Bucket List, Updated

We've been in country now for 17 days out of 42. Here's a look at the bucket list so far:

• Ski Dubai: Indoor ski, tubing and snow park First weekend!

• Scuba Diving, in an Aquarium, in a Mall
 //Found out it's ridiculously expensive to do if not certified. Note to self: get certified in the states\\

• Desert Safari: 4x4ing, dune boarding, etc., likely this weekend This past weekend

• Rooftop movie at the gardens in Wafi: seeing Inception this Sunday  Awesome movie and awesome time

• Rugby: Matching up the top 5 teams in Asia, the Asian 5 Nations International Rugby Tournament this Friday (possibly UAE v. Hong Kong or Kazakhstan)  Didn't end up going cause of the heat, but it's getting too hot now to go to another.

• Drinks at the Souk Al Bahar, overseeing the Dubai Fountains downtown

• Dhow dinner cruise on the Dubai Creek

• Brunch on a Friday (first day of the weekend here; brunch is a big deal here), then drinks at the Irish Village nearby

• Dubai Aquarium

• Diving at the Palm (Jumeirah Beach)

• Tour at the Jumeirah Mosque, the only mosque in the city open to non-Muslims.

• Ride a camel

• Explore the Gold Souk

• Visit the Al Ain Wildlife Park

• Set foot on the World (islands)

• Wild Wadi waterpark

• Travel to the top of the Burj Khalifa

• Travel to Oman for the day