While staying at Qasr Al Sarab, we signed up for the Night Discovery walk in the desert. We meet our guide at 8:30 and with two other folks, set out on a 20 minute jeep ride into the Empty Quarter,…
The Palace Mirage
The Empty Quarter is the largest “sand” desert in the world. It covers 250,000 square miles. It covers half of Saudi Arabia, most of Oman, most of United Arab Emirates and parts of Yemen. It is roughly the size of…
The Maintenance Guys
We live on a very well maintained compound. I refer to it sometimes as a bird sanctuary. It is very green with nice lawns, high hedges, many types of palm trees and flowering shrubs. We have many birds living here…