Please excuse the spelling errors as I am writing this at 4:30 am on Wednesday morning, I will soon go back and edit for grammar/spelling =p. I've decided to share some things that I have found odd or quite different from what I have been used to in Dubai. Below is that such list... Dubai has a way to many roundabouts. It is a little ridiculous that all the inner road intersections are roundabouts Speed bumps are as frequent as stop lights are in san francisco. They are every block if not more! These speed bumps are extremely annoying especially on a cab ride home afer a night out in the town. Twin buildings- Dubai seems to like to make their buidlings in pairs. The Emirates towers, the fake chrystler buildings. For some reason buildings ... read more

As you probably would have guessed, if you’re reading all the entries that I’ve posted today (although i've realized that you can now change the entry date of your post.. so i'm backdating them all.) It is currently June 16 Wednesday in Cape town at 3:40 am. So I am no longer on the airplane but when i wrote this blog I was still in my seat on the way to Cape Town. Without further delay here are the details of my Sunday in Dubai. 8am- sleeping 10am- still sleeping 12am -still sleeping 2pm - yes, still sleeping Get the drift yet… Let’s just say Saturday night was epic in more ways than expected. 2:15pm - “The time is WHAT!” Wow, couldn’t believe that I slept until 2pm. Clearly my past few days in Dubai have ... read more

Today turned out to be a full 24 hours worth of adventures. After waking up at 3 am to complete a hike that was not as strenuous as expected we returned to our humble resting place at around 11 am. Taking time to eat and determine a rough plan for the day and weekend we soon headed into the city to buy our tickets for the Burj Khalifa. After a quick purchase of tickets we sauntered around the mall and eventually went to the Souk al Bahar, translated as "Outdoor Market" if my failing memory serves me right. Our treks between places were quick and with much haste as to prevent rivers across our face. To fufill my desires to be a tourist and see all that I could see in Dubai, Kabir drove us to ... read more

First full day in dubai... Today was a relaxing day, we simply woke up went grocery shopping hung out around the house and then went out to a bar for a quick drink and ended the day early. We went to a bar that was on the top floor of one of the Emirates Towers. The view was very nice. It was definitely good to have a chill day as I know the next 4 days will be continuous adventures and debaucheries. And as promised tomorrow the day starts at 4am. Tomorrow I go on a 3 hour hike to start the day off. And even more important tomorrow is the first day of the 2010 World Cup!! S. Africa vs. Mexico.... read more

Today I leave for Dubai! The past two days have been crazy with packing and shopping to get ready for the trip. I bought my two jerseys (Portugal and USA!) I was going to buy the home US jersey (blue) but the white stripe across the chest made me feel like i was a pageant beauty queen so i went with the white since the... stripe was less obvious. My fantastic friends (team kamaljit) surprised me last night with a impromtu going away celebration. I thought i'd be done packing by 10, which would be a significant improvement from when i normally sleep before trips, but after a little ballatore and some good times with my friends i ended up sleeping at 2am. I am now packed sitting at work, since my flight is at 4:45 ... read more