Horizon Chasing
Thanks for dropping by. This is Sam Watson’s blog – sometimes writer for various magazines, traveller, writer, geographer, conservationist and itinerant scruff. Insta – samwatson4994 / X – SamWatson__ / Fb – Sam Watson
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Spring in the UAE
Spring can be a wet time in the UAE, with March being statistically the wettest month here in Fujairah. The country has a varied geography with some remarkably pretty and majestic landscapes. I was prepared for the open deserts but not for the rugged mountains which ring the Emirate where I live, and it’s those…
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New Year….
Apologies for the absence (again). Its been a busy few weeks and often without decent Internet, or time. After the Oman trip I was caught up in the helter skelter of Christmas and the flight home to the UK. Time, on arrival, to get Tusker, my Discovery 2, though the UK’s annual MoT roadworthiness test,…
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Once more the Sultanate of Oman
I am developing quite a soft spot for Oman. It’s hugely varied in terms of landscape, climate and culture, and it’s easy to access if you have a decent 4×4. Having recently sorted Bumblebee to the extent that all the ropey bits of her maintained structure (for example UJs, bearings, hoses) have been replaced with…
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Catch-up! Winter in the UAE
Apologies for the long gap. Life gets in the way sometimes! It’s been a busy couple of months (sorry!) since my last entry. Having spent a while fettling Bumblebee the Camel v8 Discovery, and undoing various bodges perpetrated on her by previous owners, she is now reaching a stage where I am starting to trust…
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Tyre deflaters, Islamic New Year and shishas
Things potter along here in Fujairah. It’s Islamic New Year this weekend and I was wondering about hopping over to Cairo to catch up with that part of my life – it still feels like a second home. May do. Undecided yet. Car jobs have included ordering a set of UJs and wheelbearings for the…
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Discovering Dibba al-Hisn
So this weekend a friend came over from Dubai, Alan Sheach, in his Discovery 3, and the two of us set out for an explore. Alan’s from Fife in Scotland, and intends to drive home to the UK in the next year or so, but is undecided whether to take his 88″ Series III, Disco…
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