http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/United-Arab-Emirates/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Middle East , United Arab Emirates en-us Sun, 26 May 2013 06:01:02 +0000 Sun, 26 May 2013 06:01:02 +0000 Thursday afternoon I flew into Dubai for the first time in three months. Man I miss this city Even the traffic made me feel happy.Today Jamie and I went for a full spa day and it was FANTASTIC. Jamie had booked the day before at the only place available so we were not quite sure what to expect. As soon as we walked into the Dubai Marine Beach Resort we gave each other a high five because we http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/United-Arab-Emirates/Dubai/blog-787642.html jetlag yeah.. how far does 30 hours travelling by plane get u u ask well it just so happens that it gets u just to where you want to go which in this instance was heathrow airport which was most convenient cause thats where we were going. what a lovely thing it is when ppl drop u off at the airport. u know someone really loves u when they give up their 5am sleep to give u vehicle transport http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/United-Arab-Emirates/Dubai/blog-786183.html its the first leg of our new adventure....still another eight hours to go....before we arrive in Scotland....Airplane was impressive. Flight EK413 Destination Dubai the big cattle carrier was pretty good....I am sure that the upstairs is a palace by the way you are greeted...can39t tell you what they are like as plebs are not allowed up there but I am sure they have nice comfortable beds and sh http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/United-Arab-Emirates/Dubai/blog-785956.html We all like to take vacations. They give us the required break from our daily routines. They are the perfect chance for us to cool our nerves. Many of us like to take exotic vacations while some of us just prefer to have a change of atmosphere to cheer ourselves up. Some of us give more preference to fun while some others give more priority to the budget. In short we all want to have fun on vacati http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/United-Arab-Emirates/Dubai/blog-785371.html Once we left India we cruised into the High Risk Area for Piracy which includes the Arabian Sea the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. Our first day at sea included a mandatory safety drill in which we were informed of all the procedures and precautions being implemented on board our ship. These included lights out on the outer decks closing of all shades and curtains boarding of an Israeli security http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/United-Arab-Emirates/Abu-Dhabi/blog-784344.html Trip to Musadam Oman.What a beautiful trip. It was the month of december392012. Picked up the luggage pushed everything in the boot of my Car and left with the GPS on directed to Musadam. It was difficult to pick the correct way as the navigator took me for a round trip back home. However we didn39t gave up the idea of hitting the road again. 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Discover the beauty of Ocean with Snorkeling in Fujairah Dubai UAE as well. http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/United-Arab-Emirates/Dubai/blog-783657.html Did a short tour by bus Merchants Tour which took in some sights and gave an orientation of Dubai highly recommend at least 5 nights but not July September. Tour covered trip to Jumeirah saw a Mosque gardens old new palace street stalls spices jewellery Museum Heritage site where a demonstrable old AC can be experienced really worked. Somehow the outside air became cool in cool http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/United-Arab-Emirates/Dubai/blog-783475.html The emirate of Dubai is an interesting oasis of prosperity in the desert with the honor of being the 22nd most expensive city in the world and with a population of 2.5 million from 190 nations 17 are from Emirati origin and 1.2 European and American. 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When flying into the city from our long overseas flight from Washington Dulles airport Dubai appeared to be an oasis of energy surrounded by endless sand dunes. Upo http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/United-Arab-Emirates/Dubai/blog-782703.html Enjoy the Deep Sea Adventure Dubai Fishing trips in Dubai UAE during Holidays or weekends. Discover the beauty of Ocean with Snorkeling in Fujairah Dubai UAE as well. http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/United-Arab-Emirates/Dubai/blog-782676.html From last five years I have been living in Dubai and have been observing the remarkable boom in the city. The city has been growing immensely with much development in every industry. If I was living out of Dubai then I would not have been experiencing such a dramatic and amazing change and growth in the city. 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