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What You Get for 20 EUR?

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This is your 20 EUR worth of view at the 7-star Burj Al Arab

Burj Al Arab

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Burj Al Arab  (Arabic: برج العرب‎,Tower of the Arabs) is a luxury hotel located in  Dubai , United Arab Emirates

Bedouin Coffee in Deserts

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Don is all excited and bushed after probably a really good amount of time on safari! All my limbs feel heavy. And sand storm picking up after sunset making my eyes have difficulty to open up for the photo op, at the request of, nicked named Lone Wolf, a famous veteran journalist who is accompanying our airlines VIP FAM tour “One cup of coffee for the guest, one for enjoyment and one for the sword” is an old Arabic proverb and one integral to Bedouin culture

(A Postcard in) All Seasons

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A postcard, I did not expect, from a remote memory I didn't get a chance to have a real family, I didn't get a chance to make close friends.

Elephant Dung Used To Make Coffee

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Elephants in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand In the misty lush hills of northern Thailand, where Thailand meets Laos and Burma, a herd of elephants is excreting some of the world's most expensive coffee

Make Packing for Your Flight a Breeze

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Mini beach, far offshore from Nha Trang beach, Vietnam  How can you say no to the tropical breeze at this time of the year? I can not believe it is that time again. The year-end and New Year's holidays are fast approaching. But it can be so confusing for what personal belongings one who wants to bring before heading to the airports

No Smoking Zone

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Hooka/Hookah (Shisha), picture taken at Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai, 2004 I am a nonsmoker. And I hate it when people smoke around me without showing concern

Airlines Make Billions Charging for Bags, Food, Movies

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Ancillary Revenue reported by airlines grew to €15.11 billion ($21.46 billion) in 2010 and has almost doubled since 2008

Most Expensive Cities for Expats

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Dubi Creek A latest cost-of-living study reveals some of the cities that cost the most for foreign-based companies and individuals  

Sleeping around in Dubai Airport

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My Initial Impression of DXB (Dubai International Airport) Photo by Don Schumann (pending) Rumor has it that Dubai Airport is installing 50-70 "SleepBoxes"

Best Country to Travel in Middle East 2010

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Abu Dhabi of United Arab Emirates

Hotel Swimming Pool Pilgrimage Tour

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Photo by myself at the fancy poolside of the Panglao Island Nature Resort, Bohol, 1/12/2006

Souvenir for You

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11/7/2008 這一陣子 一來時間不穩定 二來中文打結得特別厲害 因此 疏於回覆部落格留言 Don Schumann 開始寫 “Hotel Trotter 旅店浪人” 發表個人在世界上所見所聞的回憶錄 (我好像老人耶) 也已經18 個月了 事實上 中間的大半年 因為飛太兇 跑太累 所有的網誌都被我荒廢許久

Kahway or Gahwa?

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An Arabian oil lantern shown at Bait al Zubair museum, located near the Ministry of Information on Al Saidiya Street, Muscat, Oman In modern times, "Kaldi Coffee" or "Kaldi's Coffee" is a popular name for coffee shops and coffee roasting companies

Jumeirah Beach Hotel

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Tourists always tend to overlook this gem while vivisting Dubai  

Desert City of Middle East

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Desert city lookouts of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Dubai Creek

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This saltwater creek, a lifeline and pulse of the city, divides Dubai into two parts which separates the city from Deira to the north and Bur Dubai to the south