by Martin | Feb 21, 2014 | Dubai Feb. 2014
We started the morning with a trip to the observatory at the Burh Khalifa. I have done this a couple of times now (Petronas Towers, Auckland, Sydney, Shanghai) and I was a bit disappointed that the observatory is “only” at like 452m (the building is >800m in...
by Martin | Feb 20, 2014 | Dubai Feb. 2014
A relaxing day without too much on the agenda. Started with visiting the Dubai mall for some shopping (well for me: eating). We chose to go not for a “healthy, fat reduced burger chain” but instead went to “FAT BURGER”. The name is well chosen. Even though we didn’t...
by Martin | Feb 19, 2014 | Dubai Feb. 2014
Youssef organized a Desert Safari for us. It started with dune bashing – driving ONTO the sand dunes with a 4×4 and not too slow! Really great – but next time I want a private charter. We had a 5-year old in the car and the driver had to slow down....
by Martin | Feb 18, 2014 | Dubai Feb. 2014
Martin and I played a nice round of golf at the Emirates Golf Club. Really nice course and the skyscrapers in the background gave the course (layed out by Nick Faldo) a realyl nice touch. We both played a horrible round, but we had fun 🙂 The beer was...
by Martin | Feb 17, 2014 | Dubai Feb. 2014
Luckily Youssef is working in tourism and very well connected in Dubai. We were able to get into the Burj al Arab and had our own private tour (normally it is only possible with a tour or a booking for afternoon tea – none of which is even close to what we were...
