#Viewing Opportunities

[tripsawaytours]

Book Dubai Desert Safari

Dubai Desert Safari is a popular and exciting tourist activity in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It offers visitors a chance to experience the beauty and allure of the Arabian Desert while participating in various thrilling desert adventures and cultural experiences. Here's more about the Dubai Desert Safari:

Adventure Activities: One of the main highlights of a desert safari is dune bashing, where tourists ride in powerful 4x4 vehicles that traverse the sand dunes in a thrilling roller-coaster-like manner. This adrenaline-pumping activity is a favorite among adventure seekers.

Camel Rides: Visitors get the opportunity to ride camels, an iconic mode of transport used traditionally by the people of the desert. It's a unique way to explore the desert and gain insights into the region's rich cultural heritage.

Sandboarding: Sandboarding is a fun activity that allows tourists to glide down the steep sand dunes on a board, similar to snowboarding but on sand.

Quad Biking: For those seeking even more adventure, quad biking is available, providing an exhilarating ride through the desert landscape on powerful all-terrain vehicles.

Desert Wildlife: The desert is home to unique flora and fauna, and some desert safari experiences may include opportunities to spot desert wildlife like Arabian gazelles and camels in their natural habitat.

Bedouin-style Camp: After the desert adventures, tourists are taken to a traditional Bedouin-style campsite, which offers a glimpse into the traditional way of life in the desert.

Cultural Experiences: At the camp, visitors can enjoy a range of cultural activities, such as traditional Arabic entertainment like belly dancing and Tanoura dance (a spinning dance). Sometimes, fire shows and henna painting are also offered.

Sunset Views: A desert safari usually includes the chance to witness the breathtaking sunset over the sand dunes, providing an excellent opportunity for photography.

Barbecue Dinner: The highlight of the evening at the desert camp is a scrumptious barbecue dinner with a variety of Arabic dishes and international cuisines, giving tourists a chance to indulge in local flavors.

Stargazing: After dinner, guests can relax under the starlit desert sky and enjoy the peacefulness and tranquility of the desert environment.

Dubai Desert Safari offers a unique and unforgettable experience that combines thrilling adventures, cultural insights, and a close encounter with the mesmerizing desert landscape. It's a must-try activity for anyone visiting Dubai, as it allows them to connect with the natural beauty and heritage of the Arabian Desert.

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[turtleblogatlast]

We were robbed of a Hueso Jr. episode because good god I need he and Leo to interact.

I can just imagine an episode where a very busy Hueso has no choice but to ask Leo to babysit, and Leo’s like heck yeah I’d rock at that.

And of course Hueso is constantly like oh god what if something goes wrong that’s PEPINO he left with his CHILD.

So continuously throughout the episode he imagines the worst case scenarios for what could possibly be happening.

Every time Hueso imagines another catastrophic scenario the scene cuts back to Leo and Hueso Jr just calmly watching a movie or playing a game or something else equally as innocuous.

Eventually the worry gets to Hueso so much that he cuts his business short and races back home to see -

A peacefully sleeping Hueso Jr smiling as he lays snuggled up next to a shockingly quiet Leonardo.

He’s pleasantly surprised, and agrees to ask for Leo again next time he needs a babysitter.

Or, as it seems he may need to, when Hueso Jr. wants Leo to visit.

#rottmnt #rottmnt leo #rottmnt hueso #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt headcanons #you can also imagine this story as a two parter where the first is Hueso’s perspective where all he thinks will go wrong actually don’t #meanwhile the second part is Leo’s perspective where an accidental portal mishap (not Leo’s fault this time!) #(Jr may or may not have snuck into his father’s office and grabbed a portal stone) #thus begins a chase where Leo pulls out all stops to make sure this shockingly slippery child is safe #at the end they’re both exhausted but on the top of a skyscraper and Hueso Jr is just like wow #so Leo is like you know what…I can do you one better #so he shows off the view from the Empire State Building that Jr never got the opportunity to experience #obviously the kid passes out when they get back but it’s the most fun he’s ever had #anyway I’m in my all Leo’s are good with kids agenda

[admiralgiggles]

I took over 800 photos. Surely you knew I was going to post more than one.

#photo of the day #coopers hawk #bird of prey #lunchtime #birdwatching #view from my window #bird photography #wildlife photography #nature photography #rare opportunity #nikon coolpix p1000 #nikon photography #nj isnt boring #winter 2024

[inky-axolotl]

In my opinion, it was a missed opportunity to spend episode 4 watching Obi Wan recover post- Vader fight.

