Travel Gem #30: Hit the Dubai Endless Sand Dunes in Style / 迪拜位于阿拉伯沙漠

Dear Steemians,

I am so grateful that we are finally able to visit Dubai this year. Dubai is truly a growing dynamic city with a wealth of hidden gems. While most people see Dubai as one of the world's most skyscrapers impressive buildings, it is interesting to remember that this glamorous city is built in the middle of desert sand.

Dubai is built on Sand!

Let me show you the sand that Dubai is built on. Dubai is constantly building everywhere. We have come to this new area with lots of construction in progress.

You see the original sand everywhere in the construction site. Isn't this something?

Take a look at the sand for yourself.

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Dubai is situated within the Arabian Desert

Let's go to the stunning Arabian Desert of Dubai. Are you ready?

This stunning desert surrounds the city of Dubai, especially in the Southern region.

Captivating Sand Dunes

When you come into the desert, like us, you will be captivated by its wide expanses of sand. The desert is basically a barren area made of small hillocks called dunes.

A dune is actually a mound of sand formed by the wind. These dunes are not static and they keep shifting with the direction of strong winds. We need to be aware that the desert is prone to sand storms which we have experienced when we were in Mongolia. When the wind blows, there is zero visibility. So you don't want to be caught in the wind while you are in the desert. It is the wind that helps form their different shapes.

Look at how beautifully the dunes are formed in layers that are twirled one on top of the other.

Look at how deep my footsteps go into the sand.

Color of sand also changes throughout the day.

The Desert is a Barren Area of Landscape

I love visiting the desert and spending some time exploring the place. Little precipitation occurs here and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life.

You wonder how these little shrubs survive and get their water in the middle of the desert. It means that besides the little precipitation, it does rain in the desert even though it is very rare.

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Can Only Go Into the Desert in 4X4 Jeeps

In Dubai, you can't go on public transport to go into the desert. You need to hire an experienced four wheeled driver to take you there, or you book with their popular Desert Safari Package with licensed operators. Here, they use their 4X4 jeeps that will bash you through the high dunes into the desert.

The fun adventure begins once the highway driving is replaced by sand. At this point in time, the driver driver will deflate the car’s tyre pressure, so that they can drive on the soft surface of the sand without sinking in.

There are 7 of us on this Jeep. I was fortunate enough to have the front seat of the four wheeled drive. If you can, grab the front seat. Also a perfect spot for me to take pictures and videos. You really need to hold on tight as the experienced driver whips you around the sand dunes, teetering on the edge of seemingly sheer drops as it dips down the sandy slopes and back up again.

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Ride on the Arabian Desert in Style - Dune Bashing

Dune-bashing is basically driving around the desert, going up and down the sand dunes literally in the craziest way possible. It is like a wild roller coaster ride getting your adrenaline pumping. Tomorrow I will show you a video to take you on an actual ride. Everyone should experience this once in a life time.

Our driver here is really good so it is quite safe. But we saw someone throwing up in the middle of the ride, so it is not for everyone especially if you are proned to car sick.

Desert Takes Up 1/3 of the Earth's Surface

Desert is a harsh place for easy survival. Today, about 2.5 million people still live in deserts, especially in the Sahara region of Africa which I hope to visit one day.

For us city people, it is certainly a worthwhile experience to go into the desert and experience the peace and quietness that desert life brings.

Wherever I go, whether it is Egypt, Israel or Mongolia, and now in Dubai, I make it a point to go to the desert to experience the peace and quietness desert life brings.

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I love to hear from you,
Rosa

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亲爱的Steemians，

我非常兴奋，我们终于可以今年來访迪拜了。迪拜是一个充满活力的城市，是丰富的隐藏宝石。虽然大多数人知道迪拜是擁有世界上最高、令人印象深刻的摩天大楼建筑，但有趣的是，这个迷人的城市是建在沙漠之上。

###迪拜位于阿拉伯沙漠内

这个令人惊叹的沙漠环绕着迪拜市，特别是在南部地区。

###吸引人的沙丘

当我们进入沙漠时，我们被广泛的沙子所吸引。它基本上是一个贫瘠的地区，堆積成小丘被称为沙丘。

沙丘实际上是由风吹成的沙丘。这些沙丘不是静止的，它们随着强风的方向不断变化。我们需要意识到，以前我们在蒙古时，沙漠很容易出现沙尘暴。当风吹过时，能见度为零。所以你不想在沙漠中遇上风中。这是风形成不同形状的沙丘。

看看如何一个又一个美丽沙丘形成，层叠在一起。

看看我的脚步走进沙中有多深。

沙子的颜色也全天在变化。

沙漠是一片贫瘠的景观区域

我愛上了沙漠，要花点时间來探索这个地方。这里几乎没有降雨，因此生活条件对植物和动物的生活是苛刻的。

你想知道这些小灌木在沙漠中如何生存，这意味着除了少量的露水之外，在沙漠中也会下雨，尽管这是很少见的。

###只能进入4X4吉普车的沙漠

在迪拜，你不能去公共交通工具进入沙漠。您需要雇用一名经验丰富的四轮驱动司機来带您进到那里，或者用经过许可的旅行社与他们预订受欢迎的Desert Safari套餐。在这里，他们使用他们的4X4吉普车，带你穿过高沙丘进入沙漠。

高速公路被沙子取而代之，我們便开始刺激的冒险旅程。在这个时间点上，司机会放下汽车的轮胎压力，以至可以在没有沉没的情况下开车穿过沙滩的软表面。

这辆吉普车上有7人。我很幸运坐在前座。如果可以，抓住前座。也是我拍摄照片和视频的完美地点。你真的需要紧紧抓住車边，因为经验丰富的司机在沙丘刺激打圈，沙子看起来像水打在玻璃上，司机把車子在沙丘尖上停下来，再次啟動。

沙丘冲击基本上是在沙漠上行驶，以最疯狂的方式上下沙丘。这就像一个过山车，让你的肾上腺素一下子泵起來。

我们这司机的技术真的很好，所以这是相当安全的。 但是我们看到別的車有人呕吐，所以並不是每个人都能受得了的。

###沙漠占地球表面的1/3

沙漠是一个艰难的地方，生存絕不容易。 今天，大约有250万人仍然生活在沙漠中，特别是在非洲的撒哈拉以南地区，我希望有一天能去看看参观。

对于我们城市人来说，进入沙漠，体验沙漠生活带来的平靜与安宁是一个值得的经历。

无论我去哪里，无论是埃及，以色列，蒙古，还是现在處身迪拜，我都可以去沙漠去体验沙漠生活带来的平靜与安宁。

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我希望听到你的回應，
Rosa

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