All posts tagged dubai

Zones of Transition

39000 FEET ABOVE PAK­ISTAN, ON EMI­RATES FLIGHT 516 TO NEW DELHI — And so, it begins. This is going to be my last plane trip for quite a while, if I can help it. …

This Time Tomorrow…

This time tomor­row where will we be On a space­ship some­where sail­ing across an empty sea This time tomor­row what will we know Well we still be here watch­ing an in-​​​​flight …

Indian Visa Woes

Hon­estly, you’d think I’d be used to this by now, but the red-​​​​tape and whiplash-​​​​inducing rever­sals of the var­i­ous bureau­cra­cies of the sub-​​​​continent con­tinue to infu­ri­ate me. After being told on …

Indian nights

Finally. My Indian visa has been approved and my long sojourn in Dubai is com­ing to an end. This is also the begin­ning of The Jour­ney. From Delhi, to the …

Dubai, after the apocalypse. (Taken with Instagram at Nakheel Metro Station)

Dubai at night, from the hotel rooftop bar (Taken with instagram)

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I’ve been drag­ging my feet on writ­ing this post because I knew it would be a hard one. But, in for a penny, in for a pound, as they say. One of the things this …

(Original photo courtesy of timbrauhn)

Leap of Faith

So, that’s it then. After two and a half years with Reuters, in one of the most chal­leng­ing bureaus in the com­pany, I leave now to hit the road and take a step …

Things I saw in a Dubai Mall…

On a quick run to the Mall of the Emi­rates to pick up a wire­less key­board for the iPad, I saw two things that made me appre­ci­ate the sin­gu­lar­ness of Dubai, even if …

Still waters in Dubai media city. Ugh. (Taken with instagram)