Category Archives: Travel

No haze this morning, so the day welcomed us with fabulously sunny views over the Jumeirah beach and Palm Jumeirah. What a shame we have to check out of our place. 24 hours from now, we’ll be back in Amsterdam.

With no special activities on the list today, we started with a bit of a lie-in. By the time we got up, we decided we should have only a light breakfast, since we had a lunch reservation in the Burj … Continue reading →

We had very little on the agenda for today, which is how some people like to spend every day of their holiday, but for us, it’s something of an exception. We get up earlier and do many more things when … Continue reading →

Well, what can you say about the Burj Al Arab that hasn’t been said already? Let’s start at the beginning. Breakfast wasn’t included with our hotel room, so we had breakfast at Café Undici, a nice place popular with locals. … Continue reading →

We hit the road at about 10:00 today, stopped for a few photos on the way out of Musandam, and eventually reached the border by 11:00. It was a simpler affair on the way out: no fees to pay and … Continue reading →