Blogs from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East - page 118

PRE WARNING...THE PICS FOR THIS BLOG GO ON FOR TWO PAGES...MAKE SURE YOU DONT MISS OUT! After 26 hours of travelling (and yet another stop in Singapore) we made it to the United Arab Emirates! Although we have been here many times we were not prepared for the weather forecast......RAIN, RAIN and yes more rain. Steves dad and Lillian have said they have not seen rain like it. Today we write this blog looking over flooded streets. See the pics to prove it! So any chance of a tan has literally FADED! Of course this has not stopped us having fun, but also a slight exaggeration, there has been some sunny spells. So what pictures do we have so far? Camels crossing the road, causing the traffic to stop...something you dont see everyday, we halso had ... read more

Never staying more than two nights in one spot, I’ve gotten pretty damn good at packing my bag; it has become a ritual at this point. Everything has its own place and it takes me all of about ten minutes to go from having everything completely strew out across the hotel room to packed and ready to go. Saturday morning, my trusty bag and I boarded another flight and landed in a city quite different from the one’s I left behind. A city with sprawling freeways, countless mega malls, theme parks, gleaming steel and glass skyscrapers and hundred if not thousands of construction cranes dotting the skyline - this is Dubai. Dubai is one of the seven Emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf. Unlike the other Emirates, this country depends ... read more

Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow!!!!! Yeah, I know I use that word a lot, but it's just how we are all feeling. We had an incredible day today!! (I woke up with a bit of a headache.........yes, I know.......it was from all the wine that was flowing last night! But weren't those pictures amazing?????? Wish you could have been with us!) We had a city tour by bus today and my pictures will show you some of "old" Dubai and the billboard that depicts what Dubai will look like in the future with all the construction going on. I took pictures of some of the various types of housing, along the waterfront, our walk through the gold and spice markets (sooks, they are called), and other odds and types of pictures that I found interesting. We ... read more

Ok everyone, I'm back! I can see that our time in Dubai is going to be a 4-parter as far as the blog is concerned! What a day we've had today!!! It was essentially a "free" day for us, to relax or do whatever we pleased. So many options, so many choices.......at first I was going to go to the infamous Emeriates Mall, where there is an indoor ski resort. That was the plan! But, plans change. I then had an invitation to join a group who were heading to the famous Burj Al Arab hotel for lunch! Bingo!!! Count me in. This is a once in a lifetime chance to have this 7* experience, so I'm going! Yes, of course, I gave my head a shake.........for a minute......$137US for a lunch! Puleese!!!!! But when will ... read more

Yippee !! Flying Emirates I have always wanted to fly Emirates and now I have and a mighty fine flight it was too. You get loads of space to watch movies, play games like Tetris and solitire etc and you can even watch the plane taking off and have a look at what you are flying over- it’s great. I decided to watch something light hearted so i picked Mary Poppins and Mark choose The Da Vinci Code. We got out all our stuff like books, journals and games and we did not touch them once. The meals were fantastic 5 courses none the less smoked salmon, salad, chicken curry, rice, chocolate desert and cheese and biscuits. Time just flew by and we we’re soon at Dubai Airport. We got off for a bit and looked ... read more