Hello and welcome to my brand new blog!

A little about myself first. I am a British expatriate living and working in Dubai with my wife Lana. We have two lovely daughters who are both studying abroad at the moment.

You may have heard about Dubai, but if not….well, it is situated in the United Arab Emirates on the Arabian Gulf coast and has a massive development program going on right now. There’s shopping malls, hotels, residential developments, marinas, golf courses and more being built – plus all the infrastructure works that goes with that. It is said that 25% of the World’s tower cranes are located in Dubai!

I actually work on the new terminal / concourse development for the Dubai International Airport expansion and the development is one of two main flagship projects here. The other flagship project is, of course, the Burj Dubai. The Burj (which means tower in Arabic) has yet to be completed but it is now officially the World’s tallest structure and is a site to behold, believe me! Part of the Burj development includes the Dubai Mall, a truly massive shopping complex.

Okay, that’s my first post nearly done – a mini-bio and a bit about where I live and work.