Sahara Sharjah

DUBAI! Like Vegas, only WAY more expensive.<br>The cheapest hotel within 5 miles of the Dubai Airport? $550 a night! The minibar might as well be a safe. The airport terminal is like a gleeming, brilliantly lit movie set. Dubai is home of the world's best hotel, the Barq el Arab, the only 5 star hotel anywhere. Brunch is $150, plus drinks, even alchohol! I managed to crash ...

A shift was noticed in the marketing strategy used by hotels in the Gulf region particularly in Dubai, with more and more hotels turning to the popular social networking sites to attract more guests.<br><br>This shows the huge potential these ...

... and was treated by how i looked, like i had nothing. Granted I looked a little hippyish and scruffy as I came through customs but I didn't expect the treatment i received. I was pulled into a little room, had my passport removed, asked loads of weird questions about where I had been and where i was going, had the small bag i had on me rifled through and had my 'person' checked. I will leave how that went down to your ...

... delivered 3 weeks after moving in and we now don't have to sit on patio furniture like white trash :) Some before, during and after shots can show you the development of our lovely apartment.

... the tallest building in the world and Burj dubai is the tallest. One of the things you will notice in my pictures is that atop of the Burj there are 2 tower craines. The Idea is if a building is getting close to enchroching on the honor then the appropriate authority will go to work to ensure the Burj is the tallest building worldwide. I like forward thinking and this is definitely forward thinking it is so something that I would do. This is a major metropolitan ...

... beaches, hotels, and everything amaginable! You can ski in the desert on freshly made snow at Ski Dubai (see my photos) and then take camel rides out into the desert for a sunset dinner with Bedouins (desert-dwelling Arab nomads). Extremely safe, "Western friendly," and worthy of annual visits since the city is growing to fast, year-over-year so much changes! Pictures from around town, the Burj al Arab, and a desert safari are attached. Enjoy!

... chicken, spicy shrimp, brownies, wine, and baileys. There were small fireworks to top gio's nad darth's bday cake. It was also stella's going away party. She is on schedule to leave for Manila the next morning, then to the US on January 14. The night was great --- we had belly dancing lessons (which I turned into booby-dancing lessons), videoke, tons of food, trumpets, bday hats, and lots of videos and pictures. It was a great way to welcome 2008. January 1 2007 ...

... the past couple of years. As I walk along the duty free shops in Dubai I hear someone calling me. Lo and behold, it is Sonya. After chatting for a while we realise that for the past 4 years or so, we have been living 2 or 3 blocks from each other and never knew it. Funny old world we live in.

It all started as a crazy idea! One night in early March, while waiting for Inge-Marie to get ready for a Dow dinner with friends on the Dubai creek I started watching the travel Channel. A show was on about a guy called the 'Thirsty Traveler' who gets paid to travel around the world and sample all sorts of beverages. Why can't we do this? Just pack up and travel world? The seed was planted ...

... Leopards, Arabian Wolves, Arabian Red Foxes, Blanfords Foxes, Sand Cats, Asiatic Jackals, Gordon's Wild Cats, Striped Hyaena, Arabian Caracals, White Tailed Mongoose and lots of Cheetahs. Then there are two open top reptile exhibits, one containing Skittering Frogs and the other Caspian Terrapins and a colony of Dhubs. There are four large double (approx 35 x 25 metres) open top enclosures containing Cheetah and then four bigger ones of slightly different design which house ...