Nature Strikes Back

It is good to be back and getting wall to wall TV coverage of Glastonbury and Wimbledon was a bonus. The UK weather has been disappointing...

Well... this it is.... we depart the People's Great Jumhurriyah of Sharjah today then spend some time in Dubai with friends before disap...

As we all know one of the most sublimely beautiful areas in Dubai is Al Quoz - grimy, dusty, mechanical and packed with warehouses, factori...

Last week I ticked the Ajman box .... this means that I have managed to visit all 7 Emirates during my stay here.... OK ... so Umm Al Qawain...

I have got very used to the deliberations of taxi drivers on the childless state of spouse and myself. There seems to be no concept of priva...

In relation to a post on April 9th about not being paid I am delighted to say that I checked my bank account today and one of the Italians ...

This week I am house and cat sitting for a friend who lives in a Dubai dream villa! Each day starts with a majestic descent of the wide marb...

Went on mega hike in Fujairah mountains at the weekend. We had been talking about doing this for ages but the friend with the car had b...

Since the coolest job in the universe could only ever be temporary it came to its sad but allotted end. Since then I have been scrabbling ar...

  The advantage of the Sharjah Biennale is that it’s there for long enough to take a leisurely look at although I’m not sure how mu...