This was the weekend Pippa and I had been looking forward too for months. We are meeting in Abu Dhabi for Pippa's stopover to London. We had a great weekend and did get out of the hotel occasionally to see the sights. The hotel was fantastic; I forget that the earning potential here has some rewards. We found each other at the airport and though Pippa had to wait and hour and half for my plane, she was OK. The hotel was the Le Meridian and though older than oth...

Well day 2 in Dubai is coming to a close. I am at the hotel and due to leave for the airport in about half and hour. It has been the most wonderful weekend and I really don't want to return. But at least if getting back into Saudi was as 'easy' as getting out I will plan other quick trips to places around the Gulf. This morning, after another yummy breakfast, I caught a limo to the Mall of Emirates to see Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Yes I did not for...

Rod has left the building...well Saudi Arabia for a few days at least. Yes at the 11th hour HR came through with my passport and multi entry visa. Then on Wednesday morning I made a dash to the Emirates office to see if I could get a flight to Dubai. All going well and I am off to Dubai to essentially see Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Not everybody's first reason for going to Dubai. But not everybody lives in a country with no cinemas. So the adventure...

Dubai UAE Well Desert Storm explains the last few days, though not so dramatic as a certain political leader with a t*** of a son would have you believe from his last visit to Saudi Arabia. My storm was the real thing I landed in Dammam in the middle of a sand/dust storm with visibility down to about 500 metres. But this did not deter the Mark Webbers in the populace. It appears drive as usual until the environment…. or a stray camel stops you. But I get ahe...