Abu Dhabi – time flows like driven water

Some decent work by amateur photographer Beno Saradzic. In this time lapsed video of Abu Dhabi’s, he’s sped up the city to frenetic speeds, perhaps as an exaggerated metaphor for relentless growth and swift evolution. Time-lapsed videos are relatively easy technique-wise, but require a lot of work: time-staggered photographs taken from the same angle are [...]

No Juice – why UAE pumps are running out of petrol

There’s a furore. There’s no gas at the pumps in UAE petrol stations. The UAE! Home to oil reserves the size of a small ocean. Yet, commuters are queuing up, and pumps are running dry. Why? Quick and simple, as @rupertbu said on Twitter “It’s not as if you fill up with the crude stuff [...]

Art Bus. Do the Art Bus. Why are you so artsy?

I’m borrowing a riff from Robbie Williams here and tweaking it. Forgive me. Long day. I’ve just returned from Abu Dhabi, on board the Art Bus. We trundled our way to the rather nice ‘Wonders of Mesopotamia‘ exhibition on Saadiyat Island. The official release has this to say: “Opening on 29th March 2011, the exhibition will [...]

Geekfest Abu Dhabi – same same but very different

Geekfest Abu Dhabi had many firsts. It was the first time that twofour54 had opened its hallowed doors to an ‘unorganized’ event. It was the first time Dubai peeps had boarded a coaster bus and been ferried to represent Geekfest in the land of bureaucracy. It was also the first time I managed to actually [...]