desert driving

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Driving in Desert Fog – A Survival Guide

Got the Foggiest Notion How to Drive in Desert Fog?  Camel caravans and soaring sand dunes demand backdrops of sun-bleached skies (or star-strewn heavens).  But what happens when the fog rolls in? Dense fog is a key feature of a desert environment, a natural result of rapid temperature swings.  Topography also plays a role in fog […]

Bashing Dune Bashing

Dune bashing destroys nature. Here’s why Ajmal prefers dune walking over dune bashing in the region of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. I almost threw up the very first time I went dune bashing. It was in the Margham Desert area of Dubai sometime in 2002 and the driver of the 4×4, Yasser, me and a […]