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Bliss at Atlantis The Palm, Dubai

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My Bana had a conference at Atlantis The Palm last week and we didn’t let the opportunity pass to stay in one of the most expensive hotel here in Dubai for free. The Bana initially suggested that we stay only on the last night thinking that we would get bored (boredom = more expense) since he will be in the conference the whole day and can’t even join us for dinner. Checked-in at Tuesday to one of Deluxe Guest Rooms which had 2 queen size beds. Sadly I was not able to take any pictures of the room, you can view it here instead from the Atlantis website. Since it’s before Ramadan the hotel was fully booked as Arab families flew from other Middle East country to Dubai to enjoy some time with their family and probably go shopping as well since it’s DSS. Staying at Deluxe Room will cost AED850 with full access to Aquaventure, Lost Chambers and a free day pass at Kids Club. A family friend who works on the same company as …

Child Seats Mandatory

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FINALLY! I admit it was only this year that we decided to buy V a car seat, before I stay with him at the back and both of us (most of the time) not buckled up. It was Friday Magazine’s article on the importance of wearing seat belt and car seat that finally opened our eyes. On a recent cineMama Event we met Lesley Cully founder of Buckle Up In the Back she gave a little talk on how important it is to buckle up and WE AGREE! here’s a link to GulfNews article on the new law .lw_cad_link:link { text-decoration: underline; border-bottom: 1px; } .lw_cad_link:visited { text-decoration: underline; border-bottom: 1px; } .lw_cad_link:hover { text-decoration: underline; border-bottom: 2px; }

Lolo Dad’s Visit

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Two weeks after we arrived here in Dubai Lolo Bernard visited us from Kansas for a week. We visited Dubai’s must see places via the Big Bus City tour, Desert Safari and with our resident tour guide Tito Edward. Big Bus Tour:The weather was cold and nice but a bit foggy. Among the places we saw my favorite was the Atlantis, and the Dubai museum where we got to take a glimpse of the city’s history. We ended the tour with Dhow Cruise along Dubai Creek. Atlantis: Our second visit to Atlantis was a treat! We’ll have lunch at Kaleidoscope where Tito Mon works. This time we had a leisure time at the famous hotel, Tito Edward was our official tour guide for the day. This time we also got to see the aquarium which we missed on our big bus tour. Desert Safari: Safari is a must when you visit Dubai. Daddy and Lolo got dizzy during the ride to the camp where we’ll have a barbq dinner and watch belly dancing. I was …