Abu Dhabi Travel Blogs

The trip from Abu Dhabi to Oman was a birthday present from April to me and we set off late morning. Abu Dhabi to Al Khamir in Oman is a 5 hour drive. Driving north, the desert sands alongside the motorway are orange peach coloured. Groups of camels stroll, grazing on the rare green desert plants. …

This was my 25th run with Mainland hash abu dhabi and also my final run as I will leave the day after. Good that my boss didn't know that the reason why I pushed to stay longer in Abu Dhabi is because I want to make my 25th run:). The running site was a new one as they said, located around Mussafa…

I was right, the flight back from sydney to Abu dhabi where i had a stopover was terrible. Well the flight went well but the place was so small and I couldn't sleep at all. It was terrible. I start walking and met a guy who was almost 30 years old and we talked alot, so the flight went faster. I …

I don't wish to start a diplomatic incident here- far from it, but when your brother rings up pleading for help, what do you do?His girlfriend, Lidia, has gone recently to Abu Dhabi to start a new work contract with (I am told) a new luxury hotel.So far, so good.Only the intermediary company origin…

Several cuisines have their own version of pancake - as this is a simple flat bread with yeast and some seasoning. This type of bread doesn't have a strong taste thus required some kind of confiture to eat with, either sweet or savoury. Arabic pancake is a flat yellowish sponge bread and normally …

Woke up around 8AM and showered…Mark was off to meet w/the Chancellor over the faculty housing crisis.  Went downstairs and read the paper until he returned.  Read an interesting editorial berating Bush & Kerry because of an opinion that both were born with a silver spoon in their m…

Having started most of my flight experiences at "Linz Hörsching", I can safely say that I'm anything else but exacting or critical about airports. As a passionate traveller, I just love the atmosphere, the excitement, the people, crowds. Even the waiting. Well, maybe that's slightly different if y…

I had the Dubai City tour for glimpse of the spectacular tourist spots. Starting from the Cultural landmark of Dubai, the Jumeirah Mosque, Jumeirah beach road, the Jumeirah beach and the world's only 7 star hotel the Burj Al Arab. Also seen the Abu dhabi,Sharjah, Ajman,Fort museum, Majarah Souk, Al Naboodah House, The King Faisal Souk, The Pearl Monument and the Blue & Gold Souk. Thrilled in Desert safari, Camel ride, Dhow cruise and The Wadi Waterpark.

A short visit in Abu Dhabi

I just saw a 45-minute fireworks display by my apartment window, yes it was 45-minutes, I timed it.  But that is not the highlight of my day.  It was drinking hot chocolate while watching the sunset, 37,000 feet above sea level.  Today, I realized that I prefer sunsets over fireworks…

well, I have arrived in this seething dirty chaotic city after 2 days of travelling Arrived in Casa at night after 7 (or was it 8?) hours and happy to be met by pre arranged transfer...only problem was the guy didnt speak english...only arabic and french. Arrived at Hotel Ajiad about 9…

...Kyle announces loudly as we enter the walkway to the 777 that will take us away from this land where we have been thoroughly spoiled for the last three weeks.  Conveniently, we were escorted through security from curbside directly to gate 22, saving us more than an hour in waiting lines (we…

A colleague invited me for a party in his house: belated bday party. After i arrived, didn't take that long for me to realize that: 1. This is a south american party! completed with its arepa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arepa). Arepa is a south american sanwich-like, a food which people always …

You would so be laughing at me.. don't know why i always get caught in these situations when i travel...I arrived at Abu Dhabi after sitting next to a guy on the plane who spent the entire journey hocking up greeners, spitting them into his hand, looking at them, then eating them again... I am NOT …

Abu Dhabi is more of a conservative city then Dubai.  I didn't find much to see there expect theEmirates Palace hotel and the Marina Mall was nice...Like Dubai, they have many "souk" areas for gold and jewelry.