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Abu Dhabi 2030
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© 2011 paul. All rights reserved.
Pearls and Caviar
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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
Gated communities?
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
Natural world
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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
Going down, down, down
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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
Traffic Madness
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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
Abu Dhabi
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These are some random shots of Abu Dhabi, taken from my flickr gallery. You can find the full set of pictures over here
How big is a fish
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Back when we went fishing on Saturday, the only fish brought back by our boat was an 8 cm red hammour which we had to throw back in the sea. Of course, with the magic of close up photography, you … Continue reading