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Collection of 61 travel stories from United Arab Emirate. Written by your friends on the road.

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Traveler neitz

Hello from Dubai!
2008-07-02, Dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: neitz

Hello Everyone! Long time no write...sorry. I have sent an email to people whose email address I have. If you didn't get an email from me it means I don't have your email address...you can send ...

 
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Summer is here...crikey!
2008-06-01, Dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: neitz

Hello Everyone!! Another fantastic weekend for the Black and White Army!! Not such a good weekend for west coast though (sorry Lisa). One hundred points is quite a thrashing. We have had som...

 
Traveler neitz

Funny questions...
2008-05-29, Dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: neitz

[b]Hi everyone!! I saw this on ninemsn today and had a bit of a laugh...so I thought that I had better share it with you all.[/b] We come from a land Down Under, and as such, we know the...

 
Traveler neitz

Was it a great weekend or was it a great weekend!!!
2008-05-26, Dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: neitz

Hello everyone!! Was it a great weekend or was it a great weekend!!! The Mighty Pies clobbering the cumbersome cats!!! I think that game has most definitely set the tone for the rest of the seas...

 
Traveler neitz

no internet = not a happy little vegemite!!
2008-04-23, Dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: neitz

I am so relieved that the internet is connected again! It’s been a real struggle without email and facebook as well as going over a week without writing in the online journal. The past week and ...

 
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A week in Dubai...
2008-04-11, Dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: neitz

I haven't had a chance to update the journal in the past week...so I have decided the plan is to update it on a weekly basis...otherwise I would drive myself nuts (and probably everyone else!). ...

 
Picture from story We have made it to Dubai!!!

We have made it to Dubai!!!
2008-04-04, Dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: neitz

Hello everyone! I am just writing to let you all know that I have made it to Dubai. A lovely 26 degrees outside...pretty cold for here! Our plane landed after 3am (10am AEST). It was a squishy...

 
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First leg done......
2008-02-28, Dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: kay1968

Well we arrived safe and sound at Dubai in the early hours and now have 2 1/2 hours on the ground. We were both well impressed with Emirates, Steve mostly cos he could fit his 6 foot 4 inch frame betw...

 
Traveler charlx2

Just left Dubai...
2008-01-22, Dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: charlx2

Well, We've just left Dubai. It was incredible, so many skyscrapers, buildings and so much construction work going on. Dubai has 1/3 of all the worlds cranes, and you can tell. It's such a vast area. ...

 
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Stopover in Dubai
2006-11-20, Dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: kito

Unfortunately, each holiday trip is bound to end some time and after our relaxing stay on Gili Trawangan and one last day with Timm and Dia in Jakarta, our return flight to Munich (via Singapore, Colu...

 
Traveler gemandyoz

...we also stayed
2007-07-17, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate. By: gemandyoz

We also stayed at the refurbished InterContinental Hotel The InterContinental had also undergone a revamp recently, and had a stunning lobby with backlit Onyx marble lobby and crystal chandeliers....

 
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Flying Visit to the Palace
2007-07-18, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate. By: gemandyoz

WHILE modern metropolis Dubai seems to dominate when the spotlight is shone on the United Arab Emirates, the true capital is Abu Dhabi, several hours further along the coastline. Though it seems as fl...

 
Traveler aw80me

We made it through another country!!!
2007-05-29, Dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: aw80me

United Arab Emirates is one of the wealthiest nations in the world. This wealth has only come in the last 30 years and it has been a quick, dramatic growth, with construction on nearly every corner. D...

 
Traveler deldib

New Year's excursion
2006-01-01, Dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: deldib

Traveled to Dubai with my family for new years. Dubai is a beautiful and very modern city. It is always so hot, I was wearing a t-shirt in December and still felt the heat. It is very European with so...

 
Traveler archandfi

Dubai
2005-11-10, Dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: archandfi

Underway at last. Final few weeks at home were hectic with finishing work, getting flat ready for our lovely new tenant Kerri etc. It was grand to see our pals at the going away/ Fi's official 40th pa...

 
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Ramadan begins...i think i've already lost 5 pounds ;)
2005-10-04, Deira - Dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: m_chiappa

hello all again, so things have just changed here following my previous email...gone are the parties and entertainment...hee hee, well not quite but I'll try and explain. Basically Ramadan was due...

 
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First week in Dubai
2005-09-27, Deira - Dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: m_chiappa

hello hello hello all, yes, so this is the first of many groupie emails... slightly impersonal I know but i promise to write individual ones too to those of u who reply ;) heehee so I've just ab...

 
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What a day!!
2005-08-08, Dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: melgares

Hello Everyone: Have you ever been in a crowded building when someone shouted FIRE!!!!! Well that is what it was like when they opened the gate at the ticket window today. The entire crowd of t...

 
Traveler mcflue2005

Airport Wireless Joy
2005-08-06, Dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: mcflue2005

I arrived from a night flight from Colombo to Dubai and was able to connect to the airport wireless network immediately! It was fantastic to Skype Markus good morning on his hike in the Knuckles mount...

