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TRAVEL BLOG AND ITINERARY
a travel blog
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Welcome to my DUBAI BLOG! I thought rather then bother you with boring e-mails you can come and see my travels on your own accord. So, please return your seat to the upright position, place your tray in the seat back in front of you, stow all items under your seat and prepare for take off.
| Trip Itinerary (Travel Blog Entries) | |||
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Dubai | Jan 12 '07 | Welcome to Dubai!
"Welcome to my DUBAI BLOG!" |
2 |
Dubai | Jan 16 '07 | Nails and propaganda.
"we all peed into a cup… not the same one" |
3 |
Dubai | Jan 18 '07 | Brace for turbulence!
"Same sh*t, different pile." |
4 |
Dubai | Jan 19 '07 | Working for the weekend.
"Bargaining is the norm and I am sure that I was exploited, but it was all part of the fun… right?" |
5 |
Dubai | Jan 22 '07 | The Dubai museum. |
6 |
Dubai | Jan 23 '07 | Sick of school.
"where they find such cold water in such a hot country?" |
7 |
Dubai | Jan 24 '07 | Friday Night... is a Thursday?
"the Lebanese Mafia picked up the tab..." |
8 |
Dubai | Feb 08 '07 | A berth for birth.
"Emirates has the highest level of births and deaths of any airline… go figure." |
9 |
Dubai | Feb 08 '07 | Finished SEP!
"The pictures, as promised!!!" |
10 |
Dubai | Feb 21 '07 | Service
"I will let the pictures do the talking…" |
11 |
Damascus | Mar 02 '07 | We have lift off!
"Hello Syria!" |
12 |
Dubai | Mar 03 '07 | Congestion
"If your a mathlete you already know that this means that there are 583.2 new cars on the roads here EVERYDAY!" |
13 |
Istanbul | Mar 04 '07 | Next stop Istanbul.
"Unfortunately one expressed his opinion by slapping the other in the back of the head," |
14 |
Dubai | Mar 10 '07 | The crash in Dubai!
"aircraft skidded and was forced to abort take-off at Dubai International Airport yesterday morning" |
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Sydney | Mar 11 '07 | Sydney!
"Well I have finally made it right round the world…" |
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Christchurch | Mar 12 '07 | Christchurch
"The next day we were off to Christchurch, yet another of my favourite cities." |
17 |
Sydney | Mar 13 '07 | Sydney, round 2.
"Breakfast buffet in the hotel… $38!" |
18 |
Dubai | Mar 15 '07 | Wild Wadi Waterpark!
"Unlike the water parks of my youth, where you would spend the majority of your time climbing up endless stairs, these slides “jet” you up!" |
19 |
Duesseldorf | Mar 16 '07 | Strap on your lederhosen, we’re heading to Dusseldorf!
"The passengers sure loved the attendant call button." |
20 |
Dubai | Mar 19 '07 | A day in Dubai
"It is everywhere here, I mostly seem to find it in my eyes and mouth." |
21 |
Jedda | Mar 20 '07 | Return from the Jedda.
"This baby can hold 380 oblivious call button pressers." |
22 |
Dubai | Mar 23 '07 | What USA today wrote about Dubai
"Erupting from the flat, featureless desert of this Persian Gulf city-state like a space-age mirage is the tallest building in the world, the Burj Dubai" |
23 |
Moscow | Mar 26 '07 | From Russia with love.
"It was cool... I mean cold!" |
24 |
Dubai | Mar 29 '07 | Shanga La |
25 |
Tehran | Apr 01 '07 | Behind the curtain. The magic of flight.
"Then, like the wave of a magic wand, they are gone, and with them the mess." |
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Dubai | Apr 04 '07 | Psychos in the skies!
"Scientists found reports of cabin crew experiencing decreased cognitive performance and mental health problems, including brief episodes of psychosis" |
27 |
Singapore City | Apr 07 '07 | Singapore
"The infrastructure rivals that of any city, the streets where clean, well planned and orderly." |
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Brisbane | Apr 09 '07 | Brisbane.
