Blogs from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East - page 79

So, we cheated a bit after Mozambique. We had planned to take a bus through Swaziland and Lesotho before a final bus journey back to Cape Town. But, that was BEFORE Florian's bout with malaria! Instead, we headed to Johannesburg and relaxed a couple of days with the lovely Du Plessis family before FLYING back to Cape Town (and then on to Dubai and Australia). Florian and I had met Bernard Du Plessis in November while shopping in Cape Town and had a nice time chatting. We stayed in touch and he generously invited us to stay with his family if we should make it to Johannesburg. We had a wonderful time at his home and got to know his lovely wife Samantha and his daughters Morgan and Andie (and heard about "Bump", i.e. the baby ... read more

We arrived around 7 a.m. and found a taxi for the town centre, picked up a tour bus about 9.30 and spent the whole day touring round the city and local area. We heard about all the shopping malls, souks, 5* hotels as the commentary kept repeating information from time to time. Dubai Museum appeared disappointing at first until we discovered the entrance to the underground section which tries to recreate something of the history of the area. Otherwise the creek was the most interesting area with a strange mixture of old and new watercraft of all sizes. The end of the trip allowed us to take a dhow? on the creek just as the sun was setting. This was the highlight of the trip as far as we were concerned. We then found a lovely ... read more

HEY EVERYONE, HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL. JUST ANOTHER MESSAGE TO SAY HI WHILST WE ENJOY OUR LAST BIT OF LUXURY WITH THE GUYS HERE IN DUBAI!! OFF TO INDIA TOMORROW, SO EXCITING, NOT TOO SURE ABOUT DAN THOUGH, I KNOW HE REALLY WANTS TO GET OUT OF MUMBAI AND INTO RAJASTHAN ASAP SO I'LL LET YOU KNOW HOW HE'S FEELING WHEN WE FINALLY GET TO UDAIPUR EARLY NEXT WEEK! WE ARE PROBABLY MAINLY GOING TO USE THIS SITE MORE THAN THE HOTMAIL ADDRESS TO KEEP IN TOUCH SO REMEMBER TO CHECK IT OUR IF YOU DON'T GET A REPLY FOR THE OTHER ONE. DAD, IF I CAN'T GET A MESSAGE TO YOU BEFORE HAVE A GREAT BIRTHDAY AND ALSO HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KATIE TOO. GONNA GET READY NOW SO WILL HAVE INDIA NEWS NEXT TIME ... read more

Hey everyone Just a quick hello, I'm still ploughing my way through the email addresses and adding you all on, so sorry if we have not said hi to you till now!! We are having a lovely time in Dubai, but would you belive it I'm wearing two tops a fleece and brigdales ( those of you in the know will understand!!) Really relaxing, and eating and Dan is still sleeping!! Will probably catch up once more before we leave UAE and the speak to you all from India. Lots of love and hugs Becky and Dan XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX... read more

All is set! I am now part of travelblog! Through this network/application, i will be able to share to you what's in and what's the latest on my travel(s) journal complete with photos and/or videos. Happy travelling to everyone!!... read more