The Desert Life
(Dubai)
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A window to an expat's adventures in the gulf. Speaks of experiences, food and activities to try and some interesting places to visit in and out of the United Arab Emirates
tags: Adventure, Food, News, Photography, Travel
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An expat from Manila in my mid twenties and currently based in Dubai. I like to travel, make art and take photographs. I also keep a blog about my endeavors and adventures in this lovely and vibrant city.
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Lunch at The Noodle House
Posted on 22/05/2013
Since it was way past lunch time when we visited The Pearl, we decided to get some lunch there before moving to our next destination. There were a lot of restaurants to choose from but most...
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Weekend in Doha: The Pearl
Posted on 20/05/2013
Before traveling to Qatar, I asked for recommendations from a friend who used to live in Doha. One of the places he suggested that we look at was the development aptly named The Pearl...
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Weekend in Doha: Souq Waqif
Posted on 18/05/2013
From our early morning flight on a Friday, we went straight from the airport to Souq Waqif. Maybe you’re wondering why we chose to put the souq first in our itinerary knowing that...
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Dubai at Night: On Board the Big Bus
Posted on 14/05/2013
Four years back, I was a freshie in Dubai then, I would often see these red double-decker buses almost everywhere in the city. I remember uploading a photo of one of these buses in Multiply...
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KABAYAN: Overseas Absentee Voting 2013
Posted on 12/05/2013
As per Republic Act 9189, we, OFWs are entitled to choose our leaders as absentee voters. If you are in Dubai, please head over this page and look for your name to check if...
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Weekend in Doha: Museum of Islamic Art
Posted on 07/05/2013
Last month, we swung by Doha over the weekend. Maybe one would be wondering why of all places, we chose to visit Qatar. I, for one, do not have an answer for that but, there were two things...
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Anniversary Date at Andiamo
Posted on 04/05/2013
Whew, it felt like eons since the last time I blogged! The reason why I’ve been missing-in-action lately is because me and my boyf just marked our third year together. It’s a...
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One Day in Abu Dhabi
Posted on 22/04/2013
A few weeks back, a friend sent me a BBM message and asked me to plan an out-of-town. Keeping the following conditions in mind: #1 He being from Sharjah and we (boyfriend and I) residing in...
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There’s No Place Like (Home) Jollibee
Posted on 19/04/2013
It has been a year (and n days) since I went home to Manila and the homesickness, after all these years that I’m away, still drives me mad. What better way to somehow ease...
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