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Does anyone live in Dubai?
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 6:44 am
by greg
I was wondering if anyone lives in Dubai and if so, if they would be able to offer an Old Blue a bed for the night. I am currently serving on a seven month tour of Southern Iraq with the Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry. My wife decided that staying with her parents in Brisbane would be a damn sight more fun than moping around in Catterick Garrison (who can blame her) and so I am flying out to see them on my R & R in late June. Unfortunately I have a twelve hour overnight stop over in Dubai, and I have just about had enough of sleeping rough to do it in an airport during leave, so I wondered if anyone could put me up for the night, in retun for an evening with my razor sharp wit, tall tales from the front, and general eternal gratitude! If anyone thinks that they may be able to help, PM me and I will let you know the date/time.
Semper Fidelis
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 8:04 am
by englishangel
I am sure you will find someone who has more than CH in common with you as coincidence seems to be your speciality.
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 5:00 pm
by J.R.
My old house-mate, Peter Donaldson was living and working in Dubai until unfortunately I lost his e-mail address after a house move.
You could ry getting him through the CH site on Friends Re-United. Year around 1960. I'm no longer a 'paid-up' member of FR.
Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 12:20 pm
by jhopgood
The brother of a good friend of mine lives in Dubai.
I have met him when he visited the village.
Do you want me to ask?
My friend went to Lancing and Sussex University and now lives in Brunei.
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 6:49 am
by greg
Panic over! May I just thank everyone for racking their brains to help. Emirates has just sent me an e-mail offering a free hotel room for the night, and after two months in Iraq it would be unfair of me to turn it down in favour of imposing my sweaty, smelly self on some poor unsuspecting stranger. So thank you all once again. 26 days to R and R!!!
Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 11:35 am
by J.R.
greg wrote:Panic over! May I just thank everyone for racking their brains to help. Emirates has just sent me an e-mail offering a free hotel room for the night, and after two months in Iraq it would be unfair of me to turn it down in favour of imposing my sweaty, smelly self on some poor unsuspecting stranger. So thank you all once again. 26 days to R and R!!!
Great stuff Greg. Unfortunately, I don't know the name of the company that Peter Donaldson works for !
Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 12:58 pm
by Katharine
greg wrote:Panic over! May I just thank everyone for racking their brains to help. Emirates has just sent me an e-mail offering a free hotel room for the night, and after two months in Iraq it would be unfair of me to turn it down in favour of imposing my sweaty, smelly self on some poor unsuspecting stranger. So thank you all once again. 26 days to R and R!!!
If your free hotel room is anything like the one I had in KL on my way home from New Zealand you're in for a treat!! That hotel had been voted the Best Airport Hotel in Asia for the last five years - and without any others to judge by, I can well understand why!
Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 1:04 pm
by J.R.
Katharine wrote:greg wrote:Panic over! May I just thank everyone for racking their brains to help. Emirates has just sent me an e-mail offering a free hotel room for the night, and after two months in Iraq it would be unfair of me to turn it down in favour of imposing my sweaty, smelly self on some poor unsuspecting stranger. So thank you all once again. 26 days to R and R!!!
If your free hotel room is anything like the one I had in KL on my way home from New Zealand you're in for a treat!! That hotel had been voted the Best Airport Hotel in Asia for the last five years - and without any others to judge by, I can well understand why!
Was that the room with
'The Chippendales' en suite, Katherine ??
Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 1:12 pm
by Mid A 15
J.R. wrote:Katharine wrote:greg wrote:Panic over! May I just thank everyone for racking their brains to help. Emirates has just sent me an e-mail offering a free hotel room for the night, and after two months in Iraq it would be unfair of me to turn it down in favour of imposing my sweaty, smelly self on some poor unsuspecting stranger. So thank you all once again. 26 days to R and R!!!
If your free hotel room is anything like the one I had in KL on my way home from New Zealand you're in for a treat!! That hotel had been voted the Best Airport Hotel in Asia for the last five years - and without any others to judge by, I can well understand why!
Was that the room with
'The Chippendales' en suite, Katherine ??
I'd edit your post toute suite JR it's Kath
Arine!!
Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 1:13 pm
by Katharine
J.R. wrote:Was that the room with 'The Chippendales' en suite, KathArine ??
That would be telling!!
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:21 pm
by mattyjadams
greg wrote: Emirates has just sent me an e-mail offering a free hotel room for the night
That'd be the Millenium then.
Funny how the Gp Capts and above get to stay in the nicer one when enroute back from Riyadh (Al Yammah project)
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:17 pm
by cj
Does anyone live in Dubai?
Some people must live in Dubai. Dubainians, for example ...
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 12:15 pm
by J.R.
cj wrote:Does anyone live in Dubai?
Some people must live in Dubai. Dubainians, for example ...
Jim Davidson does !
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:57 pm
by cj
J.R. wrote:cj wrote:Does anyone live in Dubai?
Some people must live in Dubai. Dubainians, for example ...
Jim Davidson does !
Urgh!
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:00 pm
by englishangel
and Michael Jackson (or is that Bahrain?)