At the shared taxi stand in Abu Dhabi – and other Emirati cities like Sharjah, Fujairah and Al Ain for that matter – taxi drivers yell “Dubai! Dubai! Dubai!” to let potential passengers know their destination. And of course the other drivers shout out their destinations too. But there are always more taxis heading to … Read more about Dubai! Dubai! Dubai! Some tales of a city: Part 1 Once upon a time…
The NineMSN Travel site is hosting a number of live online chats with their destination experts, so as their Dubai Insider (along with Terence), I’ll be making myself available to chat to readers of the site tomorrow, Wednesday 12 February, from noon to 1pm Australian Eastern Standard Time. You may recall me telling you about … Read more about Got any questions about travelling to Dubai? Then join me for a live chat tomorrow on NineMSN Travel
Who would have thought radio would become the media hero during Victoria’s bushfire tragedy. But radio, that old-fashioned medium my grandparents called ‘the wireless’, has proved to be the most vital media of all, in fact, far more useful than the Internet and television. That’s partly because the radio has become a quasi ‘bush telegraph’. … Read more about Victoria’s bushfires: radio to the rescue
We haven’t been affected by these bushfires in the way so many others here in Victoria, Australia, have very tragically been. We experienced a fright on Saturday: our hearts were racing at the thought of a possible evacuation that we were unprepared for, and the adrenalin was rushing as we packed bags, put wet towels … Read more about Victoria’s bushfires: random reflections on the trivial and the tragic, mostly the tragic
Tonight the sky is glowing an eerie orange. It’s only the sunset, but it’s a reminder of the tragedy that unfolded yesterday afternoon and continued throughout the night. And sadly for many people it’s not over. I’ve just watched the evening news on television and am stunned at the devastation caused from the fires across … Read more about Bushfires in Bendigo, part 2: the very tragic aftermath and a national tragedy