We knew that we had a lengthy layover in Istanbul when we originally had booked a trip to Dubai, but since the flight time was so long we decided to[...]
The Dubai Mall is the largest mall in the world based on total area. Would you expect anything less from Dubai? As of April 2017, the UAE holds 186 Guinness[...]
The Penthouse Restaurant at Five Palm Jumeirah along the shoreline of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is one of the most spectacular places in this vibrant city, if not[...]
As usual with these packaged tours, you must typically get up early, especially if you want to have coffee and breakfast. We did rise early, ate a decent breakfast in[...]
Today while we were in Dubai we went to the 148th floor of the tallest building in the world—the Burj Khalifa. Although the building has 200 stories, the 148th floor[...]
We decided to take a Dhou River cruise after having most of the afternoon free and being in an area where there really is not much to do except lounge[...]
Today was rather uneventful compared to our wonderful day yesterday when we went on the desert safari. This morning we drove by tour bus to the city of Sharjah, about[...]
In the afternoon we caught a cab ride from our hotel to what they call the Dubai Frame. It is a massive rectangular arch that is shaped like a huge[...]
On March 8, 2018, we flew from San Francisco, departing our time 4:05 pm PST, then we arrived in London, England almost 10 hours later. We had an extended layover[...]
My niece lives in Dubai with her husband who is a sushi chef in one of the top restaurants in this city. We are here in Dubai for a week[...]