Doug's Photo Blog

Palms of the Dubai Mall and the Burj Khalifa at Night, Dubai, UAE © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved A row of glowing palms sets the stage...

Waves of Sand Dunes, near Al Ain, UAE  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved (Click on image for larger view)   Like a storm tossed sea, ...

Chandeliers, Main Prayer Hall, Sheikh Zhayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved A row of large chandeliers ad...

Steps, Fairmont Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved For a change of pace, this post shows hotel steps. If you wanted...

Three Wooden Window Screens, Al Ain Palace Museum, Al Ain, UAE © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved Although I have never been to the Alhamb...

Date Palms, Al Ain Oasis, Al Ain, UAE  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved (Click on image for larger view) Known as the "Garden City...

Emirati Woman, Al Jahili Fort, Al Ain, UAE  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved At first glance it would seem I have little in common with ...

Night Lights, Burj Al Arab, Dubai, UAE  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved It was not long ago when Bedouin tribes were enduring a hard...

Open Gates of a Villa, Al Ain, UAE  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved Arabian desert air is often hazy with a layer of suspended part...

Arches and Domes, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved Imagine the algorithms that were needed to...

Ice Rink, Shopping Mall in Al Ain, UAE  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved How do you find relief from the desert heat? The remedy is to h...

Pathway of Umbrellas, Miracle Garden, Dubai, UAE   © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved To make a long story short, the word Serendip is b...

Becky's Hennaed Hands, Al Ain, UAE  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved The tradition of decorating hands, arms and feet with ornate ta...

Becky on a Camel Ride, near Al Ain, UAE  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved Becky rides a camel during our desert safari on a calm and b...

The Diver and Waterfall, Dubai Mall, Dubai, UAE   Image © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved A diver plunges down a three story waterfall as...

View from Observation Deck, Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved This view from the observation deck of the Bur...

Fancy Bird, Miracle Garden, Dubai, UAE  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved When traveling to new destinations, I am often torn between tak...

Camels and Dunes, near Al Ain, UAE  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved  (Click on image for larger view) The desert is never far away in t...

Gold Columns and Reflecting Pool, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved In the United Arab Em...

Sunset, Charleston Battery Bench, South Battery, Charleston, SC © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved Old mortars and cannons, relics from wa...