Musandam, Oman
The exclave of Oman is relatively small and easy to navigate. "Unfortunately", there are more and more tarmac roads, but the selection is small. Over the course of 7 days, we drove 225 km. [...]
Mountains in the desert state
We left Oman in the very north to travel through the northern part, the mountainous part of the UAE. Over the course of 11 days, we drove 527 km. Maximum altitude 715 m asl. [...]
Oman’s mountains
We spent the first month in Oman this year mainly in, around and on the mountains of Oman. We drove 2,052 km over 27 days. Maximum altitude 2,035 m above sea level. This [...]
Globi’s workshops
In preparation for our next trip through the Orient, Globi had to visit various workshops. Despite this, we managed to drive to two desert camps with friends. We drove 955 km over 14 days. [...]
Exciting at both ends, boring in the middle
To get to Salalah in the south, you must cross the middle part, which has nothing except oil wells. We wanted to take the route along the Saudi border on the sandy roads, but [...]
Through the desert of UAE
Actually, we just wanted to do a few things in the Emirates and then continue straight to Oman, but then a few interesting routes came up. If the download does not work, [...]
From Kuwait to UAE
Our stay in Saudi Arabia was actually just a transfer from Kuwait to UAE. We drove 804 km over 5 days. Maximum height 309 m. If the download does not work, try it the [...]
Through the city-state of Kuwait
We actually drove through Kuwait from north to south. We drove 536 km over 7 days. Maximum height 133 m. If the download does not work, try it the German version. [...]
The second part of our trip to Iran
After the Lut desert we drove pretty much straight to Bandar Abbas and then forced ourselves along the coast to the Iraqi border. The ferry from Bandar Abbas to Dubai is only available for [...]
Our first month in Iran
In the northern part of Iran, we kept up the pace we did in Turkey because it was still cold and mountainous. Further down south we were able to slow down and get to [...]