Bastakiya Quarter
The government of Dubai is suddenly very afraid that in the rush to modernize they are destroying their history. Probably true based on what we saw. But they have managed…
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December 2015
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Dubai Spice Spouk
Right behind the Gold Souk in old Dubai is the Spice Souk. A mere shadow of it’s former self it nevertheless holds some interest to those of us who are…
Dubai Gold Souk
Since the dawn of Dubai it has been known as a place for traders. The Gold Souk was a place where you could go and find the golden bauble you…
Burj Khalifa
We had long planned on a day trip to Dubai mainly because there is so much chatter about the place. But also be ause of the saying that was popular…
Sunset on Saadiyat
The Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi is located on a man-made island called Saadiyat. Abu Dhabi, probably even more so than its’ neighbor Dubai, has embraced the building of man-made islands.…
Sheikh Zayed (Grand) Mosque
The largest mosque in the Emirates, it can hold 40,000 worshippers and it cost over $500 million to build. It rises up out of the desert just outside the main…
Fish Souk and Fruit & Vegetable Souk
We love going to markets whenever we travel because it’s at the markets where you can really see the soul of the place. What sort of foods are people eating?…
Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi
We arrived at Abu Dhabi airport at 01:30, made our way through customs and immigration and found our chauffeur who was hired courtesy of Etihad to take us to our…
Five Star Service
Etihad prides itself on its onboard service and with good reason. The standard uniform looks like something like what these ladies were wearing in the Lounge. Today we were greeted…
The Apartment
This experience is so far above and beyond any other experience you could have on a commercial flight that is almost defies belief. It actually approaches being on a high-end…