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Home for Christmas – for the First Time in Ten Years!

December 21, 2009
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It’s only a few days before Christmas.  The malls are slammed, parking lots overflowing.  We kept being surprised at the line ups at all the stores.  We didn’t remember dealing with this in years past.  That’s when it hit us – we haven’t been home for Christmas in
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Global Village and the Dubai Shopping Festival

February 21, 2008
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Global Village in DubaiWe also visited the world market Global Village, part of the Dubai Shopping Festival. This is a huge shopping/theme park about an hour outside Dubai that can best be compared to the Epcot Center, but with much more of an emphasis on shopping.…
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Bur Dubai Souk and Karama Shopping Center

February 21, 2008
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The Bur Dubai Souq, across from Deira and right next to the abra station (this is where the boats drop you off when you cross the creek) had some of the best deals we saw in Dubai.…
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Ibn Battuta and Deira City Center shopping malls in Dubai

February 21, 2008
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The Ibn Battuta Mall in DubaiAnother mall we checked out was the Ibn Battuta mall. This mall is at the far end of New Dubai, so was a little costly in a cab to get to.…
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Ski Dubai and the Mall of the Emirates

February 21, 2008
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Ski Dubai ski hillSki Dubai and the Mall of the Emirates is another must-see in Dubai. Despite being Canadian, we’d never actually been downhill skiing, but why not start in Dubai?…
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Le Meridien, Baniyas Square, Hotel in Dubai

February 20, 2008
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Le Meridien Baniyas Square ViewWe had arranged through Expedia.com our first night at Le Meridien Baniyas Square. Le Meridien is a fairly high end chain. They have several expensive hotels in Dubai, but they also have one cheap location (“Baniyas Square”) in the Deira dist
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