The Dubai Expat Diaries

More Aerial Photos of Dubai – here you can see the Dubai Marina area…these photographs were taken in 2007. Dubai Marina Pics / Dubai Marina Aerial Photos – The Palm Jumeirah Trunk and the Mina Seyahi / One & Only Royal Mirage area (Al Sufouh Road) Dubai Marina Pics / Dubai Marina Aerial Photos – [...]

More Aerial Photos of Dubai…these photographs were taken in 2007 – a lot has changed since then, especially in Downtown Dubai (and of course the completion of Burj Khalifa) Downtown Dubai Pics / Dubai Aerial Photos – Sheikh Zayed Road from a distance Downtown Dubai Pics / Dubai Aerial Photos – The Dubai Skyline and [...]

Old but gold…these Aerial Photos of Dubai were taken sometime in 2007, but still look great – some things have changed…and other things not so much! Dubai Pics / Dubai Aerial Photos - The Mina Seyahi Marina and Hotels (Le Meridien Mina Seyahi and The Westin Dubai) – Al Sufouh Dubai Pics / Dubai Aerial Photos [...]

The Dubai Tourism and Commerce Marketing has announced an exciting new promotion to attract more tourists during this year’s Dubai Summer Surprises. According to The National : Two children under 16 with every family travelling to Dubai on Emirates Airline in the summer can claim free flights, free meals, hotel stays and entrances to attractions, [...]

The 4 star hotel, located in The Old Town, has been revealed to be the most popular in Dubai by TripAdvisor out of 370 hotels in the city. It comes as a surprise with the number luxury hotels here.

For all the shopaholics eagerly waiting for this year’s DSF – here are the dates. It is going to run from 28 January to 28 February 2010. The details of this year’s events and shopping offers will be listed here as soon as they are available. Watch this space!

Dubai’s favourite beach bar, Barasti (Le Meridien Mina Seyahi on Jumeirah Beach Dubai) has launched what it calls it’s “biggest promotion ever”. It certainly sounds like it! Check out the details from the official press release: How to play – Barasti Big Deal Barasti Big Deal is our biggest promotion ever! We’ve teamed up with [...]

If you’ve been dreaming of the perfect getaway this Summer and over Ramadan, you’ll be happy to learn that Starwood Hotels (approximately 140 participating properties) have just launched a limited time SALE, with extremely competitive prices at their luxury hotels and resorts in Europe, African and the Middle East. The offer is bookable until 25 August, [...]

The latest shopping craze for credit-crunched Dubai expats – the Dubai Flea Market has become a big hit where people can buy and sell almost any used items. The last event in May witnessed crowds of upto 4,500 visitors. It is being held indoors for the summer at the Al Safa Hall in Jumeirah. The [...]

The Dubai Summer Surprises is back again with lots of fun family events and shopping offers to keep us entertained this long, hot summer. Starting from June 11, this popular festival is scheduled to go on till August 14, with a wide range of attractions all over Dubai. If you are planning to book a [...]