"How do you have an Australian city without a beach?" |
29 |
Auckland | Apr 10 '07 | Auckland
"this time round it was just a turnaround" |
30 |
Brisbane | Apr 11 '07 | Brisbane on the way back.
"That evening we headed back to Singapore, most in as bad a condition as I." |
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Singapore City | Apr 14 '07 | Singapore on the return home.
"So we found ourselves running from shady patch to shady patch, while Swathi explained the surrounding portraits of various coloured, animal headed, many armed gods." |
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Dubai | Apr 19 '07 | Back in Dubai |
33 |
London | Apr 20 '07 | London Gatwick.
"I have an Aunt and Uncle, on my mothers side, that reside just outside of London and this was a great opportunity to see them again." |
34 |
Dubai | Apr 22 '07 | New Furniture. |
35 |
Shanghai | Apr 23 '07 | Shang Hai
"I swear they were more polite in my old vocation, the Jail!" |
36 |
Dubai | Apr 27 '07 | The 380 is coming!
"The carrier, which currently boasts a 103-strong fleet and an order list of 107 aircraft, had expected to receive its first aircraft by October this year." |
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Lahore | Apr 28 '07 | Lahore
"Midair molestation." |
38 |
Dubai | Apr 29 '07 | Lets make party!
"I did get a few complements and some giggles and quite a few stares." |
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Addis Ababa | May 01 '07 | Ethiopia... for an hour. |
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Entebbe | May 02 '07 | Entebbe!
"Despite it being one of the worlds poorest countries it was very friendly and quite safe!" |
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Addis Ababa | May 02 '07 | Back to Ethopia for another hour.
"With a life expectancy of approximately 50 years, Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world." |
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Dubai | May 03 '07 | Begining of the end. |
43 |
Cyprus | May 06 '07 | Cypress |
44 |
Malta | May 07 '07 | Malta!
"Malta, I small island off the south of Italia, and my next destination." |
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Dubai | May 08 '07 | Dubai- Don't mess with the Police.
"A British expat who showed his middle finger to police officers in an act of defiance after being pulled over has been jailed." |
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Cyprus | May 08 '07 | Cypress on the way home.
"This was just a quick stop in to exchange passangers." |
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Tunis | May 10 '07 | Tunisia.
"Welcome to Tunisia, the newest destination for Emirates and my next adventure." |
48 |
Dubai | May 11 '07 | Long time no hear... sorry. |
49 |
Manila | May 16 '07 | Manila.
"the only thing better then polite passengers are sleeping passengers and these were both." |
50 |
Dubai | May 17 '07 | Emirates is coming to Canada!
"Emirates is flying non stop to Toronto starting in October!" |
51 |
Paris | May 18 '07 | Paris |
Comments or Questions for the Author
Frances says:
Hey Lionel Thanks for including us on the list. We are enjoying your travel log. It sounds like your having way too much fun and its temptin to pack up and do something similar after readings some of your logs. So I guess this means your going to miss another year at Artaban! Take great care and we'll keep in touch. Hi to Matthew. Love Frances, Brad and family
Posted 3/15/2007 4:02:51 PM ( permalink )
Nancye says:
Hi Lionel, Great to read your blog. When are you coming to New York? We have a visitor from Vancouver staying in the B&B now. Also, Faye's Dad is going to Dubai to manage a sushi restaurant in some 6 star hotel. Maybe the restaurant will be named Genji. Weird, huh? Love the Dish Dash photos, and the female flight attendant hats! En shah allah we'll see you soon. Be safe, Love Nancye
Posted 5/1/2007 11:59:47 AM ( permalink )
9564 says:
Hey Lionel, great to read about your travels so far, I will keep checking back. I'll email you to help rid you of boredom. Talk to you soon!! Annemarie