 
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15 hours in Dubai
2005-07-31, Dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: christina

Dubai, United Arab Emirate. I loved being in the Middle East! -watched Hindi movies on the plane ("Bride & Prejudice" & another) -listened to the Holy Quaran on the airport intercom -saw beau...

 
Traveler saradekker

Money makes the world go around
2005-07-18, Dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: saradekker

Ah, Dubai. If you haven't heard of it, you will soon. This city is striving with all it's might to be the capital of the world. Seriously. They currently have the world's only seven star hotel. P...

 
Traveler SaraDekker

Abu Dhabi--part 2
2005-07-17, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate. By: SaraDekker

Some of the best times here have been things that we never could have planned. Early in the week we were on our way to a prayer meeting, splitting up into two taxis, as we often do. The driver didn'...

 
Traveler SaraDekker

Once upon a time in Abu Dhabi
2005-06-25, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate. By: SaraDekker

We drove from Muscat, Oman to Abu Dhabi in the UAE. Our bus took twice as long as expected to arrive, mostly because of us. We had to stop just inside the border to have our passports stamped so tha...

 
Traveler Faye

alive and jetlagged
2005-07-10, DUBAI AIRPORT, United Arab Emirate. By: Faye

we are currently resting our tired and weary bodys in a recess on DUBAI airport. it has been a long old jurney.......about 7 hours and we still have 13 yet to go to get to dear old NEW ZEALAND but wha...

 
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Dubai and goodbye
2005-05-14, Dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: beattie_sw

Woke up early and took a short drive to Dubai today. We drove through the desert only to see wild camels wandering, pretty different than our wild deer back home. We drove through a “small” constructi...

 
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The story behind the bird/ death machine
2005-05-04, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate. By: beattie_sw

For any of you who have met Lisa, you may know that she has a slightly debilitating fear of fowl. This having been taken into account, while we were eating a relaxing lunch with a nice cold one on a ...

 
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Plane Ride
2005-05-04, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate. By: beattie_sw

Started the trip off right with free pints at 5am! It's nice to know that they consider Stella a "domestic" beer... Arrived safely in Abu Dhabi to find it hotter than.... and to discover the most absu...

 
Picture from story interesting gift/ interesting hip movements

interesting gift/ interesting hip movements
2005-05-12, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate. By: beattie_sw

Alright, and now for the story of last night. My parents threw us an engagement party last night which turned into quite the evening. Let me begin with bird story number two of this trip. Just as we a...

 
Picture from story Sharjah Expedition

Sharjah Expedition
2005-05-11, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate. By: beattie_sw

It is true that McDonalds truly is taking over the world. A few days ago, on our way home from the beach, we decided that we were all a tad peckish so we stopped at good old reliable Micky D’s. Expe...

 
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First Trip Overseas....
2001-06-30, Dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: aussie_msc

We left Melbourne at about 7.45pm ysterday, and had a quick stopover in Singapore. We got there about 3am, and it was so hot outside! We then got to Dubai about 5am. We flew with Emirates, and I was t...

 
Picture from story Safari Day -- p.s. sand can get ANYWHERE!!!

Safari Day -- p.s. sand can get ANYWHERE!!!
2005-05-06, Al Ain, United Arab Emirate. By: beattie_sw

Today was absolutely unreal. After a fantastic Arabic lunch, the four of us went on a dessert safari. I had no idea what to expect, nor can words describe what we eventually experienced. To most of...

 
Traveler flaktveit

Look for new pics among the old ones
2005-05-02, Dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: flaktveit

A certain someone has got a little problem with dates so about half of the pics from africa is lying together with the pics from cuba/mexico. Page 3 and 4. We thank you for your cooperation and hope t...

 
Picture from story chill,camels,offshore and Burj

chill,camels,offshore and Burj
2004-12-02, Dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: margrete

Going to Dubai from 02 - 11dec04 with my family and boyfriend. Flight: BGO-AMS-DXB KLM Sheraton Beach hotel (jumeihra) Relaxing and exploring!!!

 
Traveler lomotravel

46 degrees
2004-08-17, dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: lomotravel

the world woke me up at 7.30, after a mandatory cup of coffee indran dropped me off near the creek. Upon exiting his car i felt like i had been punched in the face... it was 8 and already 42 or more ...

 
Traveler lomotravel

dubai
2004-08-16, london, United Arab Emirate. By: lomotravel

i arrived in dubai late in the evening, the first impression being DAMN its hot. the temperature was only 36 but the humidity was out of control. i waited in vain for over 30 minutes for a bus and end...

 
Traveler frankieboy

Today it was so hot...
2004-08-08, Dubai, United Arab Emirate. By: frankieboy

17/8/2004 Currently in Dubai waiting for a 0:340 flight to Johannesburg and then to Windhoek Namibia. The heat in Dubai is punishing and relentless. It attacks from all directions and the wind lite...

 

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