Two weekends ago, we went on a safari in Al Ain desert. Al Ain is one of the regions in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE and 1.5 hours drive to Dubai. As we started approaching the desert, I was reminded of different movies which amazingly incorporated slices of the UAE deserts (e.g. the camels crossing in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, some scenes from Star Wars: The Force Awakens — the filming was so secretive that they used the code ‘Avco’ (apparently that is the cinema’s name where J.J. Abrams watched Star Wars for the first time) instead of Star Wars as the project’s name.) I must admit that those films added to the reasons why doing the desert safari is among my all-time unique UAE experiences. Continue reading