Plan Your Trips Now!

People are asking us when they can come visit. As a general rule, you should come during the winter months. It's BLAZING hot during the summer. Really. Think Las Vegas heat with Houston humidity. In fact, as I write this, Dubai is experiencing 90 degrees and 79% humidity with heat index of 110 - AT 4:56AM! Oh, and did I mention that there are dust storms?

So don't come during summer. Unless you want to sweat. And then have the dust stick to your sweat. Winter is cooler, drier, and the dust doesn't blow.


DUST STORM ROLLS IN

OK - so now for more details. Here are some events you could plan to come for.
-Dubai Rugby Sevens - December
-Dubai Shopping Festival - December-February
-Dubai Desert Classic (Golf Tournament) - February
-Dubai Tennis Championships - February
-Dubai World Cup (Horse Race) - March
And of course, there's always the beach, desert safaris, restaurants, museums, mosques, architecture, and the city itself. For those of you who are still picturing camels, open-air markets, and sand dunes, did I mention that Dubai is modern, cosmopolitan, and trendy enough that Paris Hilton just taped the most recent season of "My New BFF" in Dubai?

And here are some dates when I will have time off from teaching. We don't know Cindy's schedule yet, but this is when I'm off.
-September 18-26
-November 26 - December 5
-December 31 - January 16
-March 19-27
-May 7-31 (kinda getting close to summer here - maybe you should re-read the first paragraph before making plans)

You can get direct flights to Dubai from Houston, LA, San Francisco, and NYC (you can fly from a lot of other cities if you don't mind connecting through Europe). Most direct flights are in the 12-16 hour range, so try to score some Ambien for the flight - or if you want to stay awake, maybe just pick up a whole season of "Paris Hilton's My New BFF" on DVD (or some other reality TV guilty pleasure).

We probably won't be back to the States for a few years, so if you want to see us, you'll need to make a trip. Sign up soon. Family gets first choice on dates.