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Wahhabalinese Adventures: Dubai

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The original plan had been just to do a simple transit in Dubai, but the flight I wanted on Tuesday was full -- a good thing, in retrospect, as not only was Bush Jr and his security brouhaha in town, but unusually strong rains made sure that the city was completely and totally jammed. Wed was full too, so I booked Thursday -- but on that day the connecting flight to Riyadh was full. Bizarrely, the earliest next flight out on SV or EK was at 4 PM the next day, 21 hours later (!), so there was no choice: I had to overnight. I shed a crocodile tear and rang up local resident F.

Wind tower in Bastakia

Jan 28, 2008
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Wind tower in Bastakia

Mezze selection at al Hallab

Jan 28, 2008
194
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Mezze selection at al Hallab

Al Hallab Lebanese Restaurant

Jan 28, 2008
186
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Al Hallab Lebanese Restaurant

Don Quijote conquers Dubai

Jan 28, 2008
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Don Quijote conquers Dubai

Abra sailing in Dubai Creek

Jan 28, 2008
194
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Abra sailing in Dubai Creek

Four Points by Sheraton Downtown Dubai: Cafe

Jan 28, 2008
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Four Points by Sheraton Downtown Dubai: Cafe

Four Points by Sheraton Downtown Dubai: Pool

Jan 28, 2008
195
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Four Points by Sheraton Downtown Dubai: Pool

Wahhabalinese Adventures: Index

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Introduction

At a squeak over 10,000 miles, this trip is no great shakes when it comes to distance, but there can't be too many places on Earth with a greater level of contrast than its endpoints.

Unexpectedly Arabic: al-Episode أ

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Ending up in Greece in the first place was a bit of a surprise to say the least, but consulting threw me another curveball at 8:30 on Wednesday morning. As I'd already finished what I set out to do, how about going to Abu Dhabi instead -- today? Well, umm, err, why not?