World Up!
Long before the UAE had oil, there was Deira - an area of Dubai that offers such a contrast to the giant glass towers, 5 star hotels, and pristine beach lined shores of much younger neighbouring districts. Deira is the original commercial centre of Dubai, benefiting from its Creekside location, although these days the key [...]
I found myself back home in Dubai for 10 days recently (the sunsets at our new home are amazing!) Whilst there, I experienced the lows of emergency dental treatment, the highs of hosting a house warming party, and a whole bunch of other stuff in between. These are some moments from my time there, starting [...]
Bluewaters is the latest mega-development to be unveiled in the ever-expanding city of Dubai - and one that we have watched grow over the past 3 years that we have lived here. Taking some 5 years to develop, Bluewaters is a man-made Island that has been constructed some 500 meters from the shoreline of Jumeriah [...]
I was back in Dubai for a few days last week, and as the intense heat of the Summer is slowly starting to disappear, I took the opportunity to wake up early and enjoy a couple of (photo) walks, one at Kite Beach, and the other at my old stomping ground of Dubai Marina. What [...]
La Mer is Dubai's newest beachfront development, located in the Jumeriah 1 area of the city. It opened in October, and having heard quite a lot of buzz about it, Mrs E and I decided to take a look. It's a good 40 minute drive from our place, but being a Saturday morning, the traffic [...]
Global Village has been on our 'to do' list for some time, and this weekend we finally made it. Located to the east of the city, and right next to the newly opened IMG World Of Adventures, Global Village is a 'Cultural Extravaganza', a mix of theme park blended with numerous stalls, shops, eateries and cultural [...]
As I embark on my first adventure of 2017, travelling from Dubai back to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, I wanted to conclude my review of (my) 2016 - the second half of the year featured a great holiday, and my first steps into the worlds of the DSLR camera, and blogging! 6) July - Another weekend break [...]
First off, I need to clarify that the 'Nifty Fifty' thing is nothing to do with age, I think i covered that extensively in a previous post (see here Life Ready), in this context it's to do with a new lens that I've been using on my camera. Whilst I'm a million miles away from being able to [...]
Sometimes we feel a bit cocooned in our part of Dubai, a cocoon of fancy restaurants, massive shopping centres, beaches and stunning glass covered buildings; but there is more to this breathtaking city. The Marina area where we live is all very new, most of it built within the last decade, but Dubai has a [...]
Following on from my last post about 'The Walk', in Dubai's JBR area - we ventured out today to a new Dubai development, 'City Walk'. Located in Al Wasl, near Business Bay and within the shadows of Burj Khalifa. City Walk phase 2 opened earlier this year, if offers a variety of residential opportunities, and [...]