly Photo Challenge "Shadowed" 2](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/01/12/weekly-photo-challenge-shadowed-2/) - In response to The Daily Post's weekly photo challenge: "Shadowed." Considering how many great photo opportunities there are at sunrise, I should perhaps set my alarm clock to go off earlier! This pic was snapped on the last day of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge near Himeem, UAE in April 2013.
- [Weekly Photo Challenge - Serenity](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/01/17/weekly-photo-challenge-serenity/) - In response to The Daily Post's weekly photo challenge: "Serenity." This was a difficult one to find a photo for! Most in my library are of cars/desert/sports, but I did manage to find this picture of a swan at Strichen Lake, taken back in 2009. Strichen is a small village in the North East of
- [Weekly Photo Challenge: Depth](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/02/01/weekly-photo-challenge-depth/) - In response to The Daily Post's weekly photo challenge: "Depth." Oman has a fair smattering of plains, sand dunes and mountains, and one of the best known of the latter is "Jebel Shams", which means "sunny mountain" in arabic. A good road (complete with crash barriers) leads you well up the mountain, although there are
- [Progress Report: 1/2/2015](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/02/01/progress-report-122015/) - Following on from my earlier post - Personal Goals for 2015 - here's my report card for January Three blogposts per week minimum. Exceeded - uploaded 19 total In doing this, my blog achieved its highest stats ever. January 2014, average hits per day 61. January 2015, average hits per day 217 I'd like to say
- [Weekly Photo Challenge: Scale](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/02/07/weekly-photo-challenge-scale/) - In response to The Daily Post's weekly photo challenge: "Scale." The Rub Al Khali (The Empty Quarter) is the world's largest sand desert. It covers 250,000 square miles and stretches from the UAE in the North, touches Oman in the East and covers a huge portion of Saudi Arabia. The British explorer Wilfred Thesiger made two
- [Not The Weekly Photo Challenge : Scale(s)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/02/09/not-the-weekly-photo-challenge-scales/) - Inspired by the Weekly Photo Challenge: Scale - here are scale(s) of a different kind! "Alive without breath, as cold as death, never thirsty, ever drinking, all in mail, never clinking." Whenever possible I like to respond to the WPC with a desert photo and here is one of the most bizarre things you will
- [Weekly Photo Challenge: Symmetry](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/02/15/weekly-photo-challenge-symmetry/) - e Omani Mosque near Nizwa (?). Sultan Qaboos has built a number of mosques in his name, all over Oman, so excuse me for forgetting exactly where this one is! https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/symmetry/
- [Weekly Photo Challenge: Symmetry (2)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/02/19/weekly-photo-challenge-symmetry-2/) - https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/symmetry/ Date palm plantation, Liwa UAE
- [Where?](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/03/04/where/) - Would anyone like to hazard a guess as to where I took this photo?
- [Liwa Wakes Up](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/03/08/liwa-wakes-up/) - I spent a couple of extra days in Liwa before the Dark Skies Challenge 15, much of it spent with my friend Chris working on improving his offroad driving skills - which he did very well! Thursday morning say me with a few hours off, so once awake and on the road I spent them
- [Weekly Photo Challenge : Orange](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/03/08/weekly-photo-challenge-orange/) - In response to The Daily Post's weekly photo challenge: "Orange you glad it’s photo challenge time?." 1) Sunrise in Liwa - 19th Feb 2015 2) Classic car and my son Cam at the Al Dhafra Camel Festival 2013 3) Camel beauty contest winner, having being annointed with saffron, at HH Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Camel Festival.
- [Weekly Photo Challenge: Wall (1)](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/03/16/weekly-photo-challenge-wall-1/) - In response to The Daily Post's weekly photo challenge: "Wall." What can you do with old tyres? Cut 'em, paint 'em and hang 'em on a wall. My friend's gardener recycles tyres in the most beautiful way!
- [Is in the desert...](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/03/31/is-in-the-desert/) - Driving Jerome from Eurosport round the course. My laptop is not working so I hope you can wait til next week for the photos!
- [Weekly Photo Challenge: Forces of Nature](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/05/10/weekly-photo-challenge-forces-of-nature/) - In response to The Daily Post's weekly photo challenge: "Forces of Nature." We get a surprising amount of rain in the desert - most often it comprises short showers which leave just a few droplets on the sand. However In January of this year we had a major rainstorms which literally washed the top layer
- [Weekly Photo Challenge: Forces of Nature 2](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/05/11/weekly-photo-challenge-forces-of-nature-2/) - We came across these unusual rock formations on a visit to Oman in 2013. The object of our trip was to prove some new routes for the second edition of Mike Nott's "Adventure Routes: UAE and Oman" (which is due to be published this week). At first we thought they might be fossils, but you
- [Weekly Photo Challenge: Enveloped](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/05/17/weekly-photo-challenge-enveloped/) - In response to The Daily Post's weekly photo challenge: "Enveloped." Many people think in the UAE we have perpetual sunshine, however we have seasons - although they are less distinct than at home - and quite often, what we consider "bad" weather. Despite being 150kms inland, and 23 degrees north of the equator, the Liwa
- [Weekly Photo Challenge: On The Way](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/05/30/weekly-photo-challenge-on-the-way/) - In response to The Daily Post's weekly photo challenge: "On the Way." Last year, "on the way" home from Salalah via the new road at Hasik, we paused for a moment to investigate a roadside waterfall. During the Kareef (Monsoon) in June-September huge amounts of water come cascading off the cliff, but even in the
- [Weekly Photo Challenge: Vivid](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/06/06/weekly-photo-challenge-vivid/) - In response to The Daily Post's weekly photo challenge: "Vivid." You might have noticed that I have been studying for my Abu Dhabi Tour Guide License, which I confess to finding a bit tough going in places. The part I am really enjoying is that pertaining to the Culture of the UAE - a subject
- [Weekly Photo Challenge: Off-Season](https://thedesertdiva.com/2015/06/13/weekly-photo-challenge-off-season/) - In response to The Daily Post's weekly photo challenge: "Off-Season." In responding to this challenge, I see many bloggers are sharing winter photos such as frozen geraniums (the wonderful Uncle Spike) and deserted beaches (Reinhold Staden). However, the off-season in the UAE is in the summer, when temperatures are over 40C and very humid on

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