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Abu Dhabi 2026

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    30 de octubre de 2026
  • Ron's OdysseyAbu Dhabi 2026Viajero

    All checked in

    31 de octubre, Nigeria ☁️ 31 °C

    The company jeep picked me up from the hotel shortly before 2pm. Drive to the international airport was quick less than 20mins. Checkin was smooth and I was done with check in and passed through security before 2:40pm. Since I was flying business class I headed up to the premium lounge for a snack and relaxationLeer más

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  • Ron's OdysseyAbu Dhabi 2026Viajero

    Arrived in Dubai, UAE

    1 de noviembre, Emiratos Árabes Unidos ☀️ 35 °C

    Flight was smooth and we arrived at Dubai International Airport at about 4:23am. After a brief stop at the immigration desk I picked up my suitcase from the baggage courousel. Changed $200 and headed off to the Emirate desk to enquire about the connecting bus to Abu Dhabi.Leer más

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  • Ron's OdysseyAbu Dhabi 2026Viajero

    Connecting bus to Abu Dhabi

    1 de noviembre, Emiratos Árabes Unidos 🌙 25 °C

    Boarded the connecting bus at 6:10am. Bus left the airport at 6:30am and by 8:45am we were at Emirate drop-off point in Abu Dhabi.

    Took a shared taxi to the hotel apartment getting there shortly before 9:30am. Checked in but not given keys as I was early, checkin time being 2:00pmLeer más

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  • Ron's OdysseyAbu Dhabi 2026Viajero

    At the hotel apartment

    1 de noviembre, Emiratos Árabes Unidos ☀️ 31 °C

    Freshened up at the hotel apartment, dropped my suitcase and then booked a ride to the closest mall (Al Wahda Mall) to while away the time. The weather was warm, slightly hotter than back home. Passed by the mega bus terminal on the way before arriving at the mall.Leer más

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  • Ron's OdysseyAbu Dhabi 2026Viajero

    Al Wahda Mall

    1 de noviembre, Emiratos Árabes Unidos ☀️ 32 °C

    Had a rice meal as breakfast at the mall. Spent considerable time at the food court before heading off to the du mobile store to upgrade the 1-day data plan on my tourist Sim card to a 10GB 28 day plan. Afterwhich I headed off to Lulu Hypermarket in the mall to buy some breakfast things and groceries and then headed back to the apartment.Leer más

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  • Ron's OdysseyAbu Dhabi 2026Viajero

    Check-in at the Apartment Hotel

    1 de noviembre, Emiratos Árabes Unidos ☀️ 34 °C

    Checkin was smooth. I was handed my keyboard and I headed up the lift to my apartment for the week. The apartment was lovely, well laid out with a visitor toilet and washing machine. A TV in the palour and bedroom, a kitchen net with cooker, microwave, cooking utensils and cutlery set. After settling in I searched for a Nigerian restaurant and in the process had to install career and order Bangalore soup and jollof rice from the Nigerian restaurant on the app. The food was delivered in under an hour although 10mins later than the promised time. The food was good but the palm oil used was already aging.Leer más

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  • Ron's OdysseyAbu Dhabi 2026Viajero

    Day 1 @ ADIPEC

    2 de noviembre, Emiratos Árabes Unidos ☀️ 30 °C

    Booked a ride to the ADNEC centre where the 2026 ADIPEC conference was holding. The drove was less than 20mins. I was expecting a long queue at the Conference centre but surprisingly there was none. With my already printed out QR code an attendant printed out my badge and directed me to where I could pick up a larnyard. After passing through an Airport like security with bag scanner amd pat down, I walked into a huge exhibition hall with lots of vendors in the oil & gas industry exhibiting their services, tools and equipment.

    After looking around for a while I met up with my colleagues and we headed off to one of the viewing centres to watch the opening ceremony.

    I then headed off to the AI centre which was my core interest. A few companies presented their products and services.

    At 1pm we headed off for delegates lunch. The meal was quite good and service was quick as they had so many serving points for the buffet.

    After lunch we headed off to where the Supply Chain lectures were holding.

    Ended the day a few minutes before 5pm. Tiok the shuttle bus to the taxi stop and joined the taxi queue, eventually got a taxi to take me back to my apartment hotel.

    Later visited a nearby Lulu express store to buy some food and snacks then ate the jollof rice I bought the day before    Leer más

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  • Ron's OdysseyAbu Dhabi 2026Viajero

    Day 2 @ ADIPEC

    3 de noviembre, Emiratos Árabes Unidos ☀️ 33 °C

    Lots of presentations, panel sessions and exhibitions. The ADNEC centre is huge.

    The NNPC GCEO gave a keynote address on the state of the Nigerian oil & gas industry while an engineering colleague presented a new oil field technology the STTLeer más

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  • Ron's OdysseyAbu Dhabi 2026Viajero

    Day 3 @ ADIPEC

    4 de noviembre, Emiratos Árabes Unidos ☀️ 33 °C

    More presentations and panel sessions. My focus was on AI and how it is applied in the oil & gas industry. Not so many examples of application in Supply Chain.

    Ordered Egusi soup and Garri from a Nigerian restaurant. The oil was old as well as the garriLeer más

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  • Ron's OdysseyAbu Dhabi 2026Viajero

    Shopping Day

    6 de noviembre, Emiratos Árabes Unidos ☀️ 33 °C

    Left the apartment shoetly after noon to Abu Dhabi mall. Bought a few items including a mid size suitcase, ate an Asian rice lunch.

