Blogs from United Arab Emirates, Middle East - page 3

Oh, Oh direz-vous... je vous entends d'ici... Depuis le 20 AVRIL 2020... notre voyage pour visiter l'Exposition 2020 de Dubai était réservé... Covid s'en est mêlé... et voyage a été retardé... Nous y arrivons donc puise cette année c'est chose possible... Covid nous permet de voyager et Expo a pu ouvrir avec un an de retard ses portes... Il en reste qu'elle portera toujours le nom d'Exposition Universelle de Dubai 2020... Nous avions la possibilité de passer une semaine pour ce faire à Dubai, mais le programme Abou Dhabi nous plaisait aussi... Pas pour une question d'ajouter un pays de plus à ma liste de ceux visités puisque Abou Dhabi fait partie des Emirats Unis... étant déjà passés par Dubai et Doha, c'était déjà fait... J'en reste donc à 57 pays visités ce jour... Départ samedi ... read more

http://www.heygo.com March 3rd - Abra Crossing and Walk Through Alseef Heritage City - Dubai Abras were the oldest form of the public transport system in Dubai. They enabled the movement of men and materials between the two shores of the creek. The real history of the creek began just a few hundred years ago. Before the 1950s, the population of Dubai was around 50,000. But even then, it had become a trading hub where merchants from different parts of the world come and stayed near the souk for a few weeks and leave after doing their business. Moving things across the creek was important for the traders, and the city had not advanced enough to build a bridge. In fact, there wouldn’t be a roadway between Deira and Bur Dubai until the Maktoum Bridge opened in ... read more

The weather has finally started to turn nice, so that means lots of outdoor activities. Lately, that means hiking. Usually, I'm not a huge fan - it's just not my thing - but it has been nice to see all these different areas of the UAE from this perspective. It is so quiet and peaceful, with a little bit of history thrown in. Not to mention, it is pretty much automatically social distanced, especially since we tend to take the less popular hikes. And yes, we have mountains here in the UAE. A pretty large Hajar Mountain range actually, highest point being around 6,000 ft. So, here are three of my most recent hikes and a camping trip. Wadi Shawka I was asked if I wanted to go for a hike on a Friday, Joevet set ... read more

I have not left the country since January; actually, I have not even left the city of Dubai since mid-March except for once to go to a store. I was getting antsy, depressed and angry at work. Initially, I planned a trip to Greece for two weeks, but it just seemed like the hassle of getting there would be more than it was worth and Covid cases were on the rise there. Instead, I thought I would get a luxury hotel on the Palm and my friend mentioned that maybe I should take a roadtrip. It helped that local hotels were also giving discounts to UAE residents. And thus the idea of my Luxury Roadtrip was born! Ras al Khaimah - Ritz Carlton Al Wadi This is one of the more luxurious and expensive resorts in ... read more

We were up early, excited for our arrival in to India. We had an organised city tour arranged for our visit to Mumbai but no plans for New Mangalore or Goa. We had arranged to meet, once more, with Beryl and Brian to share a cab in these ports. We were due in to New Mangalore at 8am. However, we could see nothing but sea. Something was happening. Guest services had gone AWOL and those officers milling around seemed in too much of a hurry to acknowledge you with their usual cheerful smiles. We ate breakfast outside the buffet on the open deck. Two tables across, we noticed an MSC officer in what seemed to be a heated discussion with the two officials from the Indian Immigration Authority. They looked like they meant business because they ... read more