This is how BBC reporter Elyse Moody Describes Desert Safari in Dubai

About 30 kilometres southeast of Dubai, our white Toyota Land Cruiser veered off the highway. The driver, mild-mannered Abbas, hopped out of the car at an Emarat petrol station; a hissing sound escaped as he let the air out of all four tires. Slamming the door shut, he cranked the car, briefly reverted to the highway, then jolted 90 degrees to the right, charging straight and fast into the desert. Our SUV zipped over the dunes as if it were a jet ski on the Gulf, as Abbas blasted Rihanna and Kanye on the radio. The adrenaline-fuelled adventure makes a welcome break from a week filled with meetings.