    Proceeded to Al Wahda mall to a pair of shoe I had seen earlier in the mall and another night dress for MamaLeer más

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  • Ron's OdysseyAbu Dhabi 2026Viajero

    Corniche Beach

    6 de noviembre, Emiratos Árabes Unidos 🌙 30 °C

    Visited Corniche beach late in the evening when the sun was down and the temperature outside more suitable. The beach has 8kms broadwalk for walking, jogging and cycling. Bikes and scooters can be rented at differepoints along the broadwalk and kiosk selling food, snacks and drinks dotted the route.

    There were few people and families out and I enjoyed the long walk, stopped over at a kiosk for a fries and chicken dinner with delicious mangoe smoothie. Overall it was a lovely outing well worth the time and money.    Leer más

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  • Ron's OdysseyAbu Dhabi 2026Viajero

    Bigbus tour

    7 de noviembre, Emiratos Árabes Unidos ☀️ 34 °C

    Took the taxi to Al WhatsApp mall where the Bigbus tour takes off from. It was a panorama tour of 1hr 40min with no hopping on and off. The bus went round Abu Dhabi with a recorded tour guide pointing out the landmarks. There were very few tourists on the bus. The tour started with the red line. At the end I also joined the green line which went straight to the famous Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and waited 1hr 30mins for tourist to visit the mosque.Leer más

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  • Ron's OdysseyAbu Dhabi 2026Viajero

    Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

    7 de noviembre, Emiratos Árabes Unidos ☀️ 35 °C

    This was the second time I was visiting the mosque. First time was back in 2017 with the family. The Mosque is still as breathtaking as it was the first time. This time around a small mall has been built underground and connected to it. The tour guide stated that this was to accommodate transit passengers who needed a place to shop while going on the quick tour in-between their connecting flightLeer más

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  • Ron's OdysseyAbu Dhabi 2026Viajero

    The Louvre

    7 de noviembre, Emiratos Árabes Unidos ☀️ 33 °C

    The Louvre Abu Dhabi is the first universal museum in the Arab world, celebrated for its groundbreaking chronological curation that highlights shared human experiences across different civilizations and eras.

    I spent almost 2hrs viewing the various exhibits on display in the museum    Leer más

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  • Ron's OdysseyAbu Dhabi 2026Viajero

    Heritage Village

    7 de noviembre, Emiratos Árabes Unidos ⛅ 31 °C

    My final stop for the day was the Heritage Village.

    The Abu Dhabi Heritage Village is an immersive, open-air living museum situated on the Corniche Breakwater near Marina Mall that offers a captivating glimpse into traditional, pre-oil Emirati life.Leer más

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  • Ron's OdysseyAbu Dhabi 2026Viajero

    Shuttle Bus to Dubai Airport

    8 de noviembre, Emiratos Árabes Unidos 🌙 27 °C

    I didn't sleep till past midnight as it took me considerable time to pack my suitcases. As the shuttle bus was leaving at 4:30am I set my alarm to wake me up at 3am. By 3:30am I was down at the reception to check out. My Careem taxi arrived promptly and by 3:47am I was at the bus take off point. The bus left at 4:30am prompt and I was the only passenger on board. One of the staff offered to wrap my suitcases for a negotiated price of AED 35.

    The bus left at 4:30am prompt. The drive was smooth with sparse traffic. I was the only passenger in the bus. We arrive Dubai airport at 6:30am.    Leer más

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  • Ron's OdysseyAbu Dhabi 2026Viajero

    Emirate Lounge

    8 de noviembre, Emiratos Árabes Unidos ☀️ 26 °C

    Since I was flying business class check in was in a special part of the airport where extra attention was given to Business class and 1st. Lads passengers. Check in pro ess was smooth and I was invited to use the Emirate lounge close to my boarding gate.

    Food was provided at the lounge.    Leer más

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  • Ron's OdysseyAbu Dhabi 2026Viajero

    Flight to Lagos

    8 de noviembre, Nigeria ⛅ 32 °C

    The flight took off shortly after 11am. Since I was in the business class cabin boarding was quick and the airhostess knew my name and gave every passenger in the business class cabin personalized service. I had a full 3 course meal, tried to sleep but couldn't even though soft foam was laid on my seat and I fully reclined the seat into a horizontal bed like position. Feom my window seat I had a good view of the Arabian desert as we crossed over Saudi Arabia into North Africa and also the Sahara Desert.

    After flying for about 8hrs 30mins we landed in Lagos    Leer más

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  • Ron's OdysseyAbu Dhabi 2026Viajero

    Overnight in Lagos

    9 de noviembre, Nigeria ⛅ 27 °C

    Landing in Lagos was smooth. The newly installed e-gate eliminated the time wasting process of passing through 4 immigration checkpoints to stamp your passport in. With the eaten you scan your passport and snap a picture and the gates open and welcome you back into the country.

    My 2 checked in suitcases arrived shortly and I passed them through the exit scanner. As i was walking out of the baggage hall I was redirected to the adjacent "to declare" hall. I told the NDLEA officer that I had nothing to declare and he waved me on to the arrival hall where the company protocol officer was waiting for me and escorted me to the car park where a vehicle and police escort were waiting to take me to the hotel.

    Had fresh egusi soup with eba quite different from the stale ones I ordered in Abu Dhabi.    Leer más

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