The Telecom Towers - #311

I wonder when there will be a World Wide Fund for outmoded amenities.

In the age of wi-fi, wap, 3G, iphone, pigeon, youtube, web 2.0, facebook, flikr, orkut and google... who cares for the precious phonebooth? Would you risk your life to throw yourself in front of a harpoon to save one of these fine beasts? I, for one, think we should...

Beware Falling Standards - #29

This is a shot of one the 48 or so towers being constructed in Dubai Marina.

I kind of like the well meant sign even if the spelling is a little wonky...

Iftar Sunset & Skyline - #25

A view of Dubai snapped during Ramadan on the way home from work, the sun was setting which is very important in Ramadan for practising muslims.

Once the sun goes down (approx 6:16pm in Dubai on 24th Sept 06) then the fast can be broken and Iftar can begin.

Here is a very interesting blog all about personal experiences of Ramadan

The skyline of Dubai is ever changing... the building on the far right of this picture is the Burj Dubai (as per my previous post).

An interesting factoid for you - look at the bottom right of the shot - 18% of the the WORLDS fixed cranes are in Dubai NOW.