While I’m famously not a fan of Vegas, there’s something to be said for a city that can do bright, bold and flashy light displays in a tasteful manner. Dubai is such a city. It’s oddly reminiscent of Disney World’s Electrical Parade, wouldn’t you say? And what better vantage point from which to observe said skyline than an aerial [...]
48 Hours in the United Arab Emirates
August 4, 2010 By 21 Comments
I’m of the impression that 48 hours is enough time to orientate oneself with a new city—especially if you come from a family of “Super Mario characters on stimulants,” as SVV says about my mom’s and my abundant energy, and don’t mind zipping around said city on foot for eight hours a day—or at least [...]
When in Dubai…Don’t Fly Emirates Airlines
May 10, 2010 By 31 Comments
The same day SVV was going under the knife in San Francisco for a shattered wrist, I was paying homage to the porcelain gods halfway around the world. Up until that point, my entire month in Africa had gone off without a hitch: Although I had packed Pepto Bismol, Cipro, a variety of antibiotics, Zantac, [...]
