Category Archives: Dubai

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Saudi and UAE Advertising Standards

4 June 2008 – 22:39

Tonight I was watching MBC 4 here and a commercial appeared for KFC. A mother and her toddler are sitting at a table. The toddler is whining and complaining whilst the mother is trying to eat some KFC. The mother then gives some KFC to the child who is then quiet.
Goodness - would an [...]

By thomo the lost | Also posted in Abu Dhabi, Middle East, Saudi Arabia | Comments (0)

Airport Security? Cods!

14 March 2008 – 10:36

I’ve been travelling. I left Saudi Arabia on Sunday night and flew to Dubai, Bangkok, Sydney, then back to Bangkok and now I am sitting in Dubai prior to flying back to Saudi Arabia. So, that is five days, two airlines and four airports, twice over. The flights were Emirates (VERY nice airline) from Saudi [...]

By thomo the lost | Also posted in Asia Pacific, Australia, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Travel | Comments (0)

Censorship in Dubai (United Arab Emirates)

20 October 2007 – 10:54

Back in November last year I wrote about censorship in Saudi Arabia. Well, today I am sitting in the very modern and very commercial city of Dubai - in the airport to be exact. I picked up a new PC in Bangkok last week - yes, a new Widget but more about that in a [...]

By thomo the lost | Also posted in Middle East | Comments (0)

Korean Female Crew Capture Middle East

26 May 2007 – 1:11

I fly a lot. Recently I have been flying a lot more on Emirates than I have in the past (also on Etihad Airways as well). I was therefore amused to read in the Chosun Ilbo of Korea an article about Korean Female flight crew on Emirates Airlines. I was doubly amused reading this because [...]

By thomo the lost | Also posted in Asia Pacific, Korea, Middle East | Comments (0)

Seoul Gets Taller

1 April 2007 – 4:32

One of my favourite cities is planning on getting taller. Seoul Metropolitan Government has reviewed a Korail (Korean National Railroad) blueprint to develop an international business zone near Yongsan Station. This will include a building up to about 620-meters high there. I wonder how it will look next to the Electronics Market and to [...]

By thomo the lost | Also posted in Asia Pacific, Korea, Middle East, Travel | Comments (0)

Lunch At Dubai International Airport

3 February 2007 – 0:14

I was travelling from Bangkok to Jeddah via Dubai. I had a 10-hour transit in Dubai. Killing some time at the airport I was walking around. It was then I discovered that the Safar Restaurant on the Departure Level provides free meals for Emirates Airlines transit passengers whose transit period is 4 hours or longer.
No [...]

By thomo the lost | Also posted in Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Travel | Comments (0)