Glimpses of the UAE brings you hidden gems, golden oldies, old treasures, new treasures, a few foodie recommendations, quiet beaches, lively waterfronts, great camping spots, hiking trails, interesting museums, inspiring art spots and much more. In short, a guide to exploring and discovering the northern emirates of the UAE.

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Friday road trips are back! 🎉 ⛰ 🌳 🌴 🚙

We drove through Wadi Shees to Madha but it was rough going. I don’t recommend it just now unless you have a 4WD. There’s a lot of damage left from the floods in the summer on both the UAE and Oman sides.

Shees Park was closed when we drove past but that might be because it was time for Friday prayers.

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The Bee’ah headquarters was designed by the renowned architect, Dame Zaha Hadid. Located in the desert, its dune shapes reflect the environment but at night, it looks quite different when lit up. As Bee’ah is a pioneer in the region in environmental management, sustainability is a key feature of their new headquarters. The structure can have zero emissions and runs on solar power. It is also AI-enabled with many advanced smart features. As well as collecting and recycling household waste, Bee’ah treats and recycles construction waste, tyres, marine waste, medical waste and many other materials. Sharjah’s goal is zero waste with non-recyclable materials being incinerated to produce energy at the new Waste to Energy plant in Sharjah in a joint project with Masdar. Around 75% of waste is currently being diverted from landfill. (Facebook isn’t cooperating today so hopefully videos in the comments.) #uaeenvironment #uaesustainability #uaerecycling #beeah #zahahadid #zahahadidarchitecture #zahahadiddesign #uaearchitecture #sharjaharchitecture #uaebuildings ... See MoreSee Less

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