We stopped in Salalah, Oman's second-largest city and gateway to the Empty Quarter, to meet Ali, a guide and driver.
But travelers who have completed the trip note that Saudi Arabia has a lot to offer, ranging from unusual Nabatean monuments to the startling desert majesty of the Empty Quarter to the stunning coral reefs of the Red Sea.
In early 2014, director J.J. Abrams and nearly 800 cast and crew trekked into the largely uninhabited region known as the Empty Quarter to build, film and blow things up.
Ventura Storm and Housesofparliament duelled for the lead for much of the last quarter-mile, but both began to empty with the finishing line in sight, just as Harbour Law started to stay on strongly for George Baker, his jockey.
To the west you have Saudi Arabia, though you have to march across the 'Empty Quarter' to get there.
Theatres make a loss from putting on relaxed shows because a greater proportion of tickets are concessions, plus they leave the auditorium at least a quarter empty to give groups their own space.
But in reducing the overall risk of Arctic and Aleutian shipping, the glass is still perhaps one-quarter full, three-quarters empty.
One report said a review of 260 bank files meant to contain identification documents for depositors found a quarter of them empty.
The Knicks opened the quarter with seven empty possessions — five turnovers and two missed shots.
Ladle jelly into a jar using a funnel, leaving at least a quarter inch empty at the top.
"Alif the Unseen" will eventually travel deep into the genies' world when it gets to the Empty Quarter of the city where Alif and Dina live.
