Does anyone live in Dubai?
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Does anyone live in Dubai?
I was wondering if anyone lives in Dubai and if so, if they would be able to offer an Old Blue a bed for the night. I am currently serving on a seven month tour of Southern Iraq with the Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry. My wife decided that staying with her parents in Brisbane would be a damn sight more fun than moping around in Catterick Garrison (who can blame her) and so I am flying out to see them on my R & R in late June. Unfortunately I have a twelve hour overnight stop over in Dubai, and I have just about had enough of sleeping rough to do it in an airport during leave, so I wondered if anyone could put me up for the night, in retun for an evening with my razor sharp wit, tall tales from the front, and general eternal gratitude! If anyone thinks that they may be able to help, PM me and I will let you know the date/time.
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My old house-mate, Peter Donaldson was living and working in Dubai until unfortunately I lost his e-mail address after a house move.
You could ry getting him through the CH site on Friends Re-United. Year around 1960. I'm no longer a 'paid-up' member of FR.
You could ry getting him through the CH site on Friends Re-United. Year around 1960. I'm no longer a 'paid-up' member of FR.
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Panic over! May I just thank everyone for racking their brains to help. Emirates has just sent me an e-mail offering a free hotel room for the night, and after two months in Iraq it would be unfair of me to turn it down in favour of imposing my sweaty, smelly self on some poor unsuspecting stranger. So thank you all once again. 26 days to R and R!!!
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Great stuff Greg. Unfortunately, I don't know the name of the company that Peter Donaldson works for !greg wrote:Panic over! May I just thank everyone for racking their brains to help. Emirates has just sent me an e-mail offering a free hotel room for the night, and after two months in Iraq it would be unfair of me to turn it down in favour of imposing my sweaty, smelly self on some poor unsuspecting stranger. So thank you all once again. 26 days to R and R!!!
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If your free hotel room is anything like the one I had in KL on my way home from New Zealand you're in for a treat!! That hotel had been voted the Best Airport Hotel in Asia for the last five years - and without any others to judge by, I can well understand why!greg wrote:Panic over! May I just thank everyone for racking their brains to help. Emirates has just sent me an e-mail offering a free hotel room for the night, and after two months in Iraq it would be unfair of me to turn it down in favour of imposing my sweaty, smelly self on some poor unsuspecting stranger. So thank you all once again. 26 days to R and R!!!
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Was that the room with 'The Chippendales' en suite, Katherine ??Katharine wrote:If your free hotel room is anything like the one I had in KL on my way home from New Zealand you're in for a treat!! That hotel had been voted the Best Airport Hotel in Asia for the last five years - and without any others to judge by, I can well understand why!greg wrote:Panic over! May I just thank everyone for racking their brains to help. Emirates has just sent me an e-mail offering a free hotel room for the night, and after two months in Iraq it would be unfair of me to turn it down in favour of imposing my sweaty, smelly self on some poor unsuspecting stranger. So thank you all once again. 26 days to R and R!!!
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I'd edit your post toute suite JR it's KathArine!!J.R. wrote:Was that the room with 'The Chippendales' en suite, Katherine ??Katharine wrote:If your free hotel room is anything like the one I had in KL on my way home from New Zealand you're in for a treat!! That hotel had been voted the Best Airport Hotel in Asia for the last five years - and without any others to judge by, I can well understand why!greg wrote:Panic over! May I just thank everyone for racking their brains to help. Emirates has just sent me an e-mail offering a free hotel room for the night, and after two months in Iraq it would be unfair of me to turn it down in favour of imposing my sweaty, smelly self on some poor unsuspecting stranger. So thank you all once again. 26 days to R and R!!!
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