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,…
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Diving with Pilot Whales (Sort Of)
We just enjoyed a great weekend of diving with some friends and the crew from NYU. While we’ll soon be sharing our underwater adventures in the next post, we had an added bonus after the diving was done. On our way back to the port in Dibba, we met a few dozen new friends –…
A Day in Dubai
Along the lines of the cool Abu Dhabi video we shared many months back, here is a 24 hour time-lapsed video of Downtown Dubai, starting at 4am local time on 11/11/11, by photographer Gerald Donovan. I love how the Burj Khalifa just dwarfs everything else. And it’s not like those other buildings are short –…
Yes to (Bani) Yas!
One of our must-do’s was a trip to Sir Bani Yas Island for a stay at the Desert Islands resort. A 15-minute ride off shore about 2 hours west of Abu Dhabi, the island is home to a wildlife reserve, an old Christian monestary and beautiful coastline. Sheikh Zayed, founder and first president of the…
How the world’s tallest building does fireworks
Go big or go home. That’s the UAE’s motto. You can see photo and video examples here with the Burj Khalifa’s fireworks display for New Years. Happy 2012! A live action shot is just a click away!
An Emirates Winter – Our New Year’s Gift to You
There have been a few videos floating around that highlight the beauty of the UAE. Here’s one – Emirates Winter – that expands beyond the cities to capture the vast and varied landscapes of the country. It took filmmaker and artist, Lewis De Mesa, five months and over 300,000 pictures to create this video –…
Rugby Sevens – 4 Holidays in One!
While not exactly understanding rugby itself, the Dubai Rugby Sevens tournament was a beautiful thing. Beautiful in that we spent part of our three-day weekend there (in honor of the UAE’s 40th birthday). Beautiful in that we saw a little piece of home in Dubai (with the US team on the roster). And beautiful in…
The Emirate of RAK – We’ll Have to Go Back!
Our slow but steady quest to visit all seven Emirates hit another milestone last month as Meg and I made our way to Ras al-Khaimah! The last Emirate to join the UAE, RAK is known for ceramics. In fact, it has the largest ceramics factory in the world. Lacking in tourist activities, we never saw…
The Sounds of F1 v2.0
It’s November and that means the world’s best Formula One drivers descend on Abu Dhabi for the last race of the year. But as exciting as the racing is, the real highlight of F1 weekend, IMO, was the concerts held after each day of racing. Could this year’s acts top last year’s solid line-up? We…