The Dubai Expat Diaries

Westin ATM party draws over 2,000: Pre-ATM bash declared ‘hottest’ party of the year
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 6, 2008 – It was Open House at The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort and Marina last night as the five-star resort flung open its doors to welcome in the world’s travel industry and give them [...]

The West End Stage Experience – Live the Dream…
Popular Productions Ltd & West End Stage Experience are seeking talented actors, singers and dancers aged between 10 and 23 to audition to be part of one of the most exciting and successful musicals of recent years – Disney’s High School Musical.
The West End Stage Experience is [...]

The Bride Show and Emirates Business 24/7 report that the wedding industry grew 20 % in 2007:
The cost of tying the knot can be anything from Dh20,000 for a small expat union to Dh500m for the most extravagant Emirati nuptials. But according to IIR – the Bride Show event organisers – the average cost is Dh300,000. [...]

Barasti at Le Méridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina is back on tour once again, with the first set of Barasti on Tour winners returning slightly hoarse from a three-day rugby spectacle after attending the Wales Vs France Six Nations match in Cardiff on March 15.

Charl and Eugene Roberts, Robin Ali, Nigel Smith, Stuart [...]

Here are a couple of interesting and entertaining videos from the Mina Seyahi complex in Dubai (home to the popular Barasti Bar and the upcoming flagship Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi hotel). The first is of a recent show-around of the Westin hotel to 120 members of the American Women’s Association in Dubai (appropriately termed Hard [...]

 Barasti – Jameson St. Patrick’s Party - On Saturday March 15th, Barasti hosts the Jameson 360 St. Patrick’s Day Party, allowing you and your friends to enjoy perfectly balanced Jameson served by the best bar team in town while watching Ireland vs. England in Twickenham. You may also be in with a chance to win [...]

Everyone living in Dubai / the UAE or the Middle East have probably wished they could get their hands on great products from the UK or US… be it books, music, movies, games or electronics. But very few people shop online with Amazon or other online retailers and auction sites due to the shipping [...]

The premier appearance of the fabulous Krystal Dinner Show is drawing to close with the finale show announced for February 29th, after a very successful and extended run. The show has been running nightly since January 24th with brunches on Fridays and a Family Brunch Show on Saturdays.
The show has been watched so far by [...]

So, I know I won’t be running the streets in the buff shouting about womens’ liberation, but I’m curious to know how repressed women are in Dubai.
My husband has landed a job on an oil rig and we will be living in Dubai.  He is going to train here in the US, and then spend a [...]

 
I came across this post called “The Top 20 Reasons Not to Move to Dubai (in no particular order!)” on the Net and felt that it did a pretty-good job of Dubai-bashing without necessarily substantiating everything objectively and looking at the pros. It’s a given that Dubai also has its weaknesses and flaws, but doesn’t [...]