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RE: Sunburnt, bull-butting, malarial mosquitos between Hasik and Shuwaymirah

by wasm 29 January 2012

I don't think there is a road between Ash Shuwaymiyah and Hasik. I was in both places in March 2011 which whilst being almost a year…
RE: Saudi Road Trip

by zashibis 20 October 2011

>But apparently there is a history between carracar and mm that prevents him from doing so. And if you believe that, there's some fabulou…
Trip in Oman in Jan/feb 2011

by Danielannie 14 June 2011

Hi,This may be helpful for those interested to visit Oman : Oman trip in January /February 2011 We (French couple) left France on Jan…
Re: Ghana by radio!

by starsonesp 23 May 2011

Mark - Thanks for the detailed guidance. I did have at least a generic awareness of the points you bring up, but all the literature is…
RE: Backpacking to Europe in April-Jun

by MTL 05 March 2011

> We are Asian ladies and can't really take that kind of weather :( > If you however look out for Asian-like temperatures, Last time…
RE: Extended Camel Trek?

by JenniferJ 30 January 2011

Hi NelsonC, no, just suggesting you read Wilfed Thesigner's Arabian Sands book. Two epic jouneys through the Empty Quarter. It is riverting…
RE: Suggestions Oman in April!

by greasy4 31 December 2010

Are you looking to just settle down somewhere or possibly move around? Both Muscat and Salalah can offer what you are looking for. Muscat…
RE: Trans-Arabian voyage

by henkbos 02 December 2010

No doubt you can see some sand and dunes from Jebel Hafeet, but certainly not the Empty Quarter. That is at least 40km away.
Trans-Arabian voyage

by b_choon 02 December 2010

I’m planning to embark on a Trans-Arabian backpacking trip alone starts from Bahrain on Jan’11 which I will fully rely on public transportat…
RE: Can I cross the border with Algeria at NothEast Mali ?

by chriskean1 01 October 2010

#6 There is a Washington in Connecticut. There is a Paris in Texas. There is a Peru in Vermont. I could go on. The top couple of hits…
Re: Can I cross the border with Algeria at NothEast Mali ?

by WanderinWilco 01 October 2010

Indeed there is, in [North America|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empty_Quarter_%28North_America%29] but the only one travelers and geographe…
RE: Can I cross the border with Algeria at NothEast Mali ?

by priffe 01 October 2010

There's a lot of info on the Hubb http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/sahara-travel-forum/ indispensable for crossing the Sahara and…
RE: Can I cross the border with Algeria at NothEast Mali ?

by chriskean1 30 September 2010

I would agree with all of the above, except that the Empty Quarter, or +Rub' al-Khali,+ is in the Arabian Desert and not the Sahara. …
RE: Safety and Advice regarding backpacking in Saudi Arabia

by zashibis 05 September 2010

Why do I strongly suspect you have yet to investigate how extremely difficult it is to get a tourist visa for Saudi Arabia? People don't…
RE: Independent travel in Yemen

by bravedog 27 April 2010

Thanks all! Yes mosque looks nice.... How about travel to Kawkaban/Shibam, open I guess so you just have to get a through bus that doesn't…
RE: Saudi Transit Visa - Going by Bus From UAE to Jordan

by zashibis 24 March 2010

>Hi Pascal, and thanks for your pm's. I'm signing on to watch the thread. I can add that as far as I know direct travel from Oman to KSA…
Re: Only Two days in Oman...what to do?

by tourist111 02 January 2010

There are a lot of places to visit but within two you can't visit complete places. So i'll give you option and you just choose and go…
RE: Dubai desert

by henkbos 01 November 2009

Big Red is the place where everyone goes, so it looks like a trash belt and is covered in sand tracks. If you really want to see nice…
Re: Sand dunes in Jordan

by henkbos 01 November 2009

Yes, you can find sand dunes in Wadi Araba and Wadi Rum, but they are quite small compared to Morocco or the Empty Quarter.
RE: Possible traveling in Saudia Arabia by your own?

by chriskean1 17 October 2009

"Saudi Arabia is just not a tourist country....nor is Bhutan..." I have trouble figuring out what that means. Bhutan has quite an upscal…
RE: Dubai to Sudan through saudi arabia?

by 123worldtraveler 15 March 2009

Yes, present the Moroccan one for sure. My experience is that Sudan and Saudi Arabia are two of the hardest countries to get into as…
RE: Empty Quarter

by Jihan 24 January 2009

As of January 2009, Marib, Yemen is open to tourists again. If you are interested in touring the Empty Quarter I suggest you check out…
RE: 12 days in xinjiang...

by CentralAsia_traveler 06 January 2009

>> i have to ask you about these sandstorms; how bad can they get? i mean, how widespread are they? would a sandstorm buffet a city? or…
RE: 12 days in xinjiang...

by CentralAsia_traveler 06 January 2009

>> i have to ask you about these sandstorms; how bad can they get? i mean, how widespread are they? would a sandstorm buffet a city? or…
RE: Empty Quarter

by haddeoman 02 January 2009

If you have a 4+4 you can drive into the desert yourself- this is what we did at least. We were non-experienced, but sticked to the narrow…