It will be beautiful when it’s all finished.
For now, the world’s tallest building (when completed) under construction looks like this:
      
M told me that we can actually go near, so we did. At the foot of Burj Dubai:
  
Around Burj Dubai are developments that consist of another man-made island called Old Town Island. They [...]

Sorry for the late post. It must be already night in some time zones. I must have kept some readers waiting and waiting until they dozed off to sleep.
Ha! who am I kidding? Readers?? my blog stats are at its all-time LOW this past few days and it is preventing me to write something…lack of [...]

This is what we did last Friday:
We drove to Shiekh Zayed Road and crammed our necks looking at the tall buildings. Took pictures of some of Dubai’s landmarks.
   
Left to right: My mom with the Emirates Twin towers on the background; Sheikh Zayed Road
We passed by the construction of what would be the tallest [...]

All roads lead not to Rome — especially not on summer. The searing heat automatically makes Dubaians yearn for water, water and more water. Water to drink, water to dip and dive!

After the promise to stop all sorts of unnecessary sun baking we still thought of other options. Go to the beach before 8am, swim in [...]

My mother spent her childhood near the beach. No day is complete without a swim. The beach don’t hold any excitement for her anymore…until she came with us to Mamzar Beach Park yesterday!
     
She vowed to bring some swimming suit next time!
She did not bring any swimming suits with her. She’s done with the beach, [...]

What’s a girl to do when she is heartbroken and down?
She’ll pack up her things and go visit ITALY for a day. Impossible? Really, Italy is just a couple of hours away, veery reachable.
      
Mercato Mall- - just along Jumeirah Beach Road, Dubai, UAE

Jumeirah beach park is fast becoming our most favorite place in town. Who could ever resist the pristine beach, the powdery sand, the cool, clear waters?  A month ago, it was still too cold for a swim but this time, it was just perfect!

As soon as little girl changed into her bathing outfit, she dragged [...]

No picture taking happened. The yellow flag on the beach was in yellow, meaning, we swim with caution. Strong winds over at Jumeirah Park prevented us from dipping. Good thing though because we forgot to bring our camera with us last Thursday afternoon. The anticipated trip to the beach had one real letdown, the forgotten [...]

If we go with this schedule every week, I will be ‘tanner’ than Naomi Campbell long before the official summer months begin!
After work today, I will go to Gold Souk (Dubai Gold Market — bus terminal near it) and meet hubby and Pristine. We will be heading to Jumeirah, where the fantastic beaches are, to [...]