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Thursday Thirteen #1

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13 Things I Like About Living in Dubai
 
1. Weather is perfect just now – great tanning weather and comfortable outdoor dining temperature.

2. Shawarmas off the street for only 3.50 Dirhams (that’s 95 cents!).

3. Freshly squeezed mango juice easily accessible at street stands and so yummy.

4. Visiting the spice market and trying to identify which spice is what. Getting better and better at it every time.

5. Easily accessible and an incredibly wide variety of ingredients at any grocery store for proper cooking of Indian recipes.

6. Being able to go scuba diving at any time of the year (granted, with a 5 mil wet suit during the “winter”).

Crinoid7. Frequent sightings of real camels – sometimes even on the beach in front of my apartment!

8. Trying to get a photo of every camel statue I see.

9. Hoopoe sightings in our general vicinity – such cool birds!

10. Being only a short 4 hours away from Seychelles and Maldives. (Can’t wait to go to the Maldives!)

11. The smell of shisha wafting in and around outdoor venues.

12. Being able to wear flip flops EVERY DAY and EVERY WHERE.

13. Stunning sunsets in the desert.

 
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10 Responses to "Thursday Thirteen #1"

  • Pretty Life Online says:
    March 13, 2008 at 1:56 pm

    yummy! love to eat shawarma sandwich… Happy TT! Hope you’ll visit mine too..

  • Darla says:
    March 13, 2008 at 4:24 pm

    It sounds wonderful! Thanks for the virtual tour. :)

  • MomOnTheGo says:
    March 13, 2008 at 4:50 pm

    I can’t say what I’d rather have the shawaramas or the spice market but it would be lovely either way. The pictures you’ve included are beautiful, too, and so different from what I’ve seen lately.

  • grace says:
    March 13, 2008 at 5:55 pm

    I love shawarma too and the greatest part of it is the price!

  • Laura says:
    March 13, 2008 at 7:24 pm

    Sounds like a great place to live…but I have to know…what is shawarma?

  • sd-b says:
    March 13, 2008 at 9:00 pm

    Shawarma is the gyro of the middle east. if you look at the picture on my post, you’ll see the huge chunk of meat on the stick. the meat is sliced off and put into a warmed pita bead and then vegetables (often pickled carrots, cucumber, cabbage) and special white sauce is added on top. Mm-mm goodness!

  • Lisa says:
    March 13, 2008 at 10:23 pm

    Sounds very cool. I personally can’t stand the desert, but you have the ocean right there, and I bet the diving in unbelievable!

    Thanks for stopping by, Happy TT

  • Nicholas says:
    March 14, 2008 at 4:34 am

    I’ve never been to Dubai (unless you count the airport duty-free stores), but everyone I know who has spent time there really likes it. I’d love to go.

  • Lana says:
    July 3, 2008 at 3:11 pm

    Im living in Dubai since 2004.
    Despite the hot weather in summer i love this country.
    And cant imagine my life without Dubai ; )

  • Taya Paige says:
    January 9, 2009 at 9:43 pm

    I loved this article. Thanks for the intresting ideas. I’m going there in a week and am excited as to what is in store for me when I get there.

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