The Dubai Expat Diaries

It is the year 2020. The past twelve years have been a flurry of development in the areas of design, nanotechnology, robotics, medicine, the internet, security and law. Contrary to popular opinion, the hotel industry has not been slow on the uptake. It’s been the decade of hospitality renaissance. A coming of age, an evolution [...]

So just what ARE the new Visa rules and regulations being touted in the press and on the streets? Word has it that there will be 16 different Visa categories that tourists, business people and others of the travelling ilk need to consider and apply for. The main aim of the new regulations is to [...]

Dubai is endeavoring to be the first country in the Middle East to implement “Green Buildings” starting as early as 2008. The standards to be implemented will call for environment friendly construction and building design for all new projects from 2008. The move for existing buildings hasn’t been defined yet, however the removal of hazards [...]

A cool new USB Video player that takes the hassle out of playing computer format and computer downloaded videos on a normal Television. You just drap and drop videos to the USB Stick, plug it in to the cradle connected to the TV and off you go…! The player even comes with a remote control [...]

Construction companies in Dubai have a bad wrap. They poor reputations stem from appalling working conditions for labourers teamed with long hours, withholding workers passports and bad pay – if any pay at all.
It’s not surprising workers are now saying no to UAE working conditions and returning to their own countries for recruitment.
The UAE’s construction [...]

Hi everyone, there appears to be a new MSN Worm or Virus on the loose. I’ve been getting some wierd messages from trusted contacts since yesterday and decided to investigate a little. The messages are usually something like:
“loooooooooooool” or “looooook” or “He looks really funny in that photo” something similar, followed by the contact trying to send [...]

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!
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June: A little more Paris, anyone? Some beg to differ…

Digg Title:
MUST SEE: MSNBC ANCHOR WON’T REPORT PARIS STORY!!!
(12,215 diggs | 849 Comments) Digg Link | [...]

TIME Magaznie recently released an article, titled “25 Sites We Can’t Live Without” - some obvious choices and great finds in there, no doubt, however again a little disappointing since some of the choices are very USA focused. The rest of the world seems to be on the backburner again… in response here is a [...]

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