Blogs from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East - page 88

Shukram! Ahhh the glitz, glamour and sand that is Dubai! Well, is it all it's talked up to be? Is our ever-increasing fuel price actually creating anything spectacular over there or is it all going straight into the bank accounts of the needy multi-billionaire Sheikh's of Arabia? Do 50c cones actually cost 1c in the UAE? And if so, how long does it take for such ice cream to melt, run down your arm, all the way to your elbow, into your brand new 100% cotton shirt of which you walked for 2 hours in the boiling hot heat to buy primarily to wear to the world's only 7 star restaurant because all the rest of your good shirts were covered in a mixture of wine stains and smelt like Amsterdam coffee shops? All will be ... read more

This was my first flight ever, I had taken in my entire life. Luck by chance the ticket my company bought for myself was in one of the well known Airlines of world, The Emirates. I was not so familiar with the name for obvious reasons, however， i was still very excited to take the Window seat. Short yet beautiful time, got a half bottle wine to relish.... read more

What a clever boy I have. Just look at the yummy meal that he cooked for us last night!... read more

When I mentioned to my mother-in-law that I thought Dubai was like Las Vegas, she laughed and said, ‘More like Las Vegas on hormones!’ It was time to find out for myself. Here’s what I discovered on my trip last week... Barat the Builder Dubai is still being built. A quarter of the world’s cranes are in Dubai and construction is absolutely everywhere. This means road directions are rendered useless and it’s all too easy to find yourself going the wrong way up a one-way street because the No Entry sign is hidden behind hoardings. Everywhere you go there are signs apologising for the inconvenience, which led me to think that one cover-all sign at the airport, warning visitors that they’re entering a construction site, might be a good idea. The Toddler, nevertheless, will love the ... read more

hey hey hey kids. i got to dubai airport fine, aint taken many pictures though because my camera has ran out of batteries. i tried to buy some chicken and rice, and the guy in the shop ended up giving me chicken and rice, some kebab wrap, some soup, a can of coke, and some bread, well i thought it was bread and then i bit it and all these melted cheese came pouring out and burnt my mouth marvelous. {lebbonon food i bought in dubai} the flight here was fine. although it flew quite close to basra, bagdhad and kirkuk, i thought bloody hell it cant surely fly over iraq that would be crazy, but no we went over iran, hurrah. no getting shot at by crazy iraqis. there is no pubs here to watch ... read more