So how do you settle a friendly rivalry between the IT and Finance Departments at NYU Abu Dhabi? At the bowling alley of course! And so it was set – Finance vs. IT, live from Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi. The team with the highest average would be declared the champ. Competition was intense…
We’re on a Boat!
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…
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…
Great Viz in the Andaman Sea
Top of the list of things to do in Thailand was to experience to crystal clear waters a diver normally only can dream of. While we would have loved to gotten out more, we spent a day in the waters around Koh Rok. Thanks to our hosts Sea Bees Diving – conveniently right on our…
Chillin’ in Southern Thailand
A stark contrast to the hustle and bustle of Bangkok, we flew an hour south to Krabi and traveled along the coast to settle at Anantara’s Si Kao resort. Without much planned except a day out in the crystal blue seas, we relished every moment before our eventual return to Abu Dhabi…