It has been three months since the girls, Jaygo and I moved to Dubai however It feels like so much longer. We have achieved so much in that time and the children have done so well adjusting to their new surroundings. Sophie often says Dubai is like England but with more rules and better weather and I agree with her…. Read more →
We’ve just come back from a camping adventure to celebrate Sophie’s 12th birthday. She’s had a great time – we all have. We stayed at Bin Majid Beach Hotel’s beach campsite. ‘Glamping’ is the term – the 6 person tent was set up for us complete with beds and all the nick-nacks needed to make for a very pleasant stay…. Read more →
We made a short video about Annie’s move to Dubai to share with her old class back at Grove Road School, Harrogate.
Our first family birthday in Dubai. Followers of our blog will know that birthdays are a big deal for us and Annie is thr first one of us to celebrate in our new abode in Dubai. It’s also St. Patrick’s day so yesterday we went to Irish Village, watched a some entertainment and drank Guinness and ate some good old… Read more →
I’ve been photoblogging through instangram. This city is so photogenic. I’ve seen a really amusing phenomenon though – heavyweight selfie errors. Selfie’s are huge here for some reason – I’ve never seen as many people doing selfies. The error though is where (picture the scene) – straight ahead, a beautiful vista or landmark or some such awe inspiring thing. Step… Read more →
The following are a few words that I started to pen whilst on a flight back to the UK for Christmas. I didn’t get round to finishing it and since, I’ve since flown back to Dubai and have done a whole bunch of stuff. I’ll write more about that, but for now… I’m currently sat on an A380 flying back… Read more →
Moving to a new country feels more like a new book than a new chapter. We’re bound to have several chapters within the book. I’m past page one now but still in the preface. It feels like I’ve been here longer than 11 days. A midnight landing a week last Sunday. The arrival at base camp 1 (Ibis Hotel Deira… Read more →
DragonDrop Adventures T-Shirt Shot I’ve not counted recently, but I think the DD T Shirt adventure club gallery is close to 100 now. Here’s the latest installment; me standing near the foot of the worlds tallest building, At over 828 metres and more than 160 stories, Burj Khalifa. Flick through the DragonDrop Adventure Club T-Shirt photo archives why don’t you?… Read more →
Yesterday, after 2 and a bit years, I left Asda / Walmart. My notice period was complete. Whilst I’m looking forward to the new challenge that lies ahead, leaving there was sad. My job was initially under the banner @WalmartLabs and I was hugely attracted to the ‘Internet technology company within the worlds largest retailer’ as a place to work…. Read more →
That’s the theory anyway, pending my visa application processing going to plan. I’ve had a while to get used to it now but I forget that the rest of the world isn’t used to the idea yet and I’m bumping into people who are very much phased out but the news. It’s a huge move. I’m mostly excited, slightly –… Read more →
I’ve never had to sign a document with my thumb print before. It’s a requirement of the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Human Resources & Emiratisation as part of my visa application process. low tech Biometric scanning. It seems the UAE is super hight tech and world leading in some areas (architecture would be a great example of this in… Read more →
Because I’ve got a new job in Dubai starting soon, I’ve resigned from Sams. For the last 4 year or so, at least once a week (apart from when I’ve been away) I’ve been ‘a listener’. A volunteer Samaritan. A bloke at the end of a phone that helped people in emotional distress, often people who were feeling suicidal. I… Read more →
Yesterday, I attended NUX (Northern User Experience) annual conference in Manchester. 1 word summary? Superb. 1691 word summary?… Great curation. The balance of speakers went from someone telling us about GDPR and the impact it’ll have on us as UX practitioners, through to one of the most passionate speakers I’ve ever seen who literally had me in tears of laughter…. Read more →
This week has been one of them weeks we’ll all remember. It’s been off the hook as far as big things go. I’ll get the horrible one out of the way first – Jaygo had / has meningitis. He’s on the mend now though – resting up at home. At about 3am Friday morning he came into our bedroom saying… Read more →
I recently got challenged by a dear old friend to take a b/w photo of my life for 7 days with no explanation and no people. (It was a thing doing the rounds on facebook). I decided to have some fun on one of the days and visit a place that I’d previously thought would be a good spot for… Read more →
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