Abu Dhabi What to Pack

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Clothing was what worried me for going to Abu Dhabi as I knew certain parts of the UAE are very conservative. Don't wear hot pants, it won't be appreciated at all. I wore shorts that were just above the knee and got a lot of unwanted attention from men. Very few actually say anything, some make a sort of... wolf whistle equivalent though. Men & women should avoid skimpy clothes. Women should make sure their bums & thighs are covered and don't have too much cleavage going on!

They rely on air conditioning (especially in the super hot summer months) so bring a few cardigans to wear... I found myself wearing them where I was staying because the air con was cold. I wish I brought more with me but I felt silly bringing them to a hot country.

Photo Equipment: In summer it's very very hot and when you go outside, your camera lens will steam up. Give it 20 mins or so to get used to the temperature otherwise you'll get rubbish photos!

Miscellaneous: Bring earplugs for sleeping. A call to prayer song is broadcast over the whole city at various times throughout the day or night. I was wakened around 4am one morning by it and couldn't get back to sleep for ages. My earplugs had fallen out. It also gets bright very early (in summer anyway!) so bring a sleepmask if this is likely to waken you.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Be sure to bring along a jacket and some warm clothing if you are visiting around Jan/Feb. Weather is quite cool - day time temp >20degC with the night temp coming down to 16degC. Wouldn't feel that cold except that the wind is really strong and chilling. Bring along a cap too... coz it's quite sunny in the day time.

Miscellaneous: Some lip balm or moisturizer would be good. Weather is really dry here.

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Was here for about 3 weeks since late January. The humidity at this time is very low sometimes as low as below 40%. My skin became quite dry and was beginning to crack. Good idea to have a skin moisturizer to keep the skin moist and healthy. Otherwise, your body will feel uncomfortable and itchy all the time.