As much as we were a bit suprised to see Christmas pop up around this Muslim country, the same infusion of Christian (or is it commercial?) culture around Easter has swept the stores, restaurants and hotels of the UAE. There are Easter brunches, special Easter getaway packages, little kid clothes adorned with bunnies…the works! Our…
Tag: Holidays
Happy New Year!!
To celebrate New Year’s Eve, we went to a party with some of Megan’s new Edelman friends. A pretty balanced mix of Americans and Brits, we all had one thing in common – 2010 was the year we moved to the UAE! A good time was had by all (an open bar will do that)…
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 &…
Turkey Day – Middle East Style!
Thanksgiving – what a great American holiday! A day dedicated to mountains of delicious, home-cooked food, football games and most importantly, family and friends. A day of thanks. This year, Megan and I found ourselves over 7,000 miles away from family, the NFL and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. However, this didn’t stop us from…
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
Where ever your travels may take you today, Meg and I want to wish everyone a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving!! Give thanks for the loved ones you are able to spend time with today and have a piece of pumpkin pie for us! (I like mine with Cool-Whip.) Unlike Halloween and Christmas, there really aren’t…
Halloween – Part Boo
Following up on Megan’s recap of our Halloween outing, I wanted to post some pictures and share my reactions to Halloween in the desert. Except for the horrible, horrible club music, it was entertaining – if for no other reason to see a middle eastern interpretation of my favorite holiday. Apparently someone told them that…