The United Arab Emirates is a truly incredible place. While Dubai at times seems like a Walt Disney version of a huge, modern city, a short trip to another emirate transports you back a thousand years with amazing sights of their own.
Rainbow Sheikh Car Museum
Rainbow Sheikh Car MuseumOn the way back from the dunes, we stopped at the Rainbow Sheikh’s Car Museum. Though not officially open to the public yet, a security guard offered to let us in.…
Continue Reading →Dune Safari with Arabian Adventures
The next morning, we started our safari with Arabian Adventures. The first tour we took, A Day in the Dunes (http://www.arabian-adventures.com/ToursSafaris/AbuDhabi/Safaris/DayDunes/DayDunes.Asp?nav=2⊂=2)
, started at 9am, allowing us to enjoy a wonderful buffet breakfast at the hot
Continue Reading →The Corniche in Abu Dhabi
February 21, 2008
Underground tunnel in Abu Dhabi by the CornicheAfterwards we headed to the Corniche. This is a recently redeveloped waterfront area, and the subject of some controversy, as they had to demolish an older area of town to make room for it.…
Continue Reading →Vegetarian Restaurants in Abu Dhabi, Royal Orchid, India Palace
February 21, 2008
We only had one evening in Abu Dhabi, so we headed out to find some food.
There were 2 restaurants nearby that both sounded good. The first, a Chinese place called Royal Orchid, turned out to be closed, but looked quite good.…
Continue Reading →International Rotana Inn Hotel in Abu Dhabi
International Rotana Inn, Abu DhabiInternational Rotana Inn, Abu DhabiInternational Rotana Inn, Abu DhabiIt was surprising to us that we had such a hard time, given that we were staying at a major hotel right downtown – the International Rotana Inn.…
Continue Reading →Getting from Dubai to Abu Dhabi by bus, Abu Dhabi Taxis
Getting across Dubai Creek by dhowFrom our hotel in Deira, we picked up our bags, crossed the Dubai Creek by dhow (10 cents), and from there it was about a 15 minute walk to the bus station.…
Continue Reading →Exploring Deira, Dubai: Gold souk and electronics souk
The next morning we headed out to explore Deira. We started out wandering through the electronics market. Nothing very exciting – prices were similar to or worse than what we can get in the US.Electronics Souk, Deira, Dubai
It wasn’t long before we moved on to the Gold Mar
Continue Reading →Le Meridien, Baniyas Square, Hotel in Dubai
Le Meridien Baniyas Square ViewWe had arranged through Expedia.com our first night at Le Meridien Baniyas Square. Le Meridien is a fairly high end chain. They have several expensive hotels in Dubai, but they also have one cheap location (“Baniyas Square”) in the Deira dist
Continue Reading →Flying to Dubai from USA
We booked our tickets relatively late, and as such, didn’t have much luck finding reasonable fares online. We ended up using a discount Asian travel agent/consolidator called Dada Tours, based in Los Angeles.…
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