Family and food – those are the terms which best describe the second half of our U.S. tour. Heading south to Williamsport, Maryland, we kicked off our “second Christmas” with a visit to Uncle Dave’s Pizza Hut, where met up with extended family, including some who were in town from Florida. Given how short our…
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Christmas in CT!
Our first port of call back in our native land was NYC where we spent a quick overnight en route to CT. Christmas came and went quickly in the US with a short four days in New England. In looking through our photos, we realized we took a lot of photos of Alex, and not…
First Class All the Way, Baby!
So, having never even experienced business class before, it was quite a (delightful) shock to get upgraded to first class on our flight from Abu Dhabi to New York for Christmas. We had two of twelve spots on the plane, and relished every bit of those 17 hours on flight (versus what it would have…
A Whole Different Christmas This Year
Christmas 2011 looks a lot different than in 2010. There’s a massive difference in temperature, no beach in sight, and the concept of all-you-can-eat-and-drink high-quality buffets will be missed. Yep, that’s right, our Christmas moved 7,000 miles West to the good ol’ US of A! But the positives far outweigh the allure of Christmas in…
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 &…