Complete with our swim trunks and flippie-floppies, we took advantage of seaside living with a boat ride on a massive catamaran with 30 other Abu Dhabians. We headed out 45 minutes to a little island for a few hours of sun, sand and sea. Lubricated with unlimited drinks and snacks, it was the perfect way…
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Four!
One of Abu Dhabi’s great attractions is golf. After all, the capital city is home to numerous world-class courses, a major tournament and endless blue skies. So to take advantage of that, I joined some NYU colleagues for some evening golf. None of us were really any good, but that didn’t matter. The weather was…
Going Old School in Dubai
Thanks to Sean, Brian’s colleague at NYUAD, and his wife – who have been in the UAE for many years, we saw a side of Dubai we’ve never experienced before…the old one. Old Dubai is a whole new world, and our foot travels through Dubai’s Museum, old souks and narrow neighborhood ways exposed us to…
Sir Elton in Abu Dhabi
In our 11th concert in only 18 months, we were treated to the ballads of Sir Elton John on Yas Island. He did not disappoint, rolling out some #1 hits along with some lesser-known tunes. He sounded great, so we couldn’t have asked for more (except a backstage pass perhaps). All in all, a great…
Dancing (Well More Like Sitting) in the Sand
So, we’re in that in-between period where the weather’s not too hot yet not too cool to spend a night out. And, we took full advantage of it with the season’s first Sandance, a 12-hour concert and DJ set at the Atlantis Palm Jumeirah’s Nassimi Beach. Headlining the night were Irish rockers Snow Patrol, mixed…
Movin’ on Up…to the West Side
So, we said goodbye to our apartment of 18 months, as we transitioned to a serviced apartment a bit west of where we were. As an added bonus, it’s adjacent to a shopping mall, hotels with restaurants/bars, and other amenities that make us less car-dependent outside of the work week. We’ve traded this location for…
Elephants – Thailand’s Pride!
As part of our outing with the Pibulsonggram family, we visited Nong Nooch Park just outside of Pattaya. Complete with colorful characters and some entertaining shows that showcased Thailand’s incredibly deep culture, the day proved to be a great time. The highlight for us – by far – was the elephants. They could do everything…
Underwater Ansel Adams in the Making
Thanks to our new underwater camera, no longer am I restricted to only taking thousands of pictures of sunsets and plates of food. Now I can take as many as I want under the deep blue sea. Unfortunately a camera does not a photographer make. So to get better, Meg and I enrolled in an…
Missing Musandam No More
Despite the recent “cold” weather, the scuba bug was calling. It had been, after all, almost two months since our last dive. So taking advantage of NYU’s growing dive community, we hopped aboard their dhow trip to Musandam, Oman. And while we’ve posted plenty of our dive adventures before, this time is a little different,…