Our Team
There are hundreds of people behind OutdoorUAE, who have contributes thousands of stories and photos to this platform, this list shows only the current list of our regular contributors and experts in their domain of outdoor activities.
Daniel Birkhofer
Founder
Activities: Jack of all Trades Master of None
Daniel is one of the lucky people in this world who can say he made his passion to a profession for almost a decade. Even though his business focus is now on other projects, the passion for the outdoor lives on and so does his involvement in OutdoorUAE as the man who keeps it all together.
Email: editor at outdooruae.com
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Bandana Jain
Deputy Editor, Lifestyle & Travel
Activitiy: Travel & lifestyle
An outdoorsy person by nature, Bandana has been contributing passionately for our travel and lifestyle segment for couple of years. She has vehemently written for many eminent magazines like Friday, Unwind, Discover India, etc over the past two decades. Bitten by the wander bug, she aspires to explore the maximum number of places on this planet.
Email: bandana at outdooruae.com
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Personal blog: dubaitrivia.blogspot.com
Read Bandana’s articles here
Jung Francisco
Graphic Designer & Photographer
Activities: Outdoor Photography, Hiking, Fishing
The man behind the camera for many reports and events and the hero getting all the content in the magazine and on the website. For many years he is a pillar OutdoorUAE is built on.
Email: jung at outdooruae.com
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David O’Hara
Running Expert
Activitiy: Ultra and Trail running
David is an ultra runner and extreme endurance junkie, he is certainly not the fastest runner but for sure one of the best stroy tellers.
Email: editor at outdooruae.com
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Read Davids articles here
Baxter Jackson
Travel & Adventure Writer
Activitiy: Hiking, rock climbing, spelunking, surfing, scuba diving and skateboarding
When he’s not traveling or exploring, Baxter Jackson is a Writing Teacher at a university in the desert oasis of Al Ain. Having lived in the Middle East for the past 13 years, he’s been crafting unique cultural interest stories about his experiences for travel websites such as Lonely Planet, the Matador Network and tip.com.
Email: baxterjackson at hotmail.com
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Read Baxters articles here
Rabi’ah
Lifestyle & Travel Writer
Activitiy:
An experienced journalist with a passion for photography, travelling, exploring new things, adventures, and history, Rabi’ah.M graduated from London with a background in journalism. A global citizen who likes to make the best of everything and likes to maintain an optimistic approach in her writing.
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First Hand Accounts
The best stories are told by the people who made the experience themselves, unaltered and fresh from their minds. We believe everyone has a story to tell and no matter how many times we have covered a subject – your story can only be told by you and that’s what makes it unique.
Credibility
Most articles are written by normal people like you and me, people who want to share their personal experience. You will find individual writing styles and ways of storytelling often based on various skill levels but always told with honesty.
Passion
Follow different people on their quest for all kinds of adventures and experiences, always fueled by passion without any intention of making money or get any other benefit out of their stories
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We believe, that information should be shared and be available for everyone even the most secret spots and exclusive expert knowledge. The more you know about a thing, the more value it has and the more worthy it is to protect it. Secrets disappear with a trace, no one knowing it or fighting for it. Share it here and let it last forever.
Recent Articles
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XQuarry Off-Road & Adventure Park opening 4th February 2021
“Outdoor lifestyle is all about experiences - no matter if a sporty challenge, exploring new places or just spend quality time outside with family and At the XQuarry Off-Road & Adventure Park Grand Opening weekend, companies will have the opportunity to take part...
The Rahal Desert Challenge is premiering between 3rd and 5th December 2020
But why Rahal? A free translation of the Arabic rooted word means “Traveler” and that is what the participating teams will do. Traveling through the desert on a very challenging track with many different types of terrain. The motto of the first challenge is “Chasing...
Summer Night Fishing in the Desert
There are few things you’ll experience only once in your lifetime, and there are those that you suffer through willingly with some sacrifices each year. Going out in the middle of the night, suffering temperatures of 40C or higher and lugging around liters of water...