From the nomadic steppes of Kazakhstan to the frenetic streets of Hanoi, Asia is a continent so full of intrigue, adventure, solace, and spirituality that it has fixated and confounded travelers for centuries.
Today, we left Riyadh very early after we got a new LED light for Tomas Ourednicek, a rally driver from Toyota Gazoo Racing Czech. The long 620 kilometers to Dakar bivouac in Hail we made in 8 hours and 45 minutes. Today, the rally set out on the seventh stage from Al Duwadimi. On this...
After our service in Ras Al-Khaimah, we jumped into our truck and drove 19 long hours (1200 km) to catch the world’s toughest rally in the middle of the 46th edition, which started last Friday in Al-Ula. The Dakar Rally is an automobile rally race over a route traditionally run...
It took us a while to find the correct gravel road leading to the Al Bithnah fort, strategically located on one of the old passes through the mountain range in Wadi Ham. The fort was constructed from stone, mudbrick, and palm-wood planking around 1745 due to the Wahhabi incursions...
The rough road brought us through a nice wadi to the small Al Hayl fort, built around 1830. This well-preserved fort is tucked deep into the jagged Hajar Mountains near the village of Al Hayl, about 13km southwest of Fujairah. It’s an excellent example of traditional architecture...