I’ll try to be better with my blogging in the upcoming year but for now – HAPPY 2008 EVERYONE!!
Here are some fireworks from the beach in front of our apartment:

I was a little worried that there wouldn’t be any Christmas decorations in Dubai considering that I am in Muslim country. However, all fears were put to rest when I saw how decked out the hotels, malls, and many public areas were. Granted, some places didn’t even primp their fake trees properly (think kitsch) but [...]

Today, in addition to applying for my liquor license, I also applied for my UAE driving license. Couldn’t do so before as was waiting for my residency visa which was issued yesterday.
Woke up, went online to see if I could find out some instructions on how to apply for the license, found some info about [...]

In Dubai, alcohol is only served at hotels and private clubs (ie. golf) so people tend to hang out A LOT in hotels. Our favorite haunts are the JBH (Jumeirach Beach Hotel) and the Jumeirah Madinat for the obvious reason (email me if you don’t know) and also because it’s a quick 10-minute drive from [...]

Ah, another weekend. Another day at the pool in Al Qasr. Another attempt to visit Dubai’s Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary.
As you may recall, last week’s Ras Al Khor adventure entailed two hours of frustratingly circling between route 44 and 66 to locate three unsigned bird watching stations only to arrive at one and find [...]

Today’s driving adventure involves an attempt to visit Dubai’s Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. As it is UAE National Day on December 2nd (their Independence Day from the British), we were afraid our usual weekend beach haunt would be crowded so we opted for a little bird watching instead.
Into our little Toyota Yaris we went [...]