I know we look like a group on our way to the “Exotic Marigold Hotel”, but on this occasion we are not in India, and Maggie Smith is not traveling with us. Our old AMEX friend Jim arrived from New York this morning however to join us (Pam, Ken and me).
Hats at the ready (thanks to a visit to Marks & Spencer in Dubai this morning). Now outfitted for the wilds of Arabia as we prepare to board Seabourn Sojourn and set sail through the Gulf of Oman, the Red Sea, and through the Suez Canal, a first for me.

The required visitor shot – before dinner. Thank goodness for the backpackers returning across the causeway from looking at the hotel, who could still get on their haunches and capture the right angle. Those were the days.

Jim and Pam Turner enjoying the Arabesque design influences in one of the foyers in the Burj. Colours and lighting are definitely Arabian, but would also go over well in Hollywood.
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