When the sun rises over Rub’ al Khali, the world’s largest expanse of sand, the dunes glow gold like in a painting, rising up into the blue sky in a landscape resculpted by the wind overnight.
The smell of breakfast drifts over as guide Mohammed Mussallem Al Mahri prepares the meal, sitting next to an off-road vehicle. Tracks show a desert fox has been prowling around the camp.






