INGULFED
In Ann Arborعبر زقاق القرصان : من اليمن إلى الصومال بسفينة — Across Pirate Alley : From Yemen to Somaliland by Boat
More soon!
A story and some travel tips for that trip you’ve always been talking about.
Or, abiding by YouTube copyright restrictions:
Camel Beauty Contest — مسابقات جمال الجمل
Pageantry in the desert.
Camel beauty contest.
Al Dhafra Camel Festival, Medinat Zayed, UAE
Twenty Tweleven
High points.
Overlooking the UAE-Oman Border and the Hajar mountains.
Jabel Hafeet, UAE
December in Abu Dhabi: Santa in the Sand — ديسمبر في أبو ظبي : سانتا في الرمال
Around (everyone else’s) Christmas time, the UAE is stil tropical, still desert. But of course, Santa still comes to visit (admittedly from the Philippines).
Top: December sunset
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Middle: The road past Liwa to Mureeb
Western Regions, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Bottom: A visitor tells Santa that she just wants a picture with him for Christmas.
Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Christmas in the UAE: Polar Bears — عيد الميلاد في الإمارات : الدببة القطبية
Polar Opposite Caps
A Christmas diorama at the Intercontinental Hotel
Abu Dhabi, UAE
More yuletide shenanigans from INGULFED today @ the Huffington Post























