Arabian Red Fox picture taken in Al Sukhnah, Jordan (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) I wrote this simply ages ago for Jordanian website/wri...

(Photo credit: Wikipedia ) We got back off leave to the much-awaited introduction of Value Added Tax in the UAE. VAT is very much a fac...

Manama Post Office In an odd quirk of philatelic history, several of the Trucial States (prior to the formation of the UAE) issued...

Ha. (Well, is it so BAD to want to own 3984670948?)

 (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) During the recent hurricane Irma, a number of Tesla owners stuck in the traffic fleeing the path of the sto...

(Photo credit: Wikipedia ) I'm going to be back on the radio on Saturday, from about 10.30am Dubai time on the revamped Talking Of ...

(Photo credit: Wikipedia ) So I haven't posted in over a month. Sue me. We've been on leave. I hate flying, much as I love ...

Sharjah's inland town of Dhaid has an annual date festival. Who knew? We were wending (actually, waddling or wobbling might be more ...

They sound like a subcontinental Trumpton fire brigade , but they're not. They're the rocks of Sharjah's 'antique' ...

This is not a radio ad, but only marginally less annoying. This is Cynthia Dreamy Whingy Breathy Voice. Come to extravagant opulenc...