INGULFED

عبر زقاق القرصان : من اليمن إلى الصومال بسفينة — Across Pirate Alley : From Yemen to Somaliland by Boat

av2247 — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:01:59 +0000

More soon!

A story and some travel tips for that trip you’ve always been talking about.

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The Mountaintop — قمة الجبل

av2247 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:12:42 +0000

The edge.
Jebel Hafeet, UAE

Faces 4 (UAE)

av2247 — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:08:18 +0000

At the Camel beauty contest.
Medinat Zayed, emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Faces 3 (UAE)

av2247 — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:07:55 +0000

At the Camel beauty contest.
Al Dhafra, emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Faces 2 (UAE)

av2247 — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:06:40 +0000

Medinat Zayed, emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Faces 1 (UAE)

av2247 — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:05:17 +0000

Medinat Zayed, emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Camel Beauty Contest — مسابقات جمال الجمل

av2247 — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:22:09 +0000

Pageantry in the desert.
Camel beauty contest.
Al Dhafra Camel Festival, Medinat Zayed, UAE

Twenty Tweleven

av2247 — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:34:17 +0000

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

av2247 — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:28:09 +0000

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

av2247 — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:26:05 +0000

Polar Opposite Caps
A Christmas diorama at the Intercontinental Hotel
Abu Dhabi, UAE

More yuletide shenanigans from INGULFED today @ the Huffington Post