Things about Dubai and the UAE

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Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Where Are We Going

Where are we going in avenues of crime, well we are still by far one of the safest places but we are quickly becoming one of the most expensive places, so what does that mean. Well the UAE or mostly Dubai has a dream (from what I can see) of the entire city becoming a Beverly Hills which is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Big Bang in Dubai

Well we had a major explosion yesterday, a warehouse full of illegal fireworks blew up and to more than 70 nearby shops along with it, costing an estimated $200 million and killing 3 to 6 people. The effects of this will be bad for anyone living in the area or people living south as that was the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 23, 2008

Rock and pop concerts for Dubai

The world’s biggest live music companies are to take their battle for supremacy to the Gulf states after announcing plans to turn the region into the next lucrative staging post for rock’s biggest stars. Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), which reinvented the Dome as a live music venue, plans to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

UAE Mountains

Here are some pics of our nature Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Pics of worlds tallest building

Here are some photos of the city of Dubai, some pics are future projections but it shows the beauty of this city. The UAE is a paradise for many architects because they say they can work without many limits so they can be more creative and use their imagination more freely. This is the current... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 16, 2008

Dubai International Film Festival is Growing Fast

Did you know that we have a film festival here every year that is gaining high momentum and for the last few years we have had people like George Clooney, Sharron Stone, Lucy Liu, Gloria Estefan, many Bollywood actors and many other international actors as well? The Dubai International Film Festival... Sign in to see full entry.

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Dubai Metro, long overdue

Since I came here to the UAE 14 years ago I was always saddened that there were no trains here, I love trains and wanted to share the experience with my kids. Well we are building a metro and although it's not Amtrack, it is about time for us to have this mode of transportation. The metro will be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Many of you may not know but the UAE is growing at somehow un natural rates, the local population is only at one fifth or15% of the population and many of them are beginning to suffer the ramifications of industrialization, modern life and inflation. As I said before we are so blessed with the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 8, 2008

Snow In UAE?

This is old news but still exciting for us who LOVE SNOW,,,, in January in a small town called Ras Al Khayma near the mountains was the lucky area. Ok so it probably wasn’t measurable but it was still snow, sadly I live about an hour away from this town so I did not get to see i t until it was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Oh Mr. Bush

So President Bush was in the UAE in January 2008 finishing off his middle east tour and believe it or not the whole city of Dubai was CLOSED OFF. I mean all of the main roads were completely closed and ALL Government Employees and schools were shut down. Millions of $$$$ were lost that day and many... Sign in to see full entry.

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