The simple life of the Trucial States in the 1950s - A display at Ajman Museum... As those of you that know me will by now have re...

(Photo credit: Wikipedia ) I'm constantly battling the urge to beat people to death with their own selfie sticks. I know it...

"Dubai has nothing. No culture, no history, no character. It has no heart, no spirit, no traditions... It's not a real city, it...

Would I like to write a 1,000 word short story for Time Out Dubai as part of their Emirates Airline Festival of Literature coverage? Su...

I've gone and done it again. I couldn't help myself. I've published another collection of 'best of' posts from years...

(Photo credit: IsaacMao ) Saturday the 8th March will see me once again pretending to be an author at the LitFest. As well as my usual ...

JAY WUD PLAYS GEEKFEST The Red Bull team is coming to GeekFest Duabi REUNION and they're bringing Jay Wud to play a free gig from...

 (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The car dealers are rubbing their hands, gleefully cackling and singing 'happy days are here again'...

(Photo credit: @cpe ) This is the week Dubai goes Expo 2020 bonkers and if you thought the noise level was already high, you ai...

UPDATE With rain forecast for Dubai tomorrow (Saturday) and no indoor venue available, the ExpatWoman Family Fair has been reschedule...

(Photo credit: Frank Kehren ) If you searched 'Neologist nomenclature' and you're for real, I apologise. I just wasted your...

(Photo credit: mikecogh ) One of my favourite jokes of all time is that people in Dubai don't understand the Flintstones, while Abu...

United Arab Emirates (Photo credit: saraab™ ) The National newspaper today confirms what has long been an odd quirk here in the UA...

(Photo credit: 401(K) 2013 ) A report in today's Gulf News quotes Omar Bu Shahab, CEO of the Commercial Compliance and Consumer P...

 "Right lads, I'll have a palace up there and some pleasure gardens please.  Quick as you like now. Chop chop!" Sigir...