Archaeology Versus Diplomacy

Yes, yes, yes the city is growing quickly, something new every day, blah, blah, blah. But sometimes, all the chatterers have a point.

I climbed to the very top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge yesterday morning. One can only do this through an arranged tour (a rule enacted fo...

At least many of them. I still hold out hope for a few. This is even dumber than the cashmere sweater knitted to feel like a cotton sweatshi...

Everyone likes to compare Dubai to SimCity (plant some residences here, throw down a few business areas there, all close to instantly), an...

but not in very many other places. I am flying on four trips between New York, Sydney and Dubai over the next few weeks. Business class is f...

On more than one occasion, Emirates has messed up my seat. I like to wait to the last minute (or rather, my schedule and lifestyle is such t...

First the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs established the Россвязьохранкультура, or Rossvyazkhrankultura, which roughly translates as t...

One of the things people in other countries often ask one about Dubai is the Palm. Not all know that there is more than one, but the concept...

It used to be that getting a cab in Dubai wasn't that difficult. They were usually just "around." then more and more people ca...

The UAE Community Blog, is blocked for being a spam blog. How Google's automated tools got that idea, I have no idea, especially given...