All posts tagged: UAE

The UAE is our home

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March 3, 2026Day 3 of the US-Israel war on Iran I stare out my kitchen window as I prepare a meal for our family. Only a handful of motorists are on the road, so quiet compared to last week. I can hear the call to prayer so clearly that it has given my heart comfort. We have enough food to last us a few weeks. Nearby restaurants and grocery stores are open. Delivery riders are bravely working hard to deliver our needs. How lucky are we to have all this available to us despite. I have replied to family overseas, reassuring them that we are safe. The UAE is our home; it has been for 18 years. Our kids know the streets of Dubai better than the ones C and I grew up exploring. We are grateful and trust the leaders of the UAE to keep all of us

FREE things to do at the Museum of the Future

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Do you want to explore the most beautiful building in the world – Museum of the Future? I have a solution for you and it’s FREE or atleast budget friendly. It is advised to buy tickets to explore the entirety of Museum of the Future months ahead. While we wait for that chance, here are some FREE activities you can do when you decide to drop by #MOTF 🆓 Entrance to the museum is FREE – exploring the ground floor and first floor where the foot bridge connection to the Emirates Tower and to the metro is accessible to the public 🆓 Play & interact with robodog – #MOTF guests are greeted by the in-house museum pet – RoboDog; we stayed longer interacting with the RoboDog, he’s so cute! 🆓 Witness the adorable flying robot dolphin – the flying dolphin was one of the highlights of our visit. No strings at all! If you know how it was possible, talk to a friendly muese staff. 🆓 Learn about the Arabic calligraphy inscribed on the museum …

Flamingos in Dubai

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A sanctuary for wildlife tuck away in the middle of city lights and just beside a busy highway exist in Dubai. We finally visited the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary and it did not disappoint. We’ve never seen so many flamingos upclose and in the ‘wild’ too. Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary timings extend from 7:30am to 5:30pm during the winter season, and from 6am to 6pm between April to September (visitDubai.com). We drove to the sanctuary following this directions -> https://goo.gl/maps/8Xpe1ZU3hZJEpvXo7 but it can be accessible via metro too, stop at Creek Staion then grab a cab to get to the sanctuary. Entrance is FREE, visitors are asked to not consume any food and be quiet as to not disturb the birds.

Burj Khalifa Souvenir Photo

A visit At The Top of Burj Khalifa

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One of the things tourist look forward too when they arrive in Dubai is to see the tallest building in the world (2017) which is the Burj Khalifa. As expected when my Mama and Auntie Bing came to visit us this was one tourist request that was non negotiable. A second visit for the kids and I, we first went to the top last 2012 with my relatives from Australia. LittleMiss C was still 3 months old, she was just happy sleeping. We bought tickets online at burjkhalifa.ae and chose At the Top + Dubai Aquarium promotion that costs AED 185 per adult (12years +) and AED 155 per child (3 – 12 years) as of February 2017. The journey to the 124th floor of Burj Khalifa begins at At The Top reception located at the Lower Ground Level of Dubai Mall. We arrived 30 minutes before our scheduled time which was 8pm since a long queue is always expected. Arriving before your scheduled time will give you enough time to read all the information available; a series of photo on its construction with descriptions stating why …

Jebel Jais Mountain sunrise

Sunrise at Jebel Jais Mountain

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We recently had a week long holiday here in Dubai to celebrate Arafat Day and Eid Al Adha. That was one week of no school for the kids and 5 days off for Daddy C. Our plan was to stay home and setup Christmas decorations. Carla of MyYellowbells invited us to join her family for a road trip to Jebel Jais Mountain. So we did. Four cars convoyed to the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah where UAE’s highest mountain is located. Jebel Jais Mountain stand tall at approximately 1900m above sea level and promises a scenic and rustic view of sunrise. We left Al Qusais at 3:30 am and arrived at 5:40 am, just before sunrise. No lights on the zigzag road going up so make sure your headlights are working fine and drive slowly. We stopped at the last camp site only to find out from other campers that the trail going up to the highest peak is close due to road construction. There was no available signs (as far as we know) on where …

A relaxing family stay at Novotel Fujairah

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Last weekend, we packed some stuff and drove to Fujairah. Novotel Hotel was our host for two nights, which is located at the heart of the city and just a few minutes away from the city mall. You can search for Hotel Novotel Fujairah on your google maps for easy navigation. Daddy C mentioned that Novotel/Ibis hotel’s caters mostly to business travelers. I didn’t do any research on what the hotel has to offer for our family of four, Daddy was sure though that if they have a swimming pool then him and the kids will be happy.