Tagged With: Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve
Green in Dubai’s Desert
A weekend in Dubai – Part 2 — the Al Maha Desert Resort, the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve and an antelope’s quiet disdain. Excerpt below, and click here for the full article. +++ The towering skyscrapers of Dubai disappear behind me in a haze. The air smells and tastes of sand, even as the taxi whisks past a … Continue reading
Categories: EcoTravel, Journalism, Sustainability, Travel Blogging
Tags: Abdulaziz bin Ali bin Rashed Al Nuaimi, Al Diwaan restaurant, Al Maha, DDCR, Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, Ecoluxury Retreats of the World, Emirates Airlines, fair trade, Green Sheikh, GreenTravelerGuides, Hajar Mountains, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), National Geographic, organic, Reuters, Sharjah Emirate, Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, UAE
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Dubai’s green dust storm
On a recent flight to the Middle East (including a 2-week volunteer gig in Lebanon developing the organic food and agriculture sector), I squeezed in a quick, 3-day layover in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. The trip started with grabbing a drink with my friend Ivan (whose parents own the wonderful Chileno Valley Bed … Continue reading
Categories: EcoTravel, Journalism, Sustainability, Travel Blogging
Tags: Al Maha Luxury Resort & Spa, Burj Khalifa, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, Chileno Valley Bed & Breakfast, DDCR, Dubai, Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, Dubai Mall, Emirates, Goumbook, Green Traveler Guides, GreenProphet, Media City, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Nicholas Fernandez, Organic Foods & Café, Radisson Blu, Reuters, Ski Dubai, Tom Cruise, UAE, United Arab Emirates
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