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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]