We found ourselves lying down on the bus seats for the next two hours from Dubai to Al Ain. Yes, you heard that right – lying down. With only the four of being escorted by the shuttle, it was easily...
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Back in the Saddle
After a dreary summer, the Gulf Bike Week is back! As the tire smoke died down on the exhibition area of Dubai Autodrome, two crazy bikers slowly came into view. Riding on two sports bikes, they did...
Veni, Vidi, Vici: Everybody goes home a winner in the recent Dubai Gladiators Challenge
When I hear of an event – any event at all, the first thing that comes to mind is that “It is a competition and somebody is bound to be a winner”. We have events all throughout the season that focus...
Dubai and Conservation — Really?
Dubai and conservation are not two words you would expect to hear together; and yet there is a remote and hidden desert gem just 40 minutes from the bustling city centre. Its ears are enormous. Its...
Down the Range: The Festive Calgary Stampede
Eight seconds - the longest and most difficult eight seconds imaginable; sitting atop a 900kg animal, using only a single hand with a braided rope to hold the rider in position. A hush falls over...
People: Lina Zoghaib
There are times in a person’s life wherein something occurs to them that ultimately leads them to the life in the great outdoors. It can be any sort of event, it just so happens that for yogi Lina...
People: Mohamed Hesham Kamel
If you’ve ever watched District 13 then you have probably heard and even seen parkour in action. Pioneered by Frenchman David Belle, the physical discipline has gained surging popularity ever since...
Daranak Falls and Calinawan Cave – A Philippine Getaway!
One random weekend, me and my friends spontaneously planned to go to a trip to Tanay, a city in the province of Rizal in the Philippines. Tanay is an hour and a half travel from the Philippine...
The Fine Art of Being a Pendelum
...or learning to take on a mini-ramp in style I choose to believe that some people are born, or rather designed for specific things. I say this because I’m not really a skateboarding kind of...
Rebuilding Nepal’s Economy Through Tourism
Nepal was just starting out on a great mountain and tourist season when disaster struck. On the 25th of April 2015 Nepal was shaken by a 7.8 Richter scale earthquake. It was immediately obvious that...