Reunion in the Middle East
I have a group of friends I hold very close to my heart. Our friendship goes way back to grade …Continue reading →
View ArticleThe Arrivals
First batch arrived early in the morning. Experiencing big breakfast in the UAE. Eden and Diana arrived home, greeted by their welcome camels …Continue reading →
View ArticleDay 1: Chill in Abu Dhabi
Good morning, sunshine! While my friends had the day to themselves, I had to stay at work. Boohoo! Speaking at …Continue reading →
View ArticleDay 2: Exploring Dubai Museum
Corned beef and scrambled stories for breakfast. We can do this all day – talk, laugh and eat. First stop of …Continue reading →
View ArticleDay 2: Invading Dubai Global City
Global Village is Dubai’s most exciting and unique annual tourism and cultural destination. It offers a vast selection of multicultural …Continue reading →
View ArticleDay 3: Atlantis the Palm
Good morning day 3! One more photo to include the last person to wake up… and she’s still in a daze. …Continue reading →
View ArticleDay 3: Souk Madinat Jumeirah & Burj Al Arab
The sights, the scents, and the shopping surprises that await around every corner – the spirit of the traditional Arabian …Continue reading →
View ArticleDay 3: Discovering Dubai Mall & Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa, known as Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration, is a skyscraper in Dubai and is the tallest man-made structure in …Continue reading →
View ArticleDay 3: Experiencing Dubai’s Dancing Fountain
The Dubai Fountain is the world’s largest choreographed fountain system set on the manmade Burj Khalifa Lake… Illuminated by 6,600 lights and 25 colored …Continue reading →
View ArticleDay 3: Driving Home to Abu Dhabi
After 2 days and 2 nights in Dubai, we headed home to base. Found our hotel room clean and cozy… …Continue reading →
View ArticleDay 4: Dune Bashing in the Desert
Today is Desert Safari day! Breakfast for the masters… A little shopping before the dune bashing. Min makes a new …Continue reading →
View ArticleDay 4: Sunset Camel Ride
Arrived at camp just before sunset… Short rest before invading the camel station… Here we go… Waving like a beauty queen… …Continue reading →
View ArticleDay 4: Henna Arabia
Using henna to decorate the skin is very popular with visitors to Abu Dhabi. Henna is a plant dye that …Continue reading →
View ArticleDay 4: Immersing in the Bedouin Culture
In my contact with people, I find that, as a rule, it is only the little, narrow people who live …Continue reading →
View ArticleDay 5: Wandering through Yas Island
Today is our last full day together. These are our morning faces. The growing children stops for lunch… Excited to …Continue reading →
View ArticleDay 5: Journeying the Grand Mosque
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque was a dream in the heart of the Late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan “May God …Continue reading →
View ArticleDay 5: Tiara, the Last Supper
As our last day comes to an end, we had to do one last hurrah before the gloom of separation descends …Continue reading →
View ArticleThe Departures
You and I will meet again, When we’re least expecting it, one day in some far off place, I will …Continue reading →
View ArticleThings to (Not) Do
I woke up today knowing I had a gazillion of very important paper works to do. Suddenly, my usually-deserted kitchen (sometimes I …Continue reading →
View ArticleFlying Home for our 3rd Anniversary
At the start of the year, the possibility of my husband and I to go home for vacation was like …Continue reading →
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