Ok I admit it – I just celebrated my 40th birthday. Yes, 40. And while the prospect of doing so didn’t exactly sit well with me, my beautiful wife made sure it was celebrated in style. The “Weekend of Brian” kicked off with a check-in to the newly opened Park Hyatt Resort on Saadiyat Island,…
Tag: Holidays
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!
A Maryland Christmas!
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…
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…
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…
UAE turns the big 4-0
It was 40 years ago that the British ended their treaty with a group of nine sheikhdoms in the Persian Gulf. And while Qatar and Bahrain would go their own way, the remaining seven sheikhdoms, led by the revered Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nayan, formed the United Arab Emirates. Comprised of Abu Dhabi, Dubai,…
Happy Thanksgiving!!
To all of our family and friends back home, and to all of our friends in the U.A.E., Happy Thanksgiving! Once again, the American Edel-community in the U.A.E. represented with a fabulous meal amongst friends. A little piece of home in the desert for sure!
Wanna’ see something really scary?
One of the things I miss most about home is Halloween. Going on haunted forest walks, building an elaborate haunted house with my dad and drinking some punkin ale. Ok that last one isn’t necessarily Halloween, but you get the point. Those who know me, know just how much I love this awesome holiday. So…
U-S-A! U-S-A!
Like our compatriots back home, we enjoyed a three-day weekend. Although it was in honor of Prophet Mohammed’s ascension to heaven, we Americans liked to think it also was nicely timed for 4th of July. Before people scattered for the weekend, we celebrated at Chez Tucker amongst red, white and blue. As Lee Greenwood has…