What a fantastic week. Really feeling sad to leave Dubai as it blew all my expectations. Especially thanks to Youssef which showed us things other tourist are not able to see. It was a fully packed week with lots of attractions and activities, but also with some...
After my diving today meeting up with the boys again for one last evening in Dubai. Of course we had a shisha, then a huge portion of meat and then a shisha again đ Thatâs the way to end such a week. The place we went to is really beautiful (a market with loads of...
Ok, getting up at 5:45am after the Stones Gig yesterday in Abu Dhabi was a bit difficult (back at the hotel at 2am) - but it was worth it. My driver picked me up at 6:30 and we drove to Dibba (Oman). I have never seen such a slow driver - ok, there was a lot of fog...
âStart me upâ - was the first song. No need for a support band if you have such a song to start the gigg. Wow, these men are old! But they donât behave like that! On the one side it felt a bit weird to see such old men behave like 20 year olds - but on the other hand...
A relaxing afternoon at the beach. We had the beach, beer, the ocean, a shisha⊠The water was a bit cold though⊠Youssef showed us a small little restaurant which is famous for seafood. Youssef knows the owner and this is a real hidden treasure! One of the best meals...
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 âonlyâ at like 452m (the building is >800m in...
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 âhealthy, fat reduced burger chainâ but instead went to âFAT BURGERâ. The name is well chosen. Even though we didnât...
Youssef organized a Desert Safari for us. It started with dune bashing - driving ONTO the sand dunes with a 4x4 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. That was a bit sad...
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 đ The beer was missingâŠ.
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 able...
We drove to Abu Dhabi as Youseff mentioned Friday (when we are there for the Stones gig) is not a good day to visit. We visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and the Emirates PalaceNice buildings! Iâm not so into Mosques, and anyone who is following my blog know that...
Martin had his business meeting at the Grant Hyatt and I joined for a Shisha and some beers. What a hotel!
Nice walk through the Dubai Marina (a place we were staying nearly every night for the next week - best area in dubai!) and âThe Walkâ.Went to the Mall of Emirates to get a local SIM card and visit the indoor Ski Arena - CRAZY!!! (I didnât ski) The first impressions...