(Also a bit of a headcanon- hurt or lost arms and hands of course doesn’t stop you from using the force, but it takes a bit of retraining)

#my art #I just feel like episode had a lot of lost opportunities #I also didn’t like how quickly Obi wan recovered after being dipped in a Bacta tank. #I feel it would’ve been better if the tank lessened his more severe burns but not completely heal them all #I’m not just saying this because I like angst #I just think it would’ve been cool to see another trait of Obi wan’s in full view which is perseverance #while Anakin/Vader allowed his pain to consume him to the point where he turns it outward and tries to pull Obi wan in with him #Obi Wan reacts the opposite and refuses to allow his pain to pull him into the dark and remains kind. #really Obi wan’s story is all about perseverance #“it takes strength to resist the dark side. only the weak embrace it. #I could talk about Obi Wan and him embodying perseverance but I’m running out of tag space probably no one will read #star wars #Kenobi #obi wan star wars #obi wan kenobi #Obi wan art #Star Wars art #Disney #Disney art #gffa #sw #sw art

[saturdaysky]

gale's act 2 romance scene got me. i'm an absolute sucker for last nights alive and the desperate desire to escape to a reality where you have more time than you do.

it's a not like this moment, but like this is all you'll ever have, so you both play pretend that the beautiful thing between you is something you can keep.

loved it. very tasty.

#hits me the same way as characters making plans they know neither of them will live to see #a cocktail of regret + bitterness + missed opportunities you'll never get to take + anguish + defiance + hope + love even though it'll hurt #made for me. saturday tragedy-enjoyer sky #gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #gale x tav #mayhew #bg3 #sky does bg3 #my art #mayhew absolutely said yes to the astral scene. they both needed to escape and play pretend for a while #there are a thousand different ways to view this scene but this read was particularly poignant to me #galehew

[solcarow]

seafood trio portraits !

+ some alts. with spoilers !

#this is how they look after the 3yr jump 👍 #pretty proud that i managed to capture how i usually imagine them :0 ! been in an art slump so this was a pleasant surprise #idk if ill b able to draw them consistently tho . so these designs r for my brain only #might try to color these but i havent eaten lunch yet so thats a problem for another day #solar-drawss #my art #han sooyoung #kim dokja #yoo joonghyuk #yhk #yoohankim #orv #orv spoilers #omniscient reader's viewpoint #omnicient reader's view point #cackling at how miserable sp and 63hsy look compared to kdj in the middle #her whimsy … shes living her best life rn #……i lied i think i just gave him My face straight up jfc . get that off of u asshole #anyways if u didnt already notice ! yoohan have matching eyebrow scars 🫶 #kdj has one on his nose in that first one #the second kdj has cracks all over her which i forgot to add is inspired by hehearse’s works !! #the reason why they dont show up in the first one is bc aileen covered it up before he went to 1863 #like . hoseki no kuni style ✌️ #fun fact i ​sketched that hsy the night before her birthday skfjsjf had to give up bc it was too late tho #so now im repurposing it for this #NO WAIT I SHOULD JUST GO BACK AND GIVE HSY A CLEFT LIP …. dam lost opportunity. well whoevers reading this just kno she has one now

[canisalbus]

*fixed version* why doesn’t machete show as much affection as Vasco?

He's just a lot more reserved and cautious person in general. The environments he grew up in were strict and religious, he was raised by monks and started his priest training at a young age. Expressing and receiving endearment doesn't come naturally to him because he doesn't have much previous experience on it. He understands approval and respect and knows how to seek those, but affection might be something he never even considered as a thing he should want or that could perhaps be available for him.

Vasco's primary love languages are physical touch and words of affirmation, which are very direct, active and visible ways to communicate fondness. I think Machete veers more towards acts of service and quality time (as well as sharing interests/infodumping). Most of the time he tries to show Vasco that he cares by being thoughtful, attentive, loyal and helpful. He's used to needing to feel useful so that people think he's worthy of keeping around. Over time he does open up a lot, their wavelengths even out and he gets more confidently touchy-feely.

