Olga and I decided this summer to run Cappadocia Ultra Trail – a 119km ultra in central Turkey, a tourist area famous for the cone-shaped rock formations and Bronze Age homes carved into valley...
Travel & Adventure
Red Bull Titan of the Hill MTB Race
Red Bull’s Titan of the Hill returned to Oman on November 23rd, this time set in the scenic mountain village of Misfaat al Abriyeen. The downhill mountain bike time trial featured a natural, rocky...
Over 2,000 Cyclists Took Part in the Cycle Challenge of the Year
Over 2,000 cyclists took part in the ninth edition of the Spinneys Dubai 92 Cycle Challenge weekend with over 230 cyclists coming from outside of the UAE. Cyclists took part in either the LOOK UCI...
Oman Desert Marathon 2018: 165km Self-Sufficient Ultramarathon
Toughest thing I have ever done, by Sam Morris The Oman Desert Marathon (ODM) is one of the hardest endurance races around, but having run the 250km Marathon des Sables (MDS) across the Sahara last...
Oman by UTMB: True Grit
Oman by UTMB is supposed to be a tough ultramarathon (www.omanbyutmb.com) at 137km, with almost 8,000 meters of rocky vertical ascent and 44 hour time limit. But even the top elite runners are...
Journey Into Fear
“I’ve learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers fear.” (Nelson Mandela) Over the past year, I...
City Escape Tbilisi, Armenia
If you are looking for some nice getaway destinations over the sizzling summer months, Tbilisi should definitely be on your list. Easily reachable via a three-hour flight from the UAE on affordable...
Hike for Good!
Since November 2018, Gulf for Good has organised and led 16 hikes in the UAE for 540 individuals and four corporate clients, raising over Dh47,000 for their charity projects for children in need...
The Desert Diva 10 years off-road in the Gulf
I consider myself extremely fortunate to have had many memorable moments in the 10 years since I arrived in Abu Dhabi back on 1st June 2009. I have always forged my own path in life and living here...
Brazilian Explores Finish One of the Greatest and Most Extreme Multi-Sports Expeditions
When documentary filmmakers and explorers Fernanda Lupo and Márcio Bortolusso presented their unlikely goal just over a year ago, few believed they would be able to do something so grandiose and...