Name: Ammar Batardouk Nationality: Syrian Occupation: Sales and Marketing Director Vehicle: 2013 FJ Cruiser In Dubai, it’s common to find FJ Cruisers on the roads, getting people from A to B as they...
Off-road
Umm As Sameem Expedition September 2016
Regular off roaders are likely to be used to the various places and types of terrain in the UAE and Oman; the desert is, after all, a giant sandpit. There is, however, a very special place which is...
Patrick’s Toyota Land Cruiser Pickup
Name: Patrick Bol Nationality: Netherlands Occupation: Owner of Desert Max (Operational Oct 1st) Vehicle: 2015/06 Toyota Land Cruiser Pickup LC79 DC 4L VXR Patrick's LC79 is the ultimate camping car...
Discover Desert Driving!
One of the best things about living in the UAE is the ease of access to the outdoors. Some may choose to bike, climb or paddle to discover new places but for a self-confessed petrol head like me...
The Off-Roaders Corner: Siddharth’s family friendly, go anywhere Patrol
Name: Siddharth Patel Nationality: United Kingdom Occupation: Timber Merchant Vehicle: Nissan Patrol Safari Y61 LWB Siddharth Patel’s Patrol is something that many of us dream of owning; reliable...
Discovering the Dhofar Traverse Route
Salalah, located in the Dhofar Region of southern Oman, is a must-do trip for many expats and GCC citizens alike, especially during the summer months of the Khareef. A relatively small area of land...
Natural History: Reducing the impact of off road driving
The UAE and in fact the Arabian Peninsula as a whole is a wonderland of 4x4 and off-road driving experiences, and many expats and locals in this region buy vehicles specifically for this purpose. A...
The Off-Roaders Corner
Steve's Land Rover LR4: A car fit for a prince Name: Steve Baker Nationality: British Occupation:Technical and Projects Manager at Reflections Technologies FZCO Ride: 2012 Land Rover LR4 V8 SE in...
Summer desert driving in the UAE
Many moons ago, when we first started driving off-road in the UAE, many people told us that Liwa is a no-no for off-roaders during the summer. They said that the extreme heat of 50C+ coupled with...
Jebel Akhdar in the summer
Summer weather is well and truly with us in the Gulf and camping, whether it be beach or desert, can get a little too hot. So what’s an adventurer to do? Our answer for the past two summers was...