The return

I am back from dazzling Dubai, after having enjoyed a great time with my family! Now my parents and brother are safe back home in Finland, my husband left in the early morning hours for the site. Our adorable girl is catching up on some sleep next to me in our bed. I am back online after almost a week off. It felt good to disconnect for a while. It seems that nowadays you're expected to be available 24/7, if for no other reason than everyone else's peace of mind.

I'll be online from now on, but maybe more sporadically. Maybe not.

Here's a snapshot of a beautiful Dubai moment - Khalifa and the moon.

Back in the Kingdom

We found a shy relative of Nemo's at the Atlantis aquarium
Vi hittade en av Nemos blyga släktingar i Atlantis' akvarium

We are back in the Kingdom after a 10 day long break. This time we decided to travel locally, so we headed off to Oman which was followed by a few days in Dubai. It wasn't a hardcore touristy holiday, some days we were just taking it easy - or chillaxing as we like to call it!

Vi är nu tillbaka i Saudien efter en 10-dagars resa till Oman och Dubai. Det var en ganska slapp semester, med en hel del tid för att bara koppla av. Medan vi var i Dubai träffade vi min goda vän C, vilket nog var höjdpunkten på resan!

28 hours in Dubai

Detail of the restaurant interior
Bild av restauranginteriören

Last weekend we did a quick visit to Dubai. We only stayed one night and the main reason for our visit was to visit friends, rather than taking in much of the sights. I am sure we will go back, flying there only takes an hour. As a comparison, Sydney to Gold Coast is an hour and a half and either me or my husband traveled every weekend for a few months!

We did squeeze in a dinner with family friends and my husband got to catch up with one of his childhood friends! We also witnessed that a man wearing the traditional outfit, the thobe, can skate!


Förra helgen gjorde vi en blixtvisit till Dubai, det blev en vistelse på ungefär 28 timmar. Men flygresan tar bara en timme, så det blir nog säkert ett eller flera återbesök!


Under vår visit hann vi äta middag med familjebekanta och min man passade också på att återuppleva gamla minnen med en barndomsvän! Vi kan också konstatera att en man klädd i en thobe, den hellånga klänning som är den traditionella klädseln för arabmän, visst kan skrinna!

Water feature in Dubai Mall
Vattenfall i Dubai Mall shoppingcenter

Massive aquarium in Dubai Mall
Jättestort akvarium i Dubai Mall

Who said that a man in a long dress can't skate?
Visst kan en man klädd i klänning skrinna!