Gosh – the title of this post reads like a boring college course, doesn’t it? But not to worry – I’ll make it brief and promise no quiz afterward… During our trip to Egypt, we had a chance to visit some of the more obscure pyramids (obscure = not many tour buses). While not as…
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World’s Most Expensive Christmas Tree
To help offset our disappointment of not being with family and friends on Christmas, Megan and I turned to one of Abu Dhabi’s great attributes: excess! And few things in Abu Dhabi scream excess more that Emirates Palace Hotel. Costing more than $3 billion to construct, it is rumored to have the highest hotel construction…
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
While Meg and I couldn’t spend the holidays with our friends and family, we did the next best thing: went to the beach!! When else will we have the chance to experience such amazing weather on Christmas?! Just the same, we really miss everyone and hope you have a wonderful holiday season!! Love, meg &…
Egypt – Riding a Camel
After three months of living in the desert, Megan and I finally had our first camel ride while visiting Egypt. Gimicky? Of course! But it was still fun! To be honest, except for sitting much higher, the experience was very similar to riding a horse. The one real big difference, however, was getting on and…
Egypt – The Pyramids of Giza
One of the great things about being in Abu Dhabi is the ability to quickly travel to other countries traditionally involving a 10+ hour flight. This past week we had our first taste of this advantage as we took a short vacation to Cairo, Egypt. Due to the sheer volume of pictures and videos we…
World Cup Action!
The FIFA Club World Cup tournament is an annual soccer championship that brings together the club champion from each of the continents. This year’s tournament hosted in Abu Dhabi, featured local favorites Al Wahda…plus teams from Mexico (our closest home team), Korea, Brazil, Italy, Congo and Papua New Guinea. Lucky for us, one of the…
MEPRA! PR in the Middle East…
So, I was lucky enough to be here in time to celebrate the Middle East PR Association Awards in Dubai right before National Day. Although we came home empty-handed, we had one heck of an after party, which cemented what an awesome group of coworkers I have.
Swimming in December
After 2 months of waiting, the rooftop pool in our apartment building finally opened. Now if they can just finish the cafe and gym…
National Day
On December 2nd, the UAE celebrated its 39th birthday! In observance, the government and businesses closed down and thousands took to the streets to show their pride. It is a big event for the country, as evidenced by the thousands of lights, signs and displays that began appearing in the week leading up to National…