National Emirati people love cars – and if they are close to the reigning families, they are typically also rather rich. Thus, it is not that surprising that there are a couple of excellent, privately driven car museums in the…
Sharjah Central Souq (Pictured Story)
For many Dubai tourists, especially first-timers, walking through the narrow streets of the Old Town and passing tons of jewelry at the Gold Souq is a highlight of their visit. Of course, Sharjah is also offering the opportunity to go…
DoubleTree by Hilton Sharjah Waterfront
For the last two nights of my trip to the Northern United Arab Emirates, I chose to go for two nights at the DoubleTree by Hilton Sharjah Waterfront. On the one hand, Sharjah was a great location to reach the…
Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization
In quite some postings about the emirate North of Dubai, I already stated how much I value and enjoy the museums in Sharjah. The Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization likely comes with the most impressive building of all. I guess…
Arabia’s Wildlife Centre (Sharjah)
Right in the Sharjah desert, there is a very interesting place to learn about the regional wildlife and natural history. For that reason, my Wife and I headed into Desert Park in Sharjah and visited the museums there. Due to ridiculous…
Sharjah Aquarium
I already introduced you to the Sharjah Maritime Museum in a previous posting. Right next to this place, there is another Sharjah City Museum about life and water – the Sharjah Aquarium. I had visited the aquarium in the past…
Sharjah Maritime Museum
As I said in other posting, I really enjoy being in Sharjah and feel the vibe of the city and the emirate, which is so different to Dubai. The more, I have been glad to visit some more of the…
Al Hisn Fort Sharjah
Sharjah is very often underestimated as a touristic destination. In fact, it offers some very interesting museum. The most outstanding place is likely the Museum of Islamic Civilization (review coming soon) in the city and emirate North of Dubai. However,…