by Marina Bruce | Apr 7, 2020 | Al Dhafra (Western Region) AD, Liwa, Madinat Zayed, Offroad
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...
by Marina Bruce | Dec 18, 2017 | Our Trips, UAE, Weekend Trip Listings
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...
by Marina Bruce | Aug 21, 2017 | Our Trips, Weekend Trip Listings
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,...
by Marina Bruce | Jun 13, 2017 | Oman, Oman: Mountains and Plains, Our Trips, Trip Reports
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...
by Marina Bruce | Apr 16, 2017 | Camping, Oman, Weekend Trip Listings
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...
