Blogs from United Arab Emirates, Middle East - page 8

Nachdem ich aufgrund von Bedenken 13 Jahre lang nicht mit dem Flugzeug geflogen bin, habe ich jetzt wieder einen Versuch gestartet. Zuvor bin ich am Freitag vor Weihnachten ohne Probleme von Niedersachsen nach Frankfurt mit dem Zug gefahren. Der war gar nicht mal voll besetzt. In der Mainmetropole angekommen bin ich zu einem netten 5-Sterne-Hotel am Flussufer und habe eingecheckt und mein Zimmer bezogen. Dabei hatte ich einen Sparpreis gebucht und sogar einen Upgrade auf Superior Room bekommen. Dieser hatte auch eine Badewanne. Dann bin ich am Mainufer entlang zum Römer und habe mir die neue Altstadt angesehen. Die wurde ja nach meinem letzten Besuch eröffnet und ist sehr schön. Anschließend habe ich eine Feuerzangenbowle getrunken und wieder einmal gebrannte Mandeln gekauft. Den Abend habe ich dann noch mit Computerspielen und Fernsehen verbracht, bevor ich zeitig ... read more

I wake up in panic. There is a knock on the door. Jesus have I overslept. I stagger bleary eyed to the door to find Lisa. “You wanted me to wake you for your run”. This was not mentioned the night before and it was apparent that Lisa had dreamt the whole thing. She apologised and I close the door I collapse back into bed look at my phone and it is just after 6am. Having got to sleep at 2 am last night I receded back into sleep until my alarm went off at 9.30. The usual morning routine takes place. I shower, dress and sit down for a cup of percolated coffee before departing to Denny’s to get our fill before we get the taxi to Yas Island. Today is race day and as ... read more

Now let me make this quite clear from the start. I had been warned not to drink the water from the tap. Lisa has kindly bought water to drink and to brush our teeth in. Not a drop had passed these lips since arriving. The food has been magnificent and I have no doubt that this is what caused the incident when I got to the race circuit today. Now I know you are all waiting with baited breath of the potential story that this could lead to but you will have to wait because this story starts with me waking up. The day is bright and I can tell that it is going to be a hot one. In fact I’ve heard that they only had a days rain last year and in fact I ... read more

Stopped in Dubai for a couple of days on the way home. A bustling city and pretty amazing with all the building going on. Mark of course had to go skiing even though it was 29C outside and -4C inside on the indoor ski hill. I passed going and watched instead. No broken legs so we can go home safely now!... read more

It’s 5.30 am and Tony has picked us up to go to Heathrow - we are off again this time for four and a half months starting in Dubai and ending in Singapore late March 2019. Flying Emirates on an Airbus 380 it was a good flight eventually getting to our destination in Park Island Dubai Marina. We were staying with our friends Katy and Steve Clements who have been out there living for a few years. A good start to our travels. An easy evening was followed by an early morning getaway to Abu Dabhi with Katy kindly driving. First stop the Grand Sheik Zayed Mosque - the largest mosque in the country. Words don’t really do it justice but it is a beautiful and serene space capable of holding over 40,000 worshippers. The main ... read more