by Marina Bruce | Feb 7, 2015 | Liwa, Photo Blogs
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...
by Marina Bruce | Dec 27, 2014 | Offroad, Oman: Mountains and Plains
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...
by Marina Bruce | Dec 27, 2014 | Personal Blog
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...
by Marina Bruce | Nov 2, 2013 | Camping trip reports, Great Campspots, Oman: Mountains and Plains
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...
by Marina Bruce | Nov 20, 2012 | Offroad, Oman: Mountains and Plains
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...
