Blogs from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East - page 108

Wow wow wow! I am speechless once again..figure of speech since I write so much..but it was absolutely breathtaking what I experienced today.....Keith and I were (Keith is one of Honerine's son's) picked up today in front of where we are staying by a land cruiser 4x4! Thank goodness again for the ac as standing outside is like having 100 blow dryers on high heat just aimed and you at full force. We were on our way to the middle of the desert but first we had to pick up some foreigners in the Jemeriah estates (very posh). I made my first faux pas as I sat in the front seat, I crossed my leg, showing the bottom of my foot, or shall I say, just your ordinary sitting position that any of us from the ... read more

Hello again...It's morning here and I did manage to sleep some..My internal clock is so messed up so I got up at 6 a.m. only to awake to a house of sleepers..so what better to do? Yoga! getting used to doing it in the heat, and very well needed as my back is quite messed up from travelling for so long. Today we are going to those insane malls we all hear about..and tyring to get into the 7 star hotel..however, I heard it was 200bucks just to get in to see? Rumour or truth..who knows? This morning we actually called the local hotel to bring us our breakfast..yummy masala dosa! Mmmmm...it was soo cheap..actually the shopping here is quite cheap..pashmena's everywhere..silk things all around..I only wish I could buy something but dont'want to carry it ... read more

Dubai, a very hot, wet and strange city. During the three days we stayd here, we visited a lot of architecture and one beach. Everything seems like to be in competition. Everything is rich, big, high, etc. ... read more

We have had a fab time in Dubai, the weather was el scorchio! It was officially 41'c every single day, although the temperature gauge in the taxis told a different story! 45 - 46'c. Apparently all of the builders over here cant work above a certain temperature..... so they LIE......nothing like a bit of bending the rules!!! It was so hot here........ that when you walked into the sea it was like getting into a very hot bath...... nice and refreshing not! We spent a great day at the Wild Wadi water park, although the start of the day was not great after being ripped off by a friendly taxi driver - We get the feeling this is something that is going to happen quite often! To be fair though we have never had so much ... read more

Border Patrol “Lets go to Oman, the borders just down this road. We can take some more shots; it’ll be great”…an inspired idea Ficks; so simple, so easy, just themselves and their passports in a white peugeout 205 hire car, hardly any money, phones that don’t work on the network in Oman. Perfect. So they drive down the road towards the border patrol, they pass through the first and show their passports, they drive through No Mans Land..too late to turn back now. They stop at the Oman border, show their passports, are asked to park the car and get out, walk to an immigration centre, get interrogated by an Oman soldier..an unhappy Oman soldier, fill out paperwork, have their passports taken, try to remain calm, sit and wait…wait some more…try to remain calm, start ... read more