Category Archives: Etihad

A Weekend Sojourn

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Dubai Mum

Each January we head off to a hotel to escape the incessant and unbearable drone of the 24 hour motor race across the road at the Dubai Autodrome.  This year we decided to try the Hilton Resort and Spa in … Continue reading →

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The Cat Amongst the Pigeons

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Dubai Mum

DS2 has created divisions in the household.  He is only 5 years old, but he is like a union leader…..refusing to follow/listen/acknowldege what his more experienced elders (i.e., DH and Grandad)  have known for a very, very, very longtime – … Continue reading →

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So Loved and Now Lost

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Dubai Mum

I know it sounds overly dramatic to speak of a lost, inanimate, threadbare, much-in-need-of-a-wash, favourite comfy toy in that way, but that’s how I feel.  I can’t even begin to imagine how DD feels. Today she went to the mall … Continue reading →

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