Journey to the Empty Quarter. Emirati student Jalal Bin Thaneya walked from Dubai to the Empty Quarter, to raise awareness for children with special needs. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00You
00:30I
00:47Have only been able to wash
00:55I hope to make it on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, maybe tonight
01:00I
01:14Today I've walked from Jumeirah to Abu Dhabi and now I'll be sleeping at this Adnan petrol station here in Abu Dhabi. I
01:21Believe I've walked a total of 70 kilometers today
01:24And I'll be heading out tomorrow at 5 o'clock
01:30I
01:34This is day nine of my journey into the empty quarter
01:38It's very cold here. I'm around two kilometers away from the empty quarter
01:44So far I've walked
01:47around
01:49550 kilometers
01:51I've got another hundred kilometers to go until I reach the empty quarter
01:55You
01:57During my journey, I've been poisoned
02:00And I've gotten sick because I've passed through very dusty places
02:06So far the journey has been quite difficult. I hope to finish in around four to five days from now
02:24I
02:39This is day 11 and today we're a hundred kilometers away from our target
02:43Which is a medicine which is a fort ruin as you can see my environment's getting a bit more harsh
02:48There's only a track road and I have to walk through fog like this. I
02:53Don't know how long the fog is gonna last
02:56But I just wanted to give you an idea of the extreme environment. It is here and the empty quarter
03:10This is day 12 and I've reached the empty quarter I've walked a total of 500 kilometers
03:15Right now the Sun's setting
03:18I've climbed a few dunes and I've gone through a few of the dunes. It's been a remarkable experience for me
03:24I've walked a long way tomorrow. I'll be headed to Um Hissam to complete my journey