When it rains, it pours

Contrary to a lot of advice I was given before coming to Dubai, it does in fact rain in the middle east. We first saw some rainfall in Deira when we were staying there. It was plain to see how ill-equipped the city was for rain when a few mils of drizzle would fill the […]

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Generosity and rain

Last night I went to the electrical shop just down the road to see if I could get a certain connection.  I failed, but the trip was certainly worth it.  The centre I went to was the more expensive one which has  a lot of fancy clothes shops especially, but I had heard previously there […]

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Dune bashing take two

Yesterday I was involved in a convoy of seven 4WDs, filled with expats who came together to achieve a single aim.  To bash some dunes.  The mission was a tremendous success.  However we failed to find and reach either of our two destinations, despite a guide book, co-ordinates, GPS technology x 2, and plenty of blokes trying to […]

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