Blogs from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East - page 80

Hallo Zusammen, hier nun unser 1. Eintrag aus der Ferne. Darum beginnen wir auch mit der Heimat: Unser Plan wir fliegen am 04.01. in Berlin los und kommen am 05.01. morgens in Dubai an, ging leider in die Hose. Der Berliner Flughafen (Tegel) war leider nicht auf die ankommenden Schneemassen eingestellt und somit verbrachten wir erst einmal 3 Stunden im Flugzeug am Boden! Quasi Trockenübungen! Irgendwie hat das mit den Enteisungsmaschinen nicht so funktioniert. Als wir endlich in Berlin starteten - startete unser Anschlussflug zeitgleich in München. Für uns hieß es dann: 24 Stunden unplanmäßiger Aufenthalt im Kempinski in München. Am 05. ging dann startete dann der Dubai-Flieger mit uns.... Wir kamen dann mit einem Tag Verspätung um 06.35 Uhr in Dubai an und waren dann um 08.00 Uhr in unserer WG. ...und dann waren gestern ... read more

Dubai, ville de luxe, émirat des Émirats Arabes Unis niché au coeur du désert sur la côte du Golf du persique. En approchant de l'aéroport où nous allions atterrir, nous avons survolé le désert couvert de dunes de sable. Puis une bande noire et droite filant sans interruption à travers les dunes jusqu'à un îlot de grattes-ciels près des flots. Après des mois de ciel sans pluie, nous avons été accueillis par une courte averse lorsque notre avion s'est posé, il faut bien être au milieu du désert! Dubai est justement sortie du désert il y a une soixantaine d'années avec l'exploitation, notamment, de gisements pétroliers et est aujourd'hui une plaque tournante du commerce international et aussi du tourisme de luxe. La ville est grande, en constante construction, rénovation. Les rues sont des autoroutes et tout ... read more

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (7 - 17 November 2008) After Sri Lanka, the contrast to the life in Dubai could not have been bigger! What a city: one big construction site, with sky scrapers up to 900m (Burj Dubai), traffic jams all over, posh people, gold and glitter, mega shopping malls, amusement parks (indoor skiing, water parks) , and so on - an artificial (Disney) world for adults! Meeting Roli at the airport, we went for a nice brunch with Maryam and her boyfriend Kiavesh, before checking in at our excellent guesthouse. Hidden behind walls, our stay started with a cool pool party basically organized by some Emirates Airline girls. And this in an Arabian country! Crazy! And of course then we went out… To the Jumeirah Beach Hotel with a fabulous view on the famous ... read more

We went to the Mall of the Emirates yesterday to do some stuff and they had the Dubai regional contest of the Red Bull Art of Can exhibition. Know I went to this in Chicago last year and it was absolutely amazing! The winning entry was a dragon (which is probably why I liked it). However these entries were not really as good. There was an enormous scuplture of the Burj Al Arab however which was interesting. ... read more

Dubai has been an eye opener in more ways then one, although the journey here like always has been an adventure. Given that I only had less than 26 hours in Dubai it was best that I made the most of it. Fortunately I had a contact on the ground in Dubai to organise things for me. But that meant a mad dash from Sharjah airport to my Dubai hotel, then onto the venue of the Ball all within three hours of hitting the ground. Given that it took an hour to get out of the airport I had it against me from the start, but it all ended well and Cinderella made it to the ball on time. As always the leadup to all this was more of a challenge....... prior to starting on this ... read more