Dubai Bash - Photo Blog

There is so much written and said about traveling to Dubai. What more can I say?

Maybe how I felt or what all I saw?

So I have decided to cover this travel journey via photo blog – the pictures I clicked as I was exploring this land.

So I was traveling with my lovely family – Dad, Mom & baby sister. This was planned to celebrate my birthday in Dubai. Sounds so fancy right? Our family is ;)

Here I am looking at my flight from the HK airport – All I was doing was being thankful to God, because I was almost in the verge of missing my flight. ..but I made it!

We took our metro passes on 20^th Jan & decided to explore the city. Few bullet points to describe Dubai:

• Sky raised buildings
• People from all over the world – Truly International
• Lots of good-looking people
• Expensive cars
• Rich People

We entered the Desert - Sand Boarding and the ride was something I can’t forget… now I don’t want to ride on the roads anymore ;)

My parents were more daring than me when it came to camel riding…yes you can laugh at me.

 Some amazing performance – belly dancing, fireman, dancing horse show

Hina Tatoo  & BBQ Dinner

Burj Al Arab I am coming. The sea was so clean and blue I didn’t feel like leaving that place.

Atlant Hotel – Nothing great just a hotel on a man made island. Well I know it’s a dream for most.. but how about a house on a palm island.

Burj Khalifa – My heart was beating fast as we were going on the 126^th Floor. And when we reached the view was mesmerising

Look whose posing?

We drove to Abu Dhabi and visited Grand Mosque of Sheikh Zayed. I wore a burqa to enter & I loved the entire experience & felt so peaceful.

Dubai has to be magical. U know why? Because this land is not a desert any more. It rained when we visited the Miracle garden.

The only place on this earth where we can talk about golden carpets

Global Village where u can taste & buy anything from any country you want.

Spice Souk Dubai – Each Day has a color, a smell

You want to feel the culture of Dubai – take a Dubai creek boat ride. 

If you want to experience more of the culture – try hunting & tasting camel milk & meat.

Last not the least – I was totally distracted and in a way really amused to see how the local people dress up in Dubai.

It was time to say goodbye to Dubai. We always have a build up perception about a particular place or people ..what I can say is travel so that you know how it will challenge and break all our perceptions.

Dubai inspired me in a way that makes me believe that one must not wait for things to happen.. make things happen. Create your own beautiful life & take full control of it. You can achieve any heights, Dream Big!

Dear 2016!

Dear 2016,

I welcomed you with a great bang along with the people I loved the most in my life. I didn’t expect much & I really don’t remember asking you anything or wishing anything very specific. Because, I was happy then and didn’t want to change anything.

You got me to china and threw so many challenges at me. But they never looked like a challenge, because I was strong, because this was the choice I made consciously and I till date never regret.

You gave me the best family, friends & career, I could ever ask for. You also gave me uncertainties that I was dealing with. You gave me love, but you caged me in it. You said live with it or set yourself free.

You took me to so many new places and most of the time the hotels became my house.  I forgot the definition of home, but you kept me safe everywhere I went.

You gave me new friends who will be part of my life forever.  Made me realized how beautiful I am and vulnerable.  Gave me a peaceful job that I never had in my past 9 years. I felt like I was living.

You got me tears when I saw my loving world that I created falling all apart. The dreams I had were not going to be real. You got me the courage to get out of the struggle in search of a new faith & experience.

You taught me that life is going to be uncertain and I have to be ready for it. You saw me falling badly, but you also assured I had people to pull be back to a happy land.

If I look back I wanna say thanks for all the experiences, thanks for the memories, thanks for keeping me alive & giving me a hope that no matter what at the end it's going to be ok.

You know I lost, but you found a new hope for me

You know I lost faith, but you helped me believe in goodness

You know I was away from my home, but you gave me a new paradise

You know I was missing my friends, you gave me new best ones

You know I cried, but you also made me laugh

You know it was not easy, but you made me stronger

You know I lost love, but you found it again for me

You made me realize that I need to get better with every passing day… and in 2017 I will do everything that will keep me happy.

If sky is the limit, I have achieved it. This is a reminder to myself for 2017 that whatever I will aim I can achieve it. So I won't stop dreaming big

2017, I already know that you are going to be awesome and that I will be truly happy. 

Happy New Year!

Sincerely,
Me