Blog 223 - Xmas & New Year & Annie's 72nd Birthday in Dubai, Family Fun

Keef Hellinger
1 day ago
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Updated: 15 hours ago

Created by KeefH Web Designs, January 7th, 2026, 14.43 PM (Note Mum's 94th Birthday, RIP dear! love you)

Not The Motorhome trip No 25 : 14 days, 19th December 2025 to 2nd January 2026

a camel with reflection at night in dubai — camel at riverland, dubai, lapita hotel parks and resorts

UNDER CONSTRUCTION - FAMILY FUN

Lapita hotel and resort parks is north of downtown Dubai, that mega metropolis, with the Burg Khalifa and Burg Al Arab (sail architecture) highlighting what is already a congested skyline, to think most of this was sand back in 2005, if we were to come back in years to come my guess is it would be so much more dense with skyscrapers. As cities go though the one thing I like is that all buildings are different unlike the Russian utiliterian concept adopted in say Helsinki, Finland, anyhow here is the map.

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Slideshows

In ascending order by day, note the PRIVATE slideshows are because they contain our grandchildren, and are only visible if you write to the website provider via email to KeefHWebDesigns@outlook.com and we will consider your application and if accepted add you to the viewing list, thx, I'm sure in this online world you understand why! Thanks

The 1st set is for between 19th December 2025 when we flew to the day Doug and family arrived from Singapore the 23rd December 2025. We explored Legoland, Grandpa and Craig did the true white knuckle ride looping the loop at Motiongate, which some concerns about Grandpa's retaining bar, got used to the pool, sunbathed and well and truly locked o at the buffet, breakfast and evening meal. It seemed a case of arriving as passengers departing as cargo and a heavily extended waist line, time to recover back home now! #smile

19/12/25-23/12/25

PRIVATE Part 1 19/12/25-23/12/25

PRIVATE Part 2 19/12/25-23/12/25

The 2nd set is for between 24th December 2025 and the 27th December which includes visiting the Dubai Mall by shuttle, seeing the pantomime at the Jumeriah Beach Hotel, Christmas brunch and all that entailed for 5 hours (great fun by the way) , Boxing day at the pool and parks, and evening Italian meal at Kahuna and the 27th relaxing and seeing some fab towel work by the young lad what does our rooms in Lapita block 5.

24/12/25-27/12/25

PRIVATE Part 1 24/12/25-27/12/25

The 3rd set and finally set is for between 28th December 2025 and the 2nd January 2026 with shuttle to the beach, park visits, Riverland, Legoland Dubai, Legoland water park (and the fab lazy river, ideal for Septuagenarians) , Motiongate, Real Madrid world (as if, grr, converted from Bollywood world as a change of sponsorship was needed and it showed , what the hell was that ride in outer space with Taj Mahal questionably that turned into an aliens footie match #haha) meal at aria restaurant, plus fireworks, celebrating the New Year and Annie's 72nd birthday (with eventually 5 birthday cakes, towel art, they couldn't do enough bless them) and a meal at the Emeriti restaurant in Riverland, plus of course sadly having to say goodbye to our extended family and all make the long trip home to the cold or hot if it was Singapore .

28/12/25-2/1/26

PRIVATE Part 1 28/12/25-2/1/26

PRIVATE Part 2 28/12/25-2/1/26

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The Talking Movies

Words of wisdom or is it just family fun in Dubai for the Christmas and New Year period and of course my lovely wife Annie's 72nd birthday, all great fun!