World Up!
Agiou Georgiou (St. George) is a gorgeous fishing village located just a short drive from Paphos, in Cyprus. We love to come here every time we get the chance to visit this wonderful Island, the views are stunning and so different from the typical seaside picture postcard images of many coastal resorts. It's a quiet [...]
We recently had the pleasure of spending a few days in the wonderful city of Edinburgh - the occasion was to celebrate the wedding of my eldest son, and whilst there, we took the opportunity to explore this city that one local shop assistant told me was really 'just a village'; how true this is. To [...]
I recently moved into a new apartment here in Jeddah, it was great to get out of the hotel after spending 3 months there, and settle in to some form of normality. This was my first weekend in the apartment, having been back in Dubai last weekend, so a good chance to get the place ship shape [...]
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 [...]
Ever eager to practice my novice photography skills, I took advantage of the cooler mornings here in Dubai, and was up early today to cross the main highway of Sheikh Zayed Road, and explore our neighbouring district of JLT - Jumeriah Lakes Towers. In similar style to our area of Dubai Marina, JLT is an extensive [...]
One of the great things about being an expat is the thrill of those infrequent trips home - and for me, one such trip came along last week when I got to spend a few days in the UK for work, combined with some welcome 'me time' to catch up with my nearest and dearest. This had [...]
Close to where we live in Dubai Marina, is a water front area known as 'The Walk' - it is a strip of about one and a half kilometres, along the front of the Jumeriah Beach Residences complex (JBR). It offers a vast array of restaurants, shops, a cinema, and of course, a superb beach [...]
