Environmental trips

Ajmal’s January Desert Trek in Sharjah

My alarm clock read 04:45 AM when I woke up to check the time. Clearly, I was overenthusiastic, as usual, to head off into the desert waking up before it set off at 05:00 AM J Quick preps and essential back-pack stock checks and I was ready to head off!   Once on the ground, [...]

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Friday, February 8th, 2013

Cape Town to Dubai, Scooter Safari raising money for Food and Trees for Africa

  Just over a month ago, writer Melissa Andrews set off with photographer husband Christopher List on a carbon-neutral scooter safari across Southern Africa. Their aim? To spread awareness about green lifestyles and sustainable travel as they source eco-friendly establishments, highlight various permaculture projects and raise money for Food and Trees for Africa (FTFA). According [...]

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Saturday, July 28th, 2012

Ajmal’s Summer Trek in the Sharjah Desert

Early AM on Saturday-May 18, 2012, I headed out on my routine weekend nature trip into the desert. My visit was to a desert area in Sharjah that is approximately 25 kilometers away from Sharjah City and is an area I have been frequenting now for a few years. My trip goals were two-fold: (1) [...]

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Thursday, June 28th, 2012

The PNSF Expedition hits the road

The adventure has finally begun after almost a year of preparation. Theresa and David Wernery left Dubai yesterday on an international campaign against plastic waste. They hopped on to a ferry for the city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. They will continue to Turkey, Europe and back to parts of Asia before returning to [...]

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Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

SOLAR IMPULSE planning to fly to Morocco

Solar Impulse – the ambitious project focusing on renewable energies and resource efficiency that is supported by Deutsche Bank as a main partner – will be heading for the Kingdom of Morocco as its next destination. Following the inaugural flights to Paris and Brussels in 2011, the solar airplane of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg [...]

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Friday, April 20th, 2012