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High rise cycling
Krystian Herba World Record Stair Climber I’m in Dubai for the cycling. Yes, I do know the Tour of Qatar starts next week and, no, I haven’t got my dates and dunes jumbled. Extreme Polish cyclist...
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Postcards from Dubai I
My days have fallen into a similar and comfortable rhythm. I breakfast with my beloved before he heads off to the exhibition. I spend an hour or so reading all the freebie newspapers, including The...
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And we’re off
Our trip got off to a great start. We had decided to break our journey overnight at the hotel in the Dubai airport. When we checked in we were upgraded to a suite. Extra space is always welcome but...
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Postcard from Dubai: Part I
We we eased ourselves into our trip to Australia with a stopover in Dubai. Not our maiden visit by any means, though many of our previous trips there have involved a mixture of business and pleasure....
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Postcard from Dubai: Part II
The heavens opened as we drove to Melbourne airport for the first leg of our journey home. The intensity of the storm was such that our flight, coming from Auckland, was diverted to Adelaide and...
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Postcard from Dubai: 5 places I visited
I’ve visited Dubai plenty of times, largely for business with a few days of pleasure tacked on. This time my beloved’s Dental Exhibition coincided with the Tour of Dubai – how great is that? – giving...
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Yet another postcard from Dubai
It was early February and once again we were in Dubai, ostensibly to attend an exhibition onto which we’d tagged a few days’ vacation. Although it had been sunny at home, it had been very cold and a...
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Friday’s holiday photos #1
While we’re away, I’ll be using the Friday slot to post a few photographs from our trip (WiFi permitting). The first ones are from Dubai where we had a few days’ stopover. As to be expected at this...
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Yet another Postcard from Dubai
It’s early February – bear with me here – and this year, just like the last few years, we’re enjoying some sunshine in Dubai. My beloved is here for the dental exhibition, an opportunity to meet with...
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Hotel Burj al Arab from Jumeirah Beach, Dubai I’ve written plenty about our trips to Dubai over the years, for example:- Postcards from Dubai I Postcard from Dubai: Part I Postcard from Dubai: Part II...
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Photo from Dubai: Day 4
Yesterday and today were both days largely dedicated to work-related matters. We didn’t mind as the weather wasn’t conducive to lazing around, it was rather windy. While my beloved worked yesterday I...
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Photo from Dubai: Day 5
Yesterday evening we went to the Palm and dined with some business associates who were enjoying a few days vacation post the dental exhibition we’d missed due to Covid. I had promised some photos from...
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Photo from Dubai: Day 6
I saw very little of my beloved today, he was busy with his local distributor during the day and then, this evening, he was entertaining lots of ladies, all local hygienists. Left to my own devices –...
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Photo from Dubai: Day 7
The week has just flown past, but then doesn’t it always when you’re on holiday? I had a day on my own yesterday which was rather lovely. Frankly I didn’t do anything particularly exciting though I did...
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Photo from Dubai: Day 8
Yesterday’s trip to World Expo was amazing even though we didn’t visit that many of the pavillions. I hesitate to mention it but, as full-fledged old age pensioners, our entry tickets were free....
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Photo from Dubai: Day 9
We ate on the Palm Jumeirah last week with one of my husband’s business associates but, because it was dark, we saw very little. Yesterday, we headed off to spend the day on the beach at another...
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Photo from Dubai: Day 10
Yesterday started with a late breakfast – well, it was the weekend – and continued in a similar vein as we lazed around the pool. However, once a stiff breeze blew up my beloved decided to go...
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Photo from Dubai: Day 11
Yesterday was spent lazing around the pool in the warm sunshine, followed by a brisk walk around DIFC, a gym session and dinner in one of the Indian restaurants in the Dubai Mall. Maybe not the most...
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Photo from Dubai: Day 12
Yesterday was our second visit to World Expo. We arrived much earlier to beat the crowds and only visited our targeted pavilions. By far and away my favourites were those with immersive experiences. I...
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Postcard from Dubai: Palm Jumeirah
The self-proclaimed eighth wonder of the world, Palm Jumeirah is the largest man-made island on the planet. Set on the coast of the Arabian Sea, in the dynamic city of Dubai, it is an eye-catching...
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