My Archives: July 2005

Wednesday, July 20, 2005

One of the newest and more interesting malls in the UAE is the Ibn Batutta Mall. Loosely based on the voyages Arabic explorer Ibn Battuta, the mall is themed around the different countries he travelled in. In typical Dubai style, the architecture is an over-the-top combination of Disney World and Arabian Nights. Enjoy some pictures and video of the Nakheel Property's most recent success.

Al Andalus and Tunisia

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Posted by Jerald @ 11:58 AM GMT [Link]

Tuesday, July 19, 2005

As Summer Surprises moves along, Modhesh will be all over Dubai. If you spot him, send any pictures of him to spotmodhesh@usa2uae.com and we will publsih your pictures.

Here are some recent Modhesh spottings:

Modhesh at City Centre, Deira [more]

Posted by Jerald @ 06:04 AM GMT [Link]

Rating= 4 out of 5 Stars

Johnny Carinos is by far the best Italian dining experience in Dubai. Located directly across from the City Centre, Deira near the Dubai Shopping Center, Johnny Carinos offers an extremely good Italian menu. In fact, this is about as good as it gets without using wine and other alcohol bases for sauces (an unfortunate side-effect of living in the Middle-East). Myself and 5 other diners arrived in late afternoon and settled in with the starter combination platter. The calamari were very nice and the fried mozzarella and artichoke definitely hit the spot. We followed this up with the main courses. The veal scallopini was tasty with an interesting combination of mushrooms and tomatoes in a cream sauce. I had the chicken porto fino which contained nicely blackened strips of grilled chicken on a bed of wonderful fettucine and a nice cream sauce as well. The service was fantastic and the food was prepared quickly (much above the average wait in Dubai). Combined with the nice 'homey' atmosphere, this restaurant has the total package. While not the 'best' Italian food by American standards, Carinos is the best Dubai has to offer in this category.

Posted by Jerald @ 05:54 AM GMT [Link]

Monday, July 18, 2005

Al Ain: Archaeologists have found an ancient falaj an underground water channel, underneath the courtyard of a house in Al Ain, and say it might have been built some 3,000 years ago.
Experts at the Department of Antiquities and Tourism have already explored a small portion of the falaj during the recent excavation season.

A source at the department told Gulf News yesterday a team of archaeologists had carried out a rescue project and examined the falaj.

The falaj was located in the north of the Hili Archaeological Park... MORE

Posted by Jerald @ 10:58 PM GMT [Link]

The city's blogging community has reacted with disappointment to Etisalat's blocking a popular Dubai-based blog.
Secret Dubai Diary, a weblog that examines UAE life from an occasionally ironic perspective, was blocked for visitors using Etisalat servers on Sunday.

"I have never heard or read of a Dubai blog being blocked before," says Adnan Arif, an award-winning UAE-based blogger. "Out of all the UAE-based blogs it is the most interesting. It is probably the first blog to hit on a formula that works for local readers."... MORE

Posted by Jerald @ 10:55 PM GMT [Link]

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