The Gordo Blogga

Formerly known as "Untying the Gordian Knot"

Friday, February 03, 2006

Wanna ski in the morning and go to the beach in the afternoon without having to drive? Dubai is the place for you!

At 5:45 PM, Bistro said…

I have family in Dubai (my aunt & uncle and their two little girls just moved there on a 2-year teaching contract)
At 6:11 PM, z said…

cool! what do they think of it? i've heard only good things - a lot of large firms establishing their middle-east headquarters there, fabulous shopping, extravagant hotels, etc. it's a tourist paradise from what i've heard.
At 2:16 PM, Rama said…

My colleague's brother lives there... I heard it was a bit on the pricey side... but beautiful.
At 11:45 PM, Bistro said…

Yeah, i get the impression it's tremendously touristy, but with all the oil companies there, it's extremely American friendly and there's lots of gorgeous beaches, once you cna get used to the heat. The school they teach for educates many of those companies' children and the school gave them a large furnished apartment for their stay there.
At 8:22 AM, Rama said…

nice deal. I wonder if they'll have a similar experience to Nat's... she loved Kuwait, but thought the kids were a bit on the snotty side (due to being wealthy).
At 10:55 AM, Sarah said…

that's funny, Tommy Bahama has a store there. So it must be very touristy :)