Radisson Blu Al Aqah Beach Resort, Fujairah

... I told her I can handle it and she said, "Too much accident. No shift stick." Exactly like last year...I love it!!! What are the chances? Only in Sharjah I guess.<br><br>Instead of heading into Dubai with its wall of skyscrapers I decided to take the road less traveled and see what I could uncover. I drove the other way and ended up in a place called Fujairah. I had an absolute blast all afternoon. I turned on the air conditioner (112 humid degrees today ...

... very scenic rock formations to the city of Fujairah.I remained in the bus as it continued its way to the enclave of Khor Fakkan that is actually a Sharjah owned territory on the eastcoast. 6 emirates in one day, and happy to be back in Dubai for the night!

... HUGE hangover. And I had to use my brain that thursday. Painful. Anyway, that plus the fact that I needed to look for a new job in order to keep psychological balance (that worked well as I applied to 15 interesting jobs in just a few hours), made the friday disapear. I had been trying to organize a weekend out to the tip of the peninsula, on a dhow boat: dolphin spotting, snorkeling, and all sorts of great things to do... but that did not work out. Instead, we gathered ...

... of giving me an ice cold wet towel in the car, good service. Then 90 mins drive to the hotel. Good roads, so many speed cameras. And the cars start beeping when going faster then 120 km/h. Strange but effective, because extremely annoying after a short while. Hotel arrival was nice, need to get used to this level service, just doesn't exist in Europe and for sure not in the UK.

... actually a very pleasant conversation and no doubt Allah will reward them with a dozen virgin brides for being so polite. We did the transit at night and at high speed and the wind blowing across the deck was incredible. Can you imagine forty knots of wind with absolutely no cooling effect what so ever. It was still over thirty-eight degrees at midnight when I went to bed. The next morning was a bit cooler (not much) which was good because we were pulling into Bahrain and the ...

... my camera battery and charger in the hotel room in Fujairah. Smart On the way back I stopped in Masafi to buy a few more fruits. These road markets sell the fruit, vegetables, fish and meat, from the local agriculture you would think. Well maybe partly. But all these perfectly ripe fruits come actually from other countries, and even the dates were from Tunisia! The peninsula is a maritime and air hub between the Middle-East, Asia, and Africa. That is actually, its history.

... whatever, there were loaaaads of Indians on the side. So I parked there, and just walked along to see the animation. There were agglutinations of them in front of electronic shops, as all the Indians would stop by to see a few cricket throw on TV. What a pity. Cricket! At some point there was a big pink sign called "the vegetarian palace" or something, and I went in for dinner. The guy explained me all of these small stuff they ...

... have since long been neglected. We walked through a really small a ghetto souq, I've never had someone try and sell me watermelons by saying "hey friend, I have deal for you". We arrived in the city RIGHT before afternoon call to prayer, so as the calls rang out through the city, we watched as EVERYTHING closed down, and suddenly the place was an empty ghost town. I decided to eat at this shotty little cafeteria place (they have diner-like fast food places all around called ...

... and, in my case, 15SPF sunblock. Playing in the waves and beach combing for shells was fun. We found several hermit crabs in the water, they are so cute! My Zen moment was finding flat, open shells and skipping them across the water. I love to do this as it is a child-like activity with no point. I don't have new pictures yet but will include some from last year. PS thanks to papayaprincess for referring me to travelpod or I would not have done this.

... just making making the most of a ****** situation. We restock on drinks at a nearby local town, and make for the long drive back to Dubai. During the trip back, discussion turns into 'let's go for a thai massage'. It ends up just being all talk since no one was willing to fork out $60 for a massage. We rung up to ask if it (the massage) will be performed by girls too... and luckily, it was :) I'll have to make a personal note to give it a try in Thailand. I took another ...