The Cheaper Emirates

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! 2023 is here. And I pray that God will continue to provide hope and blessings to all, especially to the downtrodden, the needy and those in despair. I pray that men will set aside their personal agendas and hatred for those different from them, and strive for the good of mankind and make this world a nicer place.

This is a super-express New Year post.

For new year, we’ll usually head out north, to the cheaper emirates (i.e. the emirates north and east of Dubai) to have a scrumptious meal, usually seafood, haha. (Yeah, yeah, you can call us cheapskates, but a penny saved is a penny earned. Hah!)

This new year we headed out to Sharjah. (And I’ve not downloaded any of the photos yet). So here’re some photos of the past 2 years of what we did on New Year. Bear with me, OK?


Driving up north to Ras Al Khaimah. It’s always fun to find somewhere to drive to!


The day before New Year’s Eve 2021 – Seafood restaurant found! Al Anfalus Fish Restaurant, at Al Jazirah Al Hamra, Ras Al-Khaimah. Wow, isn’t that a nice dish?!


Let’s check out the little castle nearby, and the ghost village behind… spooky (Nope, we didn’t proceed far, before getting out of the ruins…) – Al Jazirah Al Hamra Fort, RAK, UAE


A stop at a liquor shop before heading home… We ran out of whiskey! It’s New Year, OK? – Barracuda Beach Resort, Umm Al Quwain, UAE


One year later… And this is New Year’s Day 2022! Again ended up in Al Anfalus Fish Restaurant, hehe – Ras Al-Khaimah, UAE


This is another spooky place… (Ras Al-Khaimah seems to be full of 'em). The haunted Al Qassimi Palace, an abandoned palace in RAK for decades. Used to be a ‘haunt’ for those seeking adventures of the paranormal kind, until the owners realized the money-making potential of the place and refurbished it. Now’s it open to the public but charges a fee (hefty for us cheapskates …What? It’s just a mansion now that they’ve beautified it?!?)

OK, end of post. See ya!