Deserts

We previously featured the fascinating Atacama Desert in 2008's desert week, but to round off this year's Desert Week we've decided to take another tour for those that missed this unique location the first time around. The Atacama desert in…

If heat and dryness are the hallmarks of a good desert, then the Lut Desert in Iran might just be the most deserty of the lot. Covering more than 50,000sq km in the southeast of the country, this region (also…

When one thinks of Antarctica, the word "desert" probably does not come immediately to mind. We think of deserts as hot, sandy, sun-drenched places. However, the technical definition is just a place that receives very little precipitation, less than 250…

You might not think you've heard of the Tabernas Desert before, but if you've ever seen a spaghetti western, then you almost certainly have. Located in the south of Spain, the protected wilderness area features three seperate wild west villages,…

The Great Sandy Desert covers an area of 360,000 square km of north western Australia, making it the country's second largest desert. Uluru (Ayers Rock) is located in the far south-eastern area of the desert. We visited almost exactly 5…

So you can't actually drive into Area 51 these days1, but you can get very, very close thanks to Nevada's Extraterrestrial Highway. This desolate stretch of road in the desert northwest of Las Vegas is reportedly home to more UFO…