#there's also fear of rejection #he doesn't view himself very favorably #what if Vasco secretly thinks his awkward attempts at getting close to him are annoying? even repulsive? #it's safer to wait for the other person to make the first move #if Vasco is a golden retriever who jumps on you licks your face and wags his tail at the first opportunity #Machete is more like a fearful cat that mostly spends his time out of sight but comes out in the evening #and quietly sleeps near their owner as a display of trust and companionship #doesn't necessarily mean the cat loves their person less #answered #filecabinett #Machete

[gummi-ships]

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep - Radiant Garden

#kingdom hearts birth by sleep #khbbs #radiant garden #scenery #my gif #if only i could mod the game just to be able to roam freely with the camera because this world is so vast and beautiful #so many of these rooms are huge and i really wish i could zoom out and view them from a distance to just get a full sense of scope #also imagine my disappointment when we got to see this world remade in kh3 cutscenes but weren't given the opportunity to explore it

[skeletoninthemelonland]

😭😭

#BEHIND THE CODES SPRINGTRAP NOOO #Hi. im posting this here during a break from studying. i'll be back soon though #:] #i plan on making some springdad au animations in the future to better my skills #working on the au helped me get through some stuff irl and honestly im not ready to let go of it so soon #i'd say its different from the aftons suburb one. i had lost interest in it when it became some sort of shitpost #there is nothing wrong in having 'shitpost aus' but ig its not how i wish to view things #i do like ephemeral stuff #things that last for a while and that make you think 'woah. im glad i had the opportunity to see this' are always my favorite #aftons suburb was one of these cases #springdad au is going through the same path. but i trully believe theres more content to come from it #oh and about BTC? #i took a break from it. its been two or three months since that folder was last opened (and if i did open it. i didnt do anything) #its relatively hard to come up with good dialogs when theres also a need to comprehend how different characters express themselves #especially when said characters are older than you. or smarter than you in some way #some of them speak louder. while others will speak through their actions #thought i had to grow up a bit more to understand how these things work. #turns out. that mindset was blocking the whole creative process #anyway. its going to take a while #thank you for your patience

[strqyr]

i promise this is the last wip i'll throw in here but!! i come with an offering: birbs.

#strqyr.wip #i planned to give qrow the usual ponytail #but it did not look good with the front view #so instead #i took the opportunity #and curled his hair _(:3」∠)_ #i'm also so NOT looking forward to painting raven's hair #if she ends up with shorter hair you know why lmao

[thisisntreaver]

Is inviting the women who burnt your home down to your "my house just got rebuilt after the fire" party the greatest idea

#fable #fable 2 #reaver #did he probably kill them? #yes #but can I also 100% see him viewing this as a wonderful opportunity for hate sex? also yes #hes a simple man in the sense that he works entirely with his dick in mind your honor #his diary is a wonderful thing to look through when you're bored and meant to be doing homework

[tripsawaytours]

#Burj Khalifa #Dubai Deserts #Skyscraper #Downtown Dubai #Vantage Points #City Landscape #Tall Buildings #Urban Area #Sand Dunes #Remote Landscape #Telescope #Binoculars #Downtown Area #Business Bay #Dubai Marina #Viewing Opportunities #Tour Operators #Travel Sources #Local Authorities #Update and Developments #BBQ Night Party #Dubai Desert Safari #Bedouin-style Camp #Arabian Desert #Sunset Views #Barbecue Dinner #Grilled Meats #Live Entertainment #Belly Dancing #Tanoura Dance

[pinkpruneclodwolf]

That Malleus Anon again, apparently also TWST EN on twt has now come to the consensus that Malleus hates Silver because he did what he did in Chapter 7, Part 2 and I'm... I'm honestly Pepe crying right now.

PLEASE SAY UR JOKING

IM BEGGING????

Like, Malleus doesn't hate Silver at all, he practically helped raise him [and Sebek] with Lilia. It's more of the fact that Mallleus never got to experience what it was like to have a father.

His parents are long dead and his Grandma, for all intents and purposes, is stuck in Briar Valley tiding the people over so as to not put unnecessary pressure on one the last Draconia's.

Lilia had to pick up the slack of raising Malleus into a King who would usher in a new era for Briar Valley.

In some ways Malleus feels robbed that he can never have someone to call 'old man' or 'father'..

It's more akin to slight jealousy if we wanna be honest, but even then Malleus still cares enough ab Silver to hear him pour his heart out. He heard the pleas of Silver not being strong enough to keep Lilia and took matters into his own hands.

You can say he looked indifferent while Silver was tearing himself up ab not being able to repay Lilia a debt that never needed to be collected, but you cannot deny that there's a sense of love in putting the entirety of NRC [and possibly the island] under a 'blessing'.

Malleus wanted to quell the hurt he and Silver shared in not being able to do anything in the face of death. He picked up where Silver left off when he cried out that he wasn't strong enough, because Malleus is strong enough.

