Or paying other people to do it for them.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
UAE National Day
On Saturday it's National Day here in the United Arab Emirates when the country celebrates it's 40th anniversary. Locals have been decorating their houses.
Or paying other people to do it for them.
Or paying other people to do it for them.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Winter's here
23c is hardly hot chocolate and mittens weather but I found this young white fronted goose on a local field a long way south of its Russian summer home.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
They tried to make me go to Riyadh...
Lonely Planet describe The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as 'the last great forbidden kingdom'. It looks like I'll be blogging from there soon, at least for a few months when I start a role in Riyadh.
There's obviously a lot of negatives to dwell on and it's not top of many peoples holiday destinations but there's plenty to see. Madain Saleh (the 'Saudi Petra'), the souqs and dive sites of Jeddah and the mud skyscrapers of Wadi Hadramawt. Rest assured I'll be making the best of being there and intend to travel as much as possible over the winter months.
There's obviously a lot of negatives to dwell on and it's not top of many peoples holiday destinations but there's plenty to see. Madain Saleh (the 'Saudi Petra'), the souqs and dive sites of Jeddah and the mud skyscrapers of Wadi Hadramawt. Rest assured I'll be making the best of being there and intend to travel as much as possible over the winter months.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Amritsar goes green
I was listening to the excellent BBC Wildlife podcast today and they mentioned that the authorities at Amritsar have banned all plastic bags and that all the meals served (some 100,000 a day) will use only organic, pesticide free produce. Good for them.
You can subscribe to the BBC podcast HERE
You can subscribe to the BBC podcast HERE
Sikh guard at the Golden Temple
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Stonechat
I went for a walk on one of the farms near Dubai this afternoon and found this little fella. He's a European Stonechat. They over winter in Dubai in small numbers every year.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Whiskered tern
I spent yesterday over at Fujeirah on the east coast of the United Arab Emirates and came across this whiskered tern drinking from a pool.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Signs
India is a rich source of odd signs. Here's a phonetic one advertising sight seeing in Varanasi.
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