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Every year the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage organizes a Camel Festival in the Western Region capital city, Madinat Zayed. Much hyped in the radio and on the streets, it’s actually very hard to understand what exactly is … Continue reading
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Over the end of year break, we took a visit to a little gem hidden in the desert close to Abu Dhabi: the Falcon Hospital. It’s a great place to take the kids (although in classic Gulf fashion, they’re only … Continue reading
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While Abu Dhabi is definitely a very pleasant place to live, Bahrain has more cultural heritage – and it has done a lot to preserve it. The reversal of fortune between the two countries is actually stunning. Bahrain’s major lifeline … Continue reading
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The Yas Island Hotel is something of an icon in Abu Dhabi – an organic shaped building smack in the middle of the Formula One circuit. When you buy a ticket to the race, you really get the privilege of … Continue reading
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The Pearls and Caviar bills itself as the ultimate lounging destination, where the hipsters of the Abu Dhabi jet set spend evenings drinking mojitos while complimenting each others good looks.No sign of this on a very slow Tuesday night. A … Continue reading
I live in Officer’s City. Correction. I used to live in Officer’s city. Now I live in Abu Dhabi Gate City. I liked Officer’s city. It was a quirky name, I could imagine history buffs in 50 years looking it … Continue reading
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It’s an old cliché that the desert is teeming with life. But, this close to the road, we found a surprising number of signs. Camels of course, and a type of toxic zucchini that’s everywhere. Some traces of birds. I’ll … Continue reading
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Pictures don’t adequately convey the feeling you get when you’re driving down the slope. You don’t see anything but the two small avalanches of sand preceding each of your wheels, the only thing you hear is the marshal’s admonition : … Continue reading
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In the rush to finish up their very late and very over budget remodeling of the eastern ring road, the traffic authorities are doing some very uncoordinated stuff. So of course, when one guy decides to shut off two lanes … Continue reading
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The last few shots before going back to civilization…