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» PhotoFriday: The Desert
I'm drawn to the desert. So much that I sometimes wonder whether I was meant to live in it. In one way, the desert is the complete opposite of the snow and ice of home - the temperature and the relationship with the sun. In another way, the landscapes

» Qala'at al-Bahrain and Bahrain National Museum
It's early evening in the village surrounding Qala'at al-Bahrain. The creatively decorated houses remind me of pictues in fairy-tales, especially through the filter of the setting sun. Five horsemen appear out of the dusk in front of the cool silhouet

» Bahrain - The Kindness of Strangers
Back from Kuwait, Bahrain felt a bit like coming home. I had an early morning flight, so I checked into the Mövenpick Bahrain on Muharraq Island. The Mövenpick is beautiful; very rare for an airport hotel. On the down side, everything cost extra,

» Kuwait House of National Memorial Museum
After dropping me off at the Kuwait House of National Memorial Museum, Assis, my taxi driver for the day, makes sure I see the Iraqi tank displayed outside. Entering, I pay 1 KD and get a personal guide, Sakina. She starts by reeling off names of

» Kuwait Towers
I was going to cover my visit to Kuwait in one post, but too many things just leaped out and demanded their own space. So first out: Kuwait Towers. 30-year-old Kuwait Towers is probably the best known landmark on the Arabian Penisula. Outside Dubai, th

» Scenes from a Bahraini mall - empty elegance
It's 18:30 and I'm in Moda Mall, Bahrain World Trade Centre, wondering where all the people are. Moda is a huge shopping centre with high-end boutiques. Just from where I now sit, I see Louis Vuitton, Dior, Emporio Armani, Versace and Fendi. And where

» Wherethehellis Kish, you ask?
Kish has piqued my interest. In case you don't know - I certainly didn't - Kish is an island in Iran, easily accessible from Dubai. Not only does Kish Air and Queshm Air (se last post) fly regularly and frequently, but there's also a boat. Kish Isl

» Dubai's Terminal 2
When we were in Dubai in April, we travelled with Norwegian Airlines. Norwegian is a budget airline and operates from Dubai Airport's Terminal 2. According to the Dubai Airport website, the renowned Dubai Duty Free covers 5 400 square metres of shoppe

» 2 cosy Dubai cafés
When travelling with my daughters, I often opt to reserve lodgings with breakfast. One reason is to get the girls up. Can't miss brekkie we've already paid for now, can we... well, that argument works some of the time, anyway. This time I didn't. Partl

» Dubai shopping
Our final day in the Emirates and our plane didn't leave until midnight. I had seen and done all I came to see and do, so today was the girls' day. Not surprisingly, they opted to hit Dubai's shopping malls. Apart from the world's best hotel (Burj

» Fujairah
A bit weary of seeing all these emirates, the girls weren't exactly enthusiastic about travelling to yet another one. Nor was I, for that matter. But with just one to go, we couldn't very well give up, so off we went. Fujairah traffic circle "Why

» Oman at last
We finally managed to get up to the Musandam peninsula, after I ascertained our new driver had brought his passport. The border formalities at Al Darah were straightforward - we paid 25 dirham p.p. to leave the Emirates and about twice that to enter Oma

» Arabian desert safari

» Affluent Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, capital of the UAE, is the second largest emirate. Also, the Emir of Abu Dhabi, Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, is currently the president of the country (as well as the son of the country's first president, back in the early 1970s whe

» Sprightly Sharjah
Between Ajman and Dubai lies Sharjah. Like Ajman, we didn't stay very long here but liked what we saw. Home to many of Dubai's workers, as cost of housing is about one third (we were told); Sharjah seemed much livelier than Dubai. Lots more people out an