On a recentish trip to Dubai Blonde and Brunette made a determined effort to learn as much of the history of Dubai as we could, eagerly seeking out museums and historical artifacts. OK, that isn't true at all. We'd gone on a group tour (gasp!) which included a stop at the Dubai Museum. As the next stop for the day was a boat ride over to the souk we saw the museum as something … [Read more...]
Dubai for the dubious – what not to miss
We went to Dubai for the very well thought-out reason that one day an email showed up in Blonde's in-box with a trip to Dubai from GateOne Travel and the prices looked good. Oh, and one or two times Brunette had expressed an interest in Dubai. What more do two women need to know to plan to fly 13,000 miles roundtrip to a country whose dominant religion requires its female … [Read more...]
The Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi is as advertised – grand!
On a recent trip to Dubai Blonde and Brunette's itinerary included a day trip to Abu Dhabi. This was a guided tour which is generally something we avoid the same way we do Donald Trump and poisonous spiders.But the price was right and Dubai didn't sound like a good place to "wing it" for two very Western sisters, one with a decided tendency to not behave demurely. For several … [Read more...]
Is the Dubai Miracle Garden a miracle?
Dubai Miracle Garden bills itself as "the world's largest natural flower garden"and the 72,000-square-meter attraction has more than 45 million flowers. By our personal observations 44,999,999 of those flowers are petunias. There may have been a marigold in there somewhere too. Brunette found out about the Miracle Garden before we left and the pictures on the website were … [Read more...]
Our Dubai Desert Safari
Dubai has a serious Napoleon complex and appears to exist in part to achieve, document and proclaim superlatives. The world’s tallest building, the world’s tallest 7 star hotel, the word’s most twisty building (seriously), the largest shopping mall in the world and the world’s longest automated, driverless metro system. Brunette gets plenty of Napoleon complex at home from her … [Read more...]
Lost in Dubai
Sorry we have temporarily vanished while we're out exploring and collecting new material for you! Right now we are in Dubai gawking at people who are gawking at us. Here are a few photos from today so you can tell we're really here and to get you to wait anxiously for our next real post! … [Read more...]