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Travel with Solly

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Bull Fighting in Fujairah

Bull fighting in Fujairah is a 60-year old plus Bedouin tradition that has been kept alive by the proud Emiratis and UAE residents. The owners of the bull’s gather each week to stage fights to determine which of their animals are the strongest...

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Camel Racing in Dubai

From the grandstand, you can be a part of this heart-pumping, crowd-cheering sport that has been integral to Emirati life for centuries. Once the gates open, the race is on, and so is an experience like no other...

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Wrestling in Deira

As the sun begins to set, spectators in shalwaar kameez, others in T-shirts sit on the ground and begin to form a perfect circle, to listen to the ringmaster and watch the scantily clad wrestlers...

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Fishermen of Kalba

At the crack of dawn, along Kalba beach, you’ll stumble upon fishermen preparing large nets to be used for fishing. They will then load the nets onto a boat and cast it a mile out to the sea and to be pulled back to the beach by using their Toyota pickup trucks...

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Claypot Men of Masafi

One worker can make up to a hundred small bowls or ornaments, but large pots can take up to two or three days to finish. Rows of pots, figurines and bowls are set out to dry – a process that takes several days...

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