Embassy Suites Sharjah

... up the radio and was on my way across the sandbox. When I say sandbox, I really mean it is wall to wall sand that blows in drifts. After about 45 mintues the sand gave way to rocky mountains and I was surprised that a small range maybe 2,000 feet tall runs near the Indian Ocean. On the other side lay the city and state of Fujairah and it is a skyscraper creation in progress. <br><br>I couldn't believe all the highrises being built and wondered who in the ...

Well - the A-380 is pretty nice. <br>First, you get a separate entrance upstairs. Don't have to be down in the crowd.<br><br>As for the upstairs of the plane, the business class seats are totally lie flat.<br>The other strange thing is the bar area in the back. You can go back at any time for drinks, snacks, and just socializing.<br>

Ajman to Sharjah by minibus, it leaves right in front of the Ajman museum and goes to the Sharjah bus station, very practical for my bus change to the emirate of Fujarah that lies on the east coast of the UAE, so the highway goes across the desert, and ...

Une journée de tourisme organisé en perspective. Initialement c'était un tour en 4x4 dans le désert de sable que nous voulions faire mais le tour opérator nous a sournoisement revendu une excursion dans le désert de rocaille d'Oman à la place, soit disant parce que l'autre n'était pas programmé en cette saison. Bref, on a accepté en ...

One of my project managers, whose familly had gone back to Begium for the hollidays, was king enough to invite me for a day out in his Pathfinder. He drove me towards Oman, to the south, to show me some of the beautiful treasures of the country. We avoided the main touristy places in the ares, which are total dumps where your steps crip on the layer of rubbish that liters the ground. Instead he took me to a small wadi. Wadis are river beds, which flood only after the rain ...

... installation known as the NSA or Naval Support Activity. This is a huge base servicing the needs of US and visitinf navy personnel. It has a very large all ranks entertainment and relaxation area called the Desert Dome. It has a couple of bars a large pool and fast food restaurants. As well as this there is a PX store and clothing specialty shops, a hairdresser, dry cleaner, bowling alley etc.... It is a little American town within the city guarded by large men with larger ...

... to sweat so much. Women here are just not meant to go out in the sun, I guess. After that mall I tried another one, there was not much more to see or buy, I ended up in the huge last level which is in fact the "space city" or something like that: indoors theme park for kids, great great great... That little outing cost me over an hour and a half, and I spent only 5 minutes in each mall... better have good music in the car when you live in Dubai...

... burj dubai (worlds soon tallest building, now under contruction), the worlds richest horse race (dubai world cup, happened about a week ago and the sheaik mohamed, ruler of dubais horse won), 60% (or is it 16%...nobody really knows) of the worlds cranes are here, and the largest amount of people named mohamed gathered in one place is now listed in the genious book of world records in dubai. they are building ...

I spent the first part of the morning wandering around the off show breeding exhibits. I have always had a special interest in Arabian fauna so this collection is to me, my Mecca, my place of pilgrimage. It is extremely heartening to see the work being done. I used to lose sleep worrying about the demise of Arabian wildlife. The off show exhibits are of an apparently ideal multipurpose design and house a variety of species. They are sturdily and safely constructed being most ...

... and yeh, sometimes the perves are ok. Australia lose 4-2 in the soccer. We had dinner at an Indian place next door. Chicken Tikka kebabs? Actually, is that Indian? Nice enough though. I've been told to avoid the curry at this place, unless you've got a iron stomach... and have access to a nearby toilet (and 1 dollar to pay for it). Afterwards, we head back to the club part of the hotel to watch Mark play some pool. This club part... not only do they serve expensive drinks ...