by Marina Bruce | May 18, 2015 | Al Ain, UAE Heritage and Culture, UAE Tourism
Jebel Hafeet – UNESCO World Heritage Site I am not alone in thinking Al Ain is a very special place – in June 2011 UNESCO added some sites in the city to their World Heritage List, the first in the UAE to achieve such status. As part of my Abu Dhabi...
by Marina Bruce | Dec 11, 2012 | Al Ain, Offroad
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...
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...
by Marina Bruce | Aug 6, 2012 | Al Ain, Life In Al Ain
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...
