lanarkwitch

This is a really stupid question I'm sure, but google maps says you can drive straight over from the bottom end ( AD end) of JLT to The Marina, is this true and does the road really exist?

Trying to avoid a repeat performance of last Thursday marital discord, you know couples in cars with maps, it's never a good ending

auzdafluff

Yes, you can. At the roundabout after the Bonnington, go straight (going left will take you to Jumeirah Islands and Ibn Battuta).

After that, stay to the left. The road will bend sharply to the right. If you want to go to JBR, stay to the left hand most lanes. If you want to go to the Emaar Drive bit of the Marina, take the first exit to the right, but stay in the left most lanes. (Staying all the way to the right will take you onto SZR Dubai bound).

It'll bring you out by Horizon Tower, going towards Dubai Marina Mall.

lanarkwitch

Excellent thanks for the quick reply, it looked like that on the map but roads in Dubai change so often I wasn't sure if this was really the case

mentalist

Or simply follow the signs for Dubai taking you northwards on the SZR and take the first right exit immediately after JLT. This flyover takes you to the north end of Marina at the traffic lights near Spinneys on Marina Walk. I took that route only a few hours ago.

lanarkwitch

Am going to Bay Central, directly opposite the marina mall, bear in mind the only thing I know in Dubai is the mall and McGettigans, oh and the road back to AD

Millhouse

Buy a sat nav. mine is brilliant.

auzdafluff

If you're going to Bay Central, go towards JBR. It's on that road. It'll be on your right about 200 meters after the second set of lights.

auzdafluff

True, but she said she had an argument with her husband about it. If she overwhelms him with a step by step guide, he'll have no choice but to argue the toss, then be proved wrong. (And them mumble about it quietly).

lanarkwitch

You so get it

lanarkwitch

The Lexus has sat nav, unfortunately the maps are not very accurate since Dubai changes so often and since we don;t live there we haven't bothered having them updated

auzdafluff

Been there, been on the receiving end.

Autonomy

Lanark could have some fun and suggest stopping to ask for directions... that normally sets off the madness from the male in the vehicle....

lanarkwitch

That was how it all started last week, apparently asking someone who lives in JLT where a particular building in JLT was is a stupid idea, much better to drive round until you are dizzy. Destination number 2, business bay, in fairness I had not done any research on the directions, apparently me having the map was an excellent solution, even though I'm no good with maps, this was of course waaay after we had taken a very wrong turn and were passing mirdiff city centre at this point, I did manage to navigate us back to SZR however and felt quite pleased with myself, we were not back on speaking terms until Friday evening

rowell

[QUOTE=lanarkwitch;10392658]That was how it all started last week, apparently asking someone who lives in JLT where a particular building in JLT was is a stupid idea, much better to drive round until you are dizzy. Destination number 2, business bay, in fairness I had not done any research on the directions, apparently me having the map was an excellent solution, even though I'm no good with maps, this was of course waaay after we had taken a very wrong turn and were passing mirdiff city centre at this point, I did manage to navigate us back to SZR however and felt quite pleased with myself, we were not back on speaking terms until Friday

Going to pub usually makes the other half speak, but can't write what she says

Millhouse

so options are: (1) but a sat nav, (2) update your maps.

Option (1) will be cheaper. Use GPS coordinates from google maps for finding things.