After what seemed like the quickest overnight flight ever, we arrived at BKK for a week in Thailand, our first 2012 vacation. It was no rest for the weary, however, as we headed straight to the hotel for a quick shower and then out for the day. We enjoyed a great tour with our guide…
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…
From Suffield to Bangkok
Best friends are sometimes hard to see, especially when they often live halfway across the world. Thanks to our new geographic location, high school bud Pepe and I were suddenly only a 6 hour flight away. So, highlight number one of our trip to Thailand was definitely time with the Pibulsonggram family! We were treated…
The Road to Abu Dhabi
Traveling back and forth from Dubai at least a few times a week, I have the commute down. I know I should pass Etihad Plaza – our former home – in about 20 minutes. Once I hit Ghantoot, I’m just a few minutes from the Abu Dhabi/Dubai border. And crossing into Dubai, I’ve got another…
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…
Our Desert Trek in the Empty Quarter
We enjoyed our stay at Qasr al Sarab so much for our wedding anniversary last year, that we absolutely had to go back. We had the luxury of cooler weather this time around, so decided to take advantage with a trek around the vast desert surrounding us. Check out our escapades…
Virtual Dubai at Your Fingertips
It appears that all those time-lapsed videos have been one-upped by a super cool virtual tour of Dubai (well, part of Dubai at least). This is the area of town that we hang out in most, as they are the closest neighborhoods to Abu Dhabi, and also near the location of Edelman’s Dubai office. Take…
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,…
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 –…