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...