Tag: UAE
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Business travel to Dubai: Hand luggage at Emirates, border control fast track in DXB
writing on EK060, from HAM to DXB Although my company says I’m going to a high-risk country, I have been feeling pretty safe, even when I took a taxi (as a single traveling woman) in the middle of the night, because I was arriving on an international flight. Travelling with hand luggage and a chance…
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Last night already – Al Seef shopping & dining
My business trip comes to an end already and I didn’t want to miss the chance to go and explore this magic city, again. Tonight, I’ve ubered to Al Seef Shopping Center, a brand new venue that, like La Mer, is bordered by water and pairs the Oriental flair of 1,001 nights a Mediterranean touch.…
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A sunset on the beach at La Mer, Dubai
While I wasn’t aware that even in taxis drinking is not considered polite and you could even get arrested if anybody pointed at you and telling the police, the full extend of Ramadan hit me as soon as I went out to spend my evening. My colleagues have referred La Mer, a beautifully situated shopping…
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A beginner’s guide to Ramadan in UAE
Tonight, I’m l literally the only person in the rooftop pool area right now and the Arabian version of David Hasselhoff is doing his lifeguard duty without any complaint, although he is more into the local newspaper on his lounger… It’s better this way, I already feel watched when I enter a store and I…
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Face Check in Abu Dhabi, VAE
20:35 Almost on time, we disembark for the last face check of this trip. The authorities in Abu Dhabi want to see our passports in person, just like their Indian colleagues. The procedure is much simpler than before entering India: We leave the ship, walk a few steps to the terminal, past AIDAstella, which is…
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Gold Souq, Dubai
11:55 (UAE) Just now we stop at the Gold Souq of Dubai. Lots of bling bling, glitter, gold and silver. Of course everything is real! Through our shapely high-visibility vests, which are mandatory for bicycle groups, we are of course directly unmasked as tourists. “Schweinsteiger, Hallo, Schaun mer mal, Schnickschnack, Nur gucken, …” – German…
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Wild Wadi Water Park, Dubai
approx. 12:50 o’clock (UAE +3h) …oh well. After a short exploration of the ship, we find that of course no luggage has made it to the room. Instead we decided to go to Wild Wadi, a water park with countless slides. The weather was first so foggy that one would have had an insanely great…
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Kreisen über Dubai
04:00 Uhr (DE) Wegen dichten Nebels kreisen wir eine zusätzliche Stunde vor Dubai über dem persischen Golf. An Schlaf ist trotzdem nicht zu denken.