Category: Middle East
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UAE currency: Dirham
For those of you curious about Dubai and the United Arab Emirates, the local currency is the Dirham. At current exchange rates 100 Dirhams is worth about 22 euros/20 US dollars. Here is a photo of some of the currency: Dirhams
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Arrived in Dubai
Well I made it to Dubai last night, here is a rather bad night picture of Sheikh Zayed Road. Yes I did have a few pints on me at the time. And bleedin hell its hot. I got a taxi last night with some Syrian guy, we drove past the American Hospital, and I half…
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Fears growing for British hostage
From the BBC: An Islamist website claiming to be linked to the group holding Ken Bigley and two Americans says one of the Americans has been killed. The website carries a nine-minute video purporting to show the man being beheaded. Earlier, Tony Blair said Britain would not give in to the hostage takers. The Reuters…
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Expats bask in Dubai's boom
Another article on Dubai, the “rising star” of the Middle East. A good article too, I see the hack in question had pints down in the Irish Village in Garhoud. The property markey in Dubai is booming, but I would always be sceptical about buying property in a kingdom with no real property rights, and…
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Palm Island, Dubai
I’ve heard that the island has sunk by 1 metre so far – many Irish people, and celebrity football stars, have purchased houses on this artificial island.
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Emirates Towers
Emirates Towers, two of the top ten tallest buildings in the world.
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Abu Dhabi evening skyline
Abu Dhabi at sunset.
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Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai
From the apartment I stayed in.
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Dubai Desert Safari
Getting stuck in the sand dunes near Dubai.
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Burj Al Arab, Dubai
One of the most expensive hotels in the world, taken from the top of the massive water slide in the Wild Wadi waterpark next door.