Beautiful Dubai

Day 4, Dubai Mall and checking out the monster

January 26, 2009

Read Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 Part 1 & Part 2 if you want to catch up with this series. It’s rather surprising – after a gruelling bout of migraine the day before and an almost sleepless night because of (single) bed sharing with Pristine, that I would wake up alive, alert and ready [...]

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Essential things to remember when visiting Dubai

January 22, 2009

A friend of mine came to visit last month and I was able to tour around Dubai with her. Here are some things I have learned, found useful knowing and just some bits of information for people wanting to visit. 1. Choosing the season is everything – Temperatures in Dubai ranges from lows of about [...]

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Day 3, Part 2: Dubai creek at night and a migraine that won’t go away

January 19, 2009

After going through every shop in the textile souk (in Day 3 Part 1), checking the colorful shawls, textiles and shoes, we took an Abra back to the hotel. By the time we reached the other side of the creek, I had terrible headache. It’s pretty warm (hot!) today at temperatures nearing 30C. It’s supposed [...]

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Wandering around Dubai like a real tourist: Day 3, The Souks

January 17, 2009

Today, I am to accompany my friend at the Riviera Hotel. I chose this hotel for her because of its proximity to the Gold, Textile and Spice Souks (Souk is an arabic term for market) and of course because of the superb breakfast. The hotel rate isn’t bad either. We have a great view from [...]

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Wandering around Dubai like a real tourist, Day 2: Springs, Dubai

January 14, 2009

After a very hectic Day 1, we planned a low key day by going to the Springs, an expat villa  community in Dubai where we were invited by a family friend for a post-Christmas party. When you go there, you would think some magic spell had been cast on you and that you’ve been transported to somewhere [...]

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Wandering around Dubai like a real tourist, Day 1

January 11, 2009

A friend of mine, who is so interested in Dubai even before I hopped on the plane to relocate here came to see me last month, just after Christmas. Japan offices are off on the last week of the year so she had the chance to finally come, bringing all her guide books and t-shirts. [...]

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We love Dubai in November

November 9, 2008

Just because Dubai is in the Middle East and very easily stereotyped as eternally hot, humid and undesirable, we do have a piece of heaven in terms of weather during November. In fact, if you visit Dubai in November, maybe you will want to stay here forever. Just maybe. The blue skies in November are [...]

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when it’s getting cold in most parts of the world, here’s what we do

October 28, 2008

Getting colder from where you are? Snow? Cloudy, gray skies? Here’s what we have here in the Emirates: Cloudless, blue skies in October! Last weekend, we went to the beach. Finally, the temperatures have mellowed down (maximum still at 35C at mid-day but with low humidity so it’s not that bad) and the sand won’t scorch [...]

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