Today is the 'dreaded' day; another year, another period of reflection and anticipation. I was just looking through Facebook, at the 'memories' section, where I could see posts from previous birthdays, and firstly, it's hard to believe that it's 2 years since I celebrated my 60th with a wonderful party in Gabiano, Italy. I know [...]
Tag: Dubai
Exploring Deira
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 [...]
January: So Far, So Good
Heading back to work on 6th January, after a break of some 16 days was pretty tough; I have to say I had a really good Christmas and New Year, one of the best in fact, spent in both Dubai and UK. But time marches on and we have to go with it, so 2 [...]
2018 | Ups and Downs
At first glance this seems a bit of a desolate landscape, but for a large part of 2018 this has been home for me. I'm currently working on a project in Kuwait, and whilst here, I live in an apartment that is located in the second of the two smaller buildings in the middle of [...]
Exploring Bluewaters
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 [...]
Dubai Photowalking
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 [...]
My second ‘blogiversary’
Who knew there was a specific word to mark blogging anniversaries? I came across 'blogiversary' recently and thought 'why not?' So here I am, 2 years on from my original post, and whilst I haven't been quite as active during this second year, I've still very much enjoyed producing my posts, and working on the [...]
… three months on …
Can it really be three months since my last post? Well yes, the wonderful stay in Ras al Khaimah featured in that post was at the end of February, doesn't time fly! So in this post, I want to look back over what has been going on in that time, and at the things that have [...]
Sur ‘La Mer’
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 [...]
A Perfect Weekend | Waldorf Astoria, Palm Jumeirah
Taking advantage of a rare trip back to Dubai this Summer, we decided to celebrate the opportunity to spend time together, and have a romantic weekend at the gorgeous Waldorf Astoria, located on the wonder that is Palm Jumeirah. The Waldorf Astoria is truly a five star experience, everything from the warm welcome, to the [...]
