When I arrived in the Emirates, I saw the giant desert dunes as surrogates for my beloved Norwegian mountains and was happy. Here I could […]
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The Dunes of the Rub’ al Khali
Winter, unless it comes with plenty of snow and cold, crisp, sunny days with blue skies, isn’t useful for much. The worst type of winter […]
Afterthought
Not even as a failure had my misadventure been complete. My walk had yielded several photos of the mountain I had wanted to climb with […]
The economic life of a Land Cruiser in Wadi Rum
— ‘You like my car, sir?’, asked Abdullah, visibly proud of his ageing Land Cruiser. Abdullah was my driver and guide for my day’s outing […]
Sand, sand, sand…
Sanddyne i ørkenen mellom Abu Dhabi og Al Ain i låg kveldssol Handling er ein fin ting, men det finst grenser for kor lenge ein […]