He did as a king would, he heard his people's struggle and did something about it.

And I would argue that he and Kalim share parallels because of that, because they want to wrap everyone in a 'blessing'.

#twst #twisted wonderland #scream into the void and i'll answer #malleus draconia #lilia vanrouge #sebek zigvolt #diasomnia #i dont think yall understand the sheer weight thag comes from never knowing your parents #or the fact that someone you do consider a parent doesnt view you the same way #and i think Malleus knows that #so he savors the fact that Lilia acts as his guardian #Silver is his brother and whatever bouts of jealousy hes felt has ultimately been washed away #Because at his core #Malleus wants to have the opportunity to show up for his friends and family #he wants to be there to witness facets of people's personalities and lives #and he was given that opportunity when Silver came to him #When Vil came to him in tears mourning the loss of his youth #When Yuu had nowhere else to go but to stare longingly at Ramshackle #He was never meant to be alone and saying that he hates Silver is the very antithesis of that fact

[fitzrove]

todolf iceberg

#XDD #not quite universal but do replace some specific experiences with your own variants if needed:) #my biggest todolf flexes are 1) director of brussels asking me what i thought of the todolf portrayal specifically 2) writing my [redacted] #3) famous people seeing my edited 2022 mayerling kiss video 4) my thinly veiled todolf video essay having 23k views and 1k+ likes... #musicals #theatre #meme #but yeah like. even if you don't have the money or opportunity to travel for todolf purposes you're still potentially crazy (affectionate) #which is why i didnt put a lot of expensive stuff like travel or seeing shows live in the chart #OH also to add to my flexes: writing a 20k todolf fan fiction story (really normal) and many smaller ones

[jahiera]

hello! i can't remember if you answered this in your wonderful astarion romance meta [THAT I CANNOT FIND AGAIN FOR SOME REASON...], but when he propositions us for a second time -- with the series of pick-up lines that we can cheekily call him out on -- do you think he's still in the 'i'm just trying to keep you on my side' stage, or is there maybe some interest in us beyond that?

Hello!! Ahh thank you, you might mean this one? I have another one where I broke down a separate scene so if it’s that one, I can dig for it! But!!!!

I’m currently phone-bound so I can’t grab my usual quotes screencaps BUT I DO have thoughts on that scene, so let me ramble—

for the scene you’re referencing in particular, I really do think there’s a degree of projection from the player (ie what you think this scene means for astarion and your tav is up to you) and personal interpretation for the pacing in here—so if someone else sees it differently or sees it paced differently for their tav, I can definitely get that. however, for me, this scene sort of represents this very interesting shift in the relationship, but not because astarion is developing interest, but because of how he’s acting around tav now that he knows he has tav’s interest secured.

in short: I do think this scene happens still mostly in “I’m manipulating you to keep myself safe,” territory BUT. What’s interesting is that astarion isn’t making any attempts to disguise that anymore. prior to this scene, his two potential propositions (both the one he initiates pre-goblin camp and the one that happens during the goblin party), while not necessarily “natural,” and most certainly not rooted in the first bloomings of a crush, or whatever, there’s a conscious effort to disguise his routine and, in essence, genuine seduction through appealing to Tav, trying to incite desire, etc. — he’s lying and when you know he’s lying it’s obvious, but there’s wiggle room for Tav to genuinely think, hey, this guy is interested in me. but the scene you’re referencing—“here’s my little treat with their cheeks all flushed…” “three little words. everyone’s favorite. I love you. (that would be a lie.) but a very sweet lie,” or whatever he says at the end there—descends very quickly into teasing (almost taunting) that is VERY heavy handed and very gleeful in how he almost …. dangles the falsehood of it in front of you.

there’s multiple ways you can interpret that. is he getting more egregious in his flirting because he feels like he doesn’t have to try as hard, but still TRIES? is he revealing the truth behind the facade because he’s starting, on some level, to feel comfortable enough to reveal THAT if nothing else? I’m less convinced by the second, more convinced by the first, but myyyy personal interpretation of that scene is one that kind of….. is within the romance but removed from it in terms of. I don’t think it’s about tav here, really. I think it’s about astarion.

