Go Back  Airline Pilot Central Forums > Pilot Lounge > Hangar Talk
Dubai During Ramadan >

Dubai During Ramadan

Search

Notices
Hangar Talk For non-aviation-related discussion and aviation threads that don't belong elsewhere

Dubai During Ramadan

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 08-04-2011, 07:10 AM
  #1  
Gets Weekends Off
Thread Starter
 
Joined APC: Apr 2007
Position: New Hire
Posts: 255
Default Dubai During Ramadan

Im going for a day or two...any suggestions?
shadyops is offline  
Old 08-04-2011, 07:13 AM
  #2  
Prime Minister/Moderator
 
rickair7777's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Jan 2006
Position: Engines Turn Or People Swim
Posts: 40,388
Default

Generally, don't make a public spectacle of non-compliance during the daytime, but I'm sure there are parts of Dubai where that would not apply.
rickair7777 is offline  
Old 08-04-2011, 07:32 AM
  #3  
APC co-founder
 
HSLD's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Feb 2005
Position: B777
Posts: 5,853
Default

Take your own food, seriously. I had a 3 day layover in Kuwait City during ramadon and I stayed hungry.

Last edited by HSLD; 08-04-2011 at 09:39 PM.
HSLD is offline  
Old 08-04-2011, 08:25 AM
  #4  
With The Resistance
 
jungle's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Jan 2006
Position: Burning the Agitprop of the Apparat
Posts: 6,191
Default

Most of the large hotels in Dubai will have at least one place to eat open all day, it will be curtained off from public view. Kuwait and Saudi are a little more hard line.
jungle is offline  
Old 08-04-2011, 11:25 AM
  #5  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined APC: Nov 2009
Posts: 5,263
Default

Dubai isn't too bad during, probably the most western city in the region. Bars will still be open at night, but close a little bit earlier, lot of resteraunts will still be open but with curtains up so the locals can't see the infidels eating during the day. If you go to the mall of the Emirates (food court is like a 5 star resteraunt in the states) they'll have a huge black curtain up around the entire area.

Don't eat, drink, chew gum, smoke, etc in public. You'll avoid the sneers and the cabbies won't take the long way. Stick with the khaki/red painted cabs too.
Grumble is offline  
Old 08-04-2011, 09:03 PM
  #6  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined APC: Aug 2008
Position: 777 Left
Posts: 347
Default

Dubai is like Middle East Light. You can get food, drinks, etc all over. The will just curtain off or sometimes paint the windows on restaurants so you can eat without being seen by public. All hotels that are "Western Style" which are the vast majority will be serving food all day.

The beach tents for the night time fast breaks parties are really great and you should check one out if possible.

No daytime smoking!!!
FastDEW is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
brownie
Cargo
41
08-08-2010 11:59 AM
Dune
Foreign
7
04-17-2009 06:42 PM
SKMarz
Foreign
25
05-24-2008 11:42 PM
JustaRampagent
Foreign
11
05-22-2008 12:58 PM
Dune
Foreign
7
06-30-2006 07:18 AM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



Your Privacy Choices