I did not see the world - PART I: UAE & Singapore

Pictures from United Arab Emirates - stopover and beginning of Teresa's and my trip to Southeast Asia, Dubai, UAE 2013

Burj Khalifa - 1.5 billion US-Dollars and you have a 828m tall skyscraper, Dubai, UAE 2013

Most people - me included - probably thought Dubai City was only skyscrapers and artificial islands, Dubai, UAE 2013 

But Dubai City and its people have way more to offer, Dubai, UAE 2013

Those Dhows transport consumer goods from Dubai Creek to local destinations around the Gulf, Dubai, UAE 2013

Long time ago these ships even used to deliver goods to China, Dubai, UAE 2013 

Tyres and rubber, microwave oven and refrigerators are stacked all along the quay, Dubai, UAE 2013

Hard work to load these beautiful painted cargo ships underneath the burning sun, Dubai, UAE, 2013

Even harder considering Muslims were celebrating their fastening month Ramadan during this time, Dubai, UAE 2013

My shirt was soaked - his thawb was not, Dubai, UAE 2013

I guess due to Ramadan most shops and streets were closed or deserted, Dubai, UAE 2013

Disputable dashboard cover, Dubai, UAE 2013

For the night we were staying in a hotel in a northern district called Little Iraq, Dubai, UAE 2013

Overlooking Little Iraq from our hotel and hearing the muezzin calling for prayer was atmospheric, Dubai, UAE 2013

At least 40 degrees make you sweat immediately - better carry a parasol, Dubai, UAE

Seven-hour flight - same religion but another world, Geylang, Singapore 2013

Singapore was once under British command and its culture was influenced by many ethnicities, Geylang, Singapore 2013

These influences also lead to four official languages - English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil, Little India, Singapore 2013

These beutiful handmade floral wreaths are put down in Hindu temples as offering to their gods, Little India, Singapore 2013

Almost 10 percent of Singapore's inhabitants are of Indian origin, Little India, Singapore 2013

Singapore is a highly developped country with one of the world's highest GDP per capita, Singapore, Singapore 2013

For its smell this pitiful fruit is excluded from trains, buses and hotels, Singapore, Singapore 2013

Mass transportation is perfect for bunny spotting, Singapore, Singapore 2013