to elaborate, I think that there’s a kind of thrill in this moment — astarion has been an object for sex and desire for 200 years, and he’s still doing that, still playing that role, but now he’s doing it without the overarching crushing influence of cazador behind him; his safety within the group is relatively secured now; there is less..... external (or perceived external) pressure to keep up the act, but he still does it. which I think results in him almost……. outright telling you that it’s false? like a kind of release, to say that the I love you is a lie, and you know that, and I know that, and I don’t have to FULLY pretend so, in his own way, he doesn't--he tugs and pulls at emotion, and kind of .... invites Tav into the lie, in a sense (thank god there's no option to say "I love you too," here, I worry that fans would take it and mean it sincerely. like. AUCK). maybe there's almost a vindictive thrill to getting to basically display his exaggeration. or maybe he's pushing at the boundaries of what tav & he have here, seeing how far he's sunk in. playing the role still, but at the end, you know it's at least partially an act. either way, poking and prodding like that, to me, isn't motivated by blooming squishy feelings. rather, it's something less sweet, less romance-y to boot, but more interesting for the character as a whole. or maybe that's just my own bias--I tend to find the Soft Squishy Romance to be the least interesting aspect OF the romantic dynamic. also, to be clear, I'm not trying to soften it up with elaboration here. taking away the context of astarion's history and past, what he's doing here is really just mean. it's a kind of cruel thing to so starkly display that you dont really give a fuck about the feelings of the person in front of you--enough to throw flirting and emotional barbs of "I love you," at them just for the laugh of it. it's a bitch move, but it's an interesting one, and I rarely see the conjunction of His Meanness discussed with how it manifests due to his history-- it makes complete sense and it's FASCINATING.

there is ONE thing I'll say, and that in the dialogue branch where you say, "Are you having fun?" or something along those lines, he says, "I am! It's hard not to, with you." and that, I do believe to be sincere, in its own way. I do think Astarion is having fun with Tav out on the road, being with them, being with the group, enjoying the show so to speak, and exploring his newfound freedom--all of which is wrapped up in proximity to Tav. there's arguments to be made that there's pacing issues here, but I actually interpreted the fact that we don't really have another romance-specific scene before the "you're wonderful"/drow confession to be intentional. to me, the trust bond with astarion isn't developed in moments where he's putting up the act or where you're expressing interest or attraction to him (he already knows, he's already removed from that, there's no trust to grow in these moments because sex/attraction is the last thing associated with trust to him), but rather, trust is reinforced over time on the road, through shows of support out and about during crucial, but NON-ROMANTIC moments (such as killing yurgir for him--a nonromantic act, but one that solidifies that he can trust you.)

all in all, after such longwindedness... I guess my answer is that. while I dont think he LOVES tav at all, and maybe he isn't even romantically there yet with them, I do think he likes Tav by this point, and enjoys their company and their presence. what that means to YOU is up to you! as I said, I think it's a scene where the pacing and emotional weight is partially up for interpretation. you can just as easily imagine that he's got unaddressed growing feelings there as you can not--especially since if you turn him down here, what he'll say is "I've gotten on my back more times than I can count [...] most of them I don't even remember. but you, I'll remember." <- possibly implying that there was the start of a potential something here, ultimately ended, which he isn't really sad about because it removes the overall pressure of putting up a show, but at the same time implies a fondness for tav the person; again, not necessarily romantically oriented, but positive emotion regardless.

#bg3 meta #sorry I dont have screencap quotes on hand for this! I just got home from work #BUT YEAH. this is one of my favorite scenes because of what you can kind of infer from /astarion's character/ for this #it is. probably my least favorite scene in terms of viewing it in any sort of Actual romantic lens #I know there was a lot of gushing over the My Little Treat line but even when I played it without knowing the ending or where #the romance was going. I was like. oh lawd. you are EGREGIOUSLY LYING. #in reality the romance route to me is sooooooo fascinating but I rarely get Big Mushy Feelings about it...... not till late act 3 anyways #everything prior to that I sort of detach from a romance lens at all and it's Just for the buildup to something real. ANYWAYS. #sorry that's not at all relevant to your question! um. #guy who is so normal about character you have to peel like an onion to analyze their 15 different lies and masks on #thank you for the opportunity to RAMBLE INCESSANTLY once again #answered

[meavitamin-notes]

happy birth!

#oh look it's ___ #katekyo hitman reborn #khr #sawada tsunayoshi #reborn #me realizing too late that reborn’s bday is on friday the thirteenth: MISSED OPPORTUNITY #anyway oops sorry bit rusty drawing these two (not reborn i never draw him) so kinda hm #also i wanted to play around with screentones so apologies for the wonky viewing exp #but finished not perfect y’all! #also didn’t have time to draw something else lol #note to self: just beta black as black and don’t use screentones lmao #once again i should draw adult reborn more so im not scared of drawing him LMAO it shows #oh whale !