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Al Ain Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Al-Ain and some more observations on Dubai
This is a top pick! He Said: Being an economics teacher, when I travel I tend to see countries through that frame. The United Arab Emirates has really piqued my interest on how their huge boom has evolved. I have so many questions about what enabled this tiny nation to ...
Dubai Days And A New UNESCO Listing.
This is a top pick! ... spread over three days due to poor connections, taking us to our next destination of Anchorage, Alaska. Footnote: Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oasis Areas are UNESCO World Heritage listed. Bidaa Bint Saud was not visited ...
Right place at the right time
Talk about being in the right place at the right time. An airline in Bali that recently went out of business had some planes they needed moved, Airbus 310's. Well, I'm qualified to do that and since the boat trip didn't work out have some spare time on ...
Al Ain Camping
... I went camping. Our attempt: camping in the desert. What actually happened: camping on a giant rock. Quite a difference huh? We drove towards Al Ain with the idea in our minds that "Al Ain is in the middle of nowhere, so, well, there must be desert ...
Could you not push me down the sand dune?
I decided to give you guys a little reprieve from my blog. Apparently one of the entries came to you guys a couple of times. Truly accept my apologies for that. The server here is pretty slow, so I never know if it has done what I've ...
Oasis! (Not the Band)
... immediately in the entrance. Afterwards, I got a taxi driver to take me up to Jabal Hafeet (Hafeet Mountain). A couple miles from Al Ain, this random and MASSIVE mountain arises out of nowhere and you get some AMAZING views from it. I could see flowing ...
Market day in Al Ain
... coffee pot roundabout in Al Ain. Al Ain has approximately a million roundabouts, and many of them are themed. For some reason. Anyways, Al Ain is a mid-sized city located in the mountains adjacent to Oman, and it's a little more Omani than the rest of ...
Day trip to the mountain
... away). He insisted on renting an SUV, although we didn't do much off road driving. Mostly we drove through Al Ain's endless system of roundabouts. There were several other instances of adventure: First, we began like at seven in the ...
It was long, hot and torturous, but worth it.
... sun with no shade on top--so you better appreciate the fact that I walked over it, stopped, and took this picture: "Al-Ain" means "the Spring", and surely enough there is groundwater there, enough to grow a sizeable oasis. I ...
Visiting Trudy in Al Ain
Hamish again kindly drove Jenine, Joshua and myself to our destination of Al Ain. With some handwritten notes from Trudy's verbal telephone instructions we found our way pretty close to her home. First time in UAE we nearly have about 3 car accidents due ...
Desert Safari Quadbike Crashes & Camels
... water. The area was a nice change from the endless construction, hustle and traffic of Dubai. We performed at Al Ain's technical university where students from the various Gulf states competed against each other and compared their technical expertise. ...
TBY Out On Manouvres Once More
... from Beijing and within moments of touch down were crammed into the Demblon 4WD to meet up with the Hewett convoy on the road to Al Ain, a desert oasis city of some 450,000 people about 2 hrs drive from Dubai on the Omani border, by the Hajar ...
Camel souk, castles and hospital
... . Trying to hold it together and stopping the blood called out to Trudy to organise a taxi to get me to hospital. Arrived at Al Ain hospital emergency, first was checked over, then sent to cashier's desk. Informed needed to pay at least AED 3000 in cash ...
To the border and back
Finally, a touristy day! Drove down to Al Ain and circled the town a few times.. nothing immensely interesting. Got quite confused though :( We then drove up to the Jebel Hafeet mountain and the nearby Oasis which I can't spell to save my life, which is ...
An Al Ain Road Trip
... crossing, should definitely make cross border travel pretty easy! Anyway the day began early as we (and the rest of the Al Ain bound teachers) boarded three large air conditioned charter buses for the hour and half trip from Abu Dhabi to Al Ain to ...
We've made it to Al Ain - and a rest for the EZ
... 2010. As the heat of the day started to kick in almost as soon as the sun rose, we wanted an early departure for Al Ain. However, there were so many interested people from the handling company wanting to have their photos taken with the 'plane that best ...
Leaving Al Ain
Well, it's time to leave AA. I'm off on Sat morn to watch the Dubai WTA (tennis). Al Ain has been home for the last 5.5 years. And I'll be sad to go, but all good things..... It's strange to see your life packed away and compartmentalized into boxes, but ...
Getting Ready
Hi, first entry on travelpod. Still in Al Ain, but my thoughts are on the trip ahead. I finish work on the 8th Feb, and then plan on spending some time up in the "big smoke", Dubai, where I'll watch the Women's Tennis from 19-25 Feb. Then, it's time ...
The camp saga....
... in the palace would seem to have been simple without too many luxuries. The location of the place is immediately adjacent to an oasis ( al Ain translates as 'the spring') and there is a real sense of tranquility about the place. A walk through the oasis ...
Back Home
It's been a week since I returned and I wanted a little time to reflect before submitting my final entry. Plus when I returned my internet had been shut off so I had to go pay my bill and wait for it to be turned on again. Well it was a long trip --- 4 ...
Where are all the camels?
... off my deck chair. I spent the rest of the afternoon and evening asleep in one of my girlfriend's bed. Mostly everyone in Al Ain speaks English. There are a few people that speak no English, or only know a few words, but most people are fluent. ...
Job At Sea!
... world. For example, on the maiden voyage, the LRC Director is from Guatemala and I am being billed as from the United Arab Emirates. I am not Emirati but I will come to the position from two-years experience working in a multicultural setting in the UAE. ...
Allemaal beestjes
Mooi, ja echt wel. Ik had deze Zoo minder mooi aangelegd verwacht, 'k weet niet goed waarom eigenlijk, maar het zijn mooie terreinen waar de dieren in zitten. En sommige zijn dan aangelegd met de bergen als achtergrond wat natuurlijk erg mooi is. ...
Medical Fitness
... had a chance to get started on it. Part of my apprehension centered around the fact that there are few private practice doctors in Al Ain; most are affliliated with clinics or hospitals. Since I've been here, I have used one in a newish hospital here. ...
Escapade à Al Ain
... au rouge au fur et à mesure qu'on s'éloigne de la côte. Les abords de l'autoroute sont verdoyants à force d'irrigation. Al Ain est une ville très clairsemée : les pavillons sont tous individuels et les lotissements sont séparés par des étendues ...
Insha'Allah
... until the end of the month. As is the way here. It may take some getting used to. I'm including some picture of the Al Ain Oasis. It's beautiful! Al Ain has 7 Oases, but this one is the largest. I only snapped a few pictures ...
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