Rain & Traffic

Its been raining in Dubai for the past 3 days and as always traffic is well slow to say the least and as always rain spells accidents in Dubai.

Now that we have the situation, lets talk about the best route to take if you are traveling from Sharjah to Dubai during rush hour. There are four routes you can take

1. Shindagha Tunnel
2. Garhoud Bridge
3. Via Buisness Bay
4. Emirates Road
5. Floating Bridge

No. 1 is a not a good option as you will have to wade thru all the traffic which opts for Garhoud before branching towards the Dubai Hospital, Deira road and then Shindagha is only a three lane opening to New Dubai.

Garhoud Bridge is a good option then again the traffic which goes thru Garhoud is common with the Makhtoum and Floating Bridge commuters which makes the task of actually reaching Garhoud a tough task

Emirates Road is a good option if you can spare the one and half hour which takes to cross the Al-nahda traffic to reach the point then again its unpredictable when Emirates Road will be jammed cause of accidents.

The best route I feel is the Buisness Bay its the shortest route to reach Sheik Zayed Road (Shorter route already cuts down on the time taken to travel with or without traffic) and it feels the best as there it is isolated from other routes and there is no common roads linking to it.

So I give the thumbs up to Buisness Bay, try and let me know your comments.

Dubai House Rent

Here's another useful data with details of house rent in various locations of Dubai

http://www.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=100124127657558849740.000460eee8a8d64753e5c&source=embed&ll=25.261464,55.419159&spn=0.31732,0.615234&z=11

Visit Visa - SATA

After the changes made by Dubai Naturalization and Residency Department expatriates can no long sponsor visit visas for non-relatives.

There is an alternative in Sharjah Airport Travel Agency where you can apply for a visit visa which will be valid for 90 days below are the details

Documents Needed :
Passport copy of the Sponsor
Passport copy of the person you want to apply for visa
2 passport size photos of both

2000 AED Deposit
1550 AED for Visa and Insurance
700 AED advance to SATA for the air ticket (you will need to purchase air ticket from them only)

More information can be found at their web address http://www.sata-uae.com/

Dubai - An Opportunity

Dubai City of Gold, Dubai Tourism Hot spot, Dubai Link for West and East. You can call Dubai many names but what Dubai is ... is an opportunity, I have not met anyone who has come to Dubai and has left empty handed.

Yes wherever in the world you are you will find something not to your liking here as well people point to things they don't like. But I ask why they do not leave and still live here, well I don't need an answer cause, the answer is in one way or another they are happy with what they have found here.

I have created this Blog as a guide to all there is in Dubai, i will be updating the blog with all nessary information needed to stay in Dubai, enjoy in Dubai, making a living in Dubai.