Doug's Photo Blog

Ghaf Trees, near Al Ain, UAE  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved Arabian ghaf trees grow in extremely arid conditions where water is seem...

Dome Finials and Minaret Balconies, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved Like a scene from the tal...

Old Mercedes Benz with Flowers, Miracle Garden, Dubai, UAE © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved What else would you do with an old Mercedes ...

Worker and Goat Pen, near Al Ain, UAE  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved (Click on image for larger view) On a livestock farm in the dese...

Jet Skis and Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi Creek, Abu Dhabi, UAE   © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved   A pair of young Emirati...

Shopping Mall Ceiling and Reflections, Al Ain, UAE  © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved You know about tongue twisters. Well, this image is...

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...