This document is the August 2015 issue of Outdoor UAE, a magazine about outdoor, adventure, travel and lifestyle in the Middle East. It contains articles by various experts and contributors on different outdoor activities in the UAE and Middle East. It provides contact information for the magazine editors and details on distribution. The introductory letter from the editor encourages readers not to be afraid of traveling and experiencing other cultures, and emphasizes that traveling, even locally, can provide valuable new experiences and knowledge.

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As years go by, I have come to realise that it’s
completely okay to feel uncomfortable being in
another country — It’s alright to be surprised at
the norms of other cultures, it’s alright to hear
various languages in the
air, it’s alright to taste food
you haven’t tasted before
and it’s absolutely alright
to be in a different place.
What I’m leading to is that
if you ever feel anxious of
travelling, it’s fine.
Travelling proves to us
that there is a larger world
out there for us to explore.
“See the world, explore.”
These are the words that my father
kept on telling me as I flew to the
United Arab Emirates – my first journey
outside of my home country. I have to
admit that I was filled with so much
anxiety as I wasn’t accustomed to other
cultures and the change in environment
wherein not everyone spoke my
language. It was uncomfortable.
It makes us aware of new things; it lets us know
more about our lives. Travelling gives us experi-
ence; and experience is the most beautiful kind of
knowledge that is there for us to take. I would like
to quote Christopher McCandless in length when
he says that “The very basic core of a man’s living
spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life
comes from our encounters with new experiences.
And hence there is no greater joy than to have an
endlessly changing horizon; for each new day to
have a new and different sun.”
To travel doesn’t necessarily entail going out
to another country. Travelling can be anything.
It could be going outside your door and taking
a walk, it could be going to the other Emirates.
Truth is, we all travel, everyday. And for all the
days of our lives, we learn something new from
it – little things that make us more knowledgeable
of ourselves.
Rounding this all up, I’d like to go back to my
initial point: If you’re scared of travelling – worry
not. I hope that the stories of adventures within
these pages could inspire each and every one of
you to go out. Get out of your comfort zone and
take a walk, a bicycle, a car, a boat or a plane and
just get out there. The world is large and beautiful
place and it would be a shame if we remained in
our own little corners of it. La vie est belle as the
French say.
An Ever-Changing Horizon