Nad Al Sheba new year

Burj Khalifa lit up with New Year fireworks.

Camp fire vantage point.

Hamilton automatic

My new Hamilton FNGF automatic watch. Note to self: get a lens to shoot marco pictures of watch faces. Detail and typefaces on the numerials.

Moonlight postbox

Shared PO Box in my local tailors. The are four or five guys working in the Moonlight. Im guessing this box is used by a few others also...

Dubai seascapes

 

Seascape pictures taken over the past couple of days. The surf came and went; as did the clouds.

Waistcoats

A change in the weather

Big clouds today. New weather system rolling in. There were waves, should hold for tomorrow. Zoom on the Blackberry camera give paint-on-canvas-like effect. Pointillism.

Olive green Vans

New olive green and grey suede Vans Era.

Three

New hardware

There's something about a white phone... Scroller ball on my old Blackberry Curve gave in. Almost parted with 2600aed for a 5 megapixel camera Bold running the new OS. Saw sense and with a last minute point-of-sale change of mind opted for the Curve. Less than half the price but with 2 megapixel camera.

Wall surface texture

Interior wall of shoe shop. Great space and awesome shoes.

Baltic weather

Hotel main entrance glass door. Assessing the snow cover, temperature and windchill prior to morning walk in the city. It was 'Baltic'.

Bikes only

Tokyo Eat

UFO-esque lamps and concrete interior. Gambas starter was lush.

Glühwein

Hot wine on a snowy day.

Snow boots

I like about being well prepared and out in extreme weather. I like wearing my hiking boots. They give me a very basic freedom - I can walk for miles in them. Snow and hiking boots are a good combo.

Bella Lula

French fizzy pop. Lemon and mint.

"Wear helmet"

Typos on a construction site fence. Great stenciling.

The stone line

Building evironmental sculptures (re: a line of stones) on the beach with my daughter. Fun Tuesday afternoon.

Five-twenty-two

"It's all about the medal"

92km randonnee in and around Dubai. Rode with a group at a decent pace and clocked 2hr 39mins.

010

Distance marker on the Jumeriah Open Beach jogging track.

'Seasonal' lights

Sea urchin

Found this in the swimming area. Re-located it to the rocks of the breakwater.

Trax Cruiser

Vintage Force Motors Trax Cruiser snapped in Bhaktapur, Nepal.

Rez-de-chaussee

Rez-de-chaussee. The ground story of a building, either on a level with the street or raised slightly above it. Elevator RC button.

Wadi sentry

Sentry box watching for unauthorised access to the wadi?

Missed flight flower

Kathmandu guesthouse

Early morning wake up at the Kathmandu guest house for mountain flights. Canceled 3 times due to bad weather. I thought November had clear skies? On the bed, under the covers, staring at the fan. Condensation running down the window.

Nepal eating

Breakfast on Nagarkot. Tibetan bread, honey, re-fried potato and onions and freshly pressed apple juice. En plein air.
 

More of this Pop canned drink. This time with peeled grapes in it!

Croissant with cheese grilled. Fried potato and tomato. 

Lime and soda. A favorite on my Asian trips.

 Lemon soda, garlic naan, aloo paratha, basmati rice, aloo dum banarasi...

Orchard Road lights