The Dubai Expat Diaries

[photopress:Barasti_2for1_Blog.jpg,full,pp_image]  Barasti just got a whole lot hotter this summer… not only is the bar running a first-ever “On Tour with Barasti” series of draws (you get to go to the Rugby World Cup in Paris…travel, entry and accommodation included), but this summer you can also enjoy complimentary second drinks at the bar on Tuesdays [...]

[photopress:dhavel_dave_harry_potter.jpg,full,pp_image] The latest Harry Potter book is all set to be released in Dubai on 21st July 2007! 10,000 copies have arrived yesterday at Jashanmal, but will only go on sale to coincide with the worldwide launch in a few days (The books will be available for sale in all Jashanmal stores on July 21st from midnight [...]

[photopress:burj_al_arab_hotel.jpg,full,pp_image] Dubai is a great place to relax on the beach, view the fanciest developments and shop to your hearts delight..be it in mega malls with world brands or the souqs in little alleys of the old town. Gulf News recently reported that Dubai is currently home to  about 415 hotels and furnished apartments as of [...]

[photopress:intercontinental_festival_c.jpg,full,pp_image] The InterContinental Hotels in Dubai Festival City are set to open soon, and are looking to recruit qualified hotel professionals in various supervisory and managerial roles. If you know anyone who’d be interested, please feel free to pass on this information. While many more positions are still open, the main key positions include: Front [...]

Can you digg it? The best of Digg 2007 Some of the most popular stories dugg in the first half of 2007 – here’s what REALLY made waves online! —————————- June: A little more Paris, anyone? Some beg to differ… [photopress:digg_june_2007.jpg,full,pp_image] Digg Title: MUST SEE: MSNBC ANCHOR WON’T REPORT PARIS STORY!!! (12,215 diggs | 849 Comments) [...]

[photopress:google_orkut_website.jpg,full,pp_image] UAE has just blocked the popular Social networking tool / site, Orkut, which is used by millions of people around the world and is possibly among the top 3 sites used in India. Following the Orkut block, this hoax email / rumor / chainmail has been circulating in the UAE: The Story…. A guy [...]

(submitted by a user…presented as is)  Dubai, a developing city where dreams come true everyday. It is a city with tall buildings and bright lights where it is easy to loose yourself. Dubai is a city with a global culture where people from different mind sets socialize together.There are a lot of cultural and social [...]

[photopress:google_grand_central_phones.jpg,full,pp_image]  Google has announced the purchase of Grand Central, which offers an innovative solution to managing your phone numbers and voice mailboxes. A highlight from the Google Blog post: GrandCentral offers many features that complement the phone services you already use. If you have multiple phone numbers (e.g., home, work, cell), you get one phone [...]

[photopress:boeing_dreamliner_787.jpg,full,pp_image] Boeing will broadcast the Premiere of its newest technologically advanced passenger jet – the 787 Dreamliner – to viewers around the world. The 787 Premiere will be carried live and in nine different languages on Sunday, July 8, at 3:30 p.m. PDT or 10:30 p.m. GMT via satellite and Webcast. To view the Webcast, [...]

[photopress:Talent_Jungle_Rohit_Talwar.jpg,thumb,alignleft] I had the pleasure and honor of doing an interview with Futurist Rohit Talwar recently, after his inspiring and dazzling presentation at the Travel Distribution Summit in London (eyefortravel TDS 2007 at the London Business Design Centre). In this special Talent Jungle People interview, Rohit tells us about his life, his approach to work [...]