Mother Harris and her fan club

Some locals check out the wares at Souq Waqif.

Beach next to Sealine

There are many stereotypes and misconceptions about the Middle East but the fact that everyone goes to work on a camel isn't one of them.

Alex had brown shorts after the camel turned its head and growled at him while I almost pulled a muscle in my arm trying to hold Alex and stay on the thing when it stood up.

You'll have it for breakfast

His Nibs was ecstatic at the thought of stuffed vine leaves and baba ganoush for dinner

Oh for a bucket of water

Not content with having one set of rabies jabs after getting bitten by a feral fleabag, my darling wife decided to chance her other arm by taking in a stray....which promptly got up the duff.

We now have five potentially rabid moggies living on our balcony. Stepping outside is like playing Russian roulette.

Kalashnikov anyone?

Thinking of a new profession as an Arab arms dealer...