United Arab Emirates Travel Blogs

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 …

Losing nine hours during the flight deposited me in Dubai around 9:30PM Saturday night.  I was a little taken aback by the lack of instructions/signage informing where exactly to go, but eventually stood in the appropriate line and shared an engaging chat with a guy from Britain who was ove…

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…

We were woken at the ungodly hour of 3.30am with an alarm call (we'd only got a couple of hours sleep as we ended up watching a couple of episodes of Little Britain in the evening) and 5 minutes later our breakfast arrived! We were brought an amazing selection of pastries, toast and fruit juice, an…

During our early morning cab-ride to the airport, the lady on the radio reported the the temperature would be around 41ºC (106ºF) today. Whoa! Dang! That's hot! Good day to be leaving I guess. So we are off to Amman, Jordan (relatively cool, I think!) with a three-hour layover in Bahrain. See you…

The next morning I awake at 8am. I take a hot shower due to lack of cold water. Then I survive breakfast without suffocating and step outside into the heat again. My first stop for today is Ibn Batutta Mall. Thinking the taxi ride would take only about ten minutes I’m quite surprised to…

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…

And so, our full (well almost full day, we had time till 6pm) to see Dubai. Fabulous magnificent Dubai. Hot hotter hotter-than-hot heat filled Dubai. Rather than take the Big Bus tour available here, we spoke to our Hotel Concierge on fixing us up with a private taxi. Our taxi driver, whose name wa…

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.

7 days was just right to see Dubai and relax at the beautiful beaches! Water is seethrough and very warm. Not much fish, only lots of starfish hidden in the sand. For those who think "shopping", it is not much cheaper than in the US, but might be if you're from Europe, which is pretty expensive these days. Once there, you have to go on a Safari trip, which includes dune bashing, camel ride and belly dancing performance! Wild Wadi water park was fun, but a bit expensive for its size!

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 …

i was very excited for my dubai trip. i was looking forward to seeing my youngest brother after 4 years. it was in 2004 that we last saw each other. he went to work in dubai while i went to work in lagos, nigeria. i arrived at dubai at around 4am, and even if it was such an early morning, i can fee…

I just want to share some of my photos.

I, have traveled to Dubai and through Dubai on many occasions, each time is fresh as there is continued progression in construction and improvement of services. On June 01, my daughter and I staying in Dubai and found there was massive construction at the airport and on the highways. Dubai Internat…