Wadi Adventure, Al Ain
Wadi Adventure is the Middle East’s first man made whitewater rafting, kayaking and surfing facility – and it opened its doors at the beginning of 2012. What you’ll find there… Three world class whitewater rafting and kayaking runs with a combined length of 1,133m A surf pool capable of making 3.3 meter high waves every 90 [...]
Falconry Festival in Al Ain in 2011
Al Ain hosted The Third International Festival Of Falconry in December 2011. Falconers came from all over the world. For some of them, this was the first time they had left their village or town. Amazing. For more information, go to www.falconryfestival.com. This guy from Scotland gave a great talk about his falcons and sent them [...]
Al Ain Palace Museum
The Al Ain Palace Museum is a wonderful place to visit. It was opened to the public in 2001. Entry is free. The Palace Museum consists of 4 watch towers and 37 rooms, so allow 1-2 hours to walk round it. Sheik Zayed’s jeep is in the courtyard… In the room above, at the far [...]
Picnicking or camping in the desert near Al Ain
Wherever you live in Al Ain, it’s easy to forget that as little as a 15-minute drive will take you into the desert. Many Al Ainians love going for picnics or overnight camps, especially during the winter months. Here are a few notes from my limited experience!… It’s easy to get stuck in the sand [...]
Shakespeare and Co. tea rooms in Al Ain
A great place to have a snack with family or friends is at the wonderfully stylish Shakespeare and Co. tea rooms in the new wing of the Al Ain Mall. It’s opposite the iStore which sells Apple computer products… I’ve eaten here once, and my friend and I loved the quality and presentation of the [...]
Jahli Park, Al Ain
In the centre of Al Ain, next to the central post office, is the beautiful Jahli Park. Here is a video I created… Now some photos… Here is one of the entrances to it… (Please forgive the smudge on the lens in some shots.) There are a number of ‘don’t’s which help make the park [...]
Al Ain Paintball paintballing
There’s a great Paintballing Centre in Al Ain called Al Ain Paintball: Desert Storm – which is in the same complex as the Al Ain Raceway karting track. Here’s what the reception building looks like, with my eldest son, Toby, on the left approaching the entrance, attending a birthday party treat here with several [...]
TEDxAlAin TEDx conference, Al Ain
Have you heard of the TED Conference and videos? If you haven’t, go check out www.ted.com: you’ll be in for a treat! TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design and is a conference which has run in the States for many years, and now costs about $4,000 to attend. It’s always sold out. At the [...]
Ice Land Water Park, Ras Al Khaimah review
In October 2010, the Ice Land Water Park in Ras Al Khaimah opened. This joins the Wild Wadi and Aquaventure Water Parks in Dubai. How does Ice Land compare? This is my very personal review. I drove from Al Ain with my boys, aged 11 and 8, along with another father (I’ll call him David [...]
UAE Digest magazine, Dubai
UAE Digest is a full-colour magazine which is published in Dubai and sells for 5 AED (just under £1). The editor found a photo of my second son, Felix, on this site while she was surfing google for photographs of Green Mubazzarah, a local area of natural beauty. She contacted me to ask permission to use [...]
