Hanging out with a couple of the locals 7 February 2011…No trip to Dubai can be complete without a trip out to the desert. And of course in our case, that means two trips to the desert and also a trip to the nation’s capital, Abu Dhabi. Oh yes, also a visit to Oman, a country almost lost and forgotten in the big world. Because when visiting Dubai there … Continue reading →
One of us had to wear traditional clothes to visit the Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi 4 February 2011…One of the fascinating aspects of life in the Middle East – and one of the most obvious clashes between east and west that is evident in Dubai – is the wide range of clothing people wear. We’ve all seen the movies and watched the highlights on CNN but what do … Continue reading →
01 February 2011…By now almost everyone has heard something about Dubai, that amazing modern-day metropolis which epitomises all the good and bad about the new wealth of the Middle East. Julie and I spent almost a week there recently and saw all that good and bad plus a mountain more, including rare once-a-year rain, old souks, camels in the desert, four wheel driving in the sand dunes and even a … Continue reading →
