January 2008

Poor Scotch!

January 30, 2008

The hubster and I went to the gym last night and all was going well until the chicken club sandwich in my tummy interfered with the treadmill running. I guess 4 hours between eating and exercising wasn’t enough. I moved over to the stairmaster which seemed to help alleviate the abdominal cramps. Little did I [...]

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Haggling For Dummies

January 28, 2008
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I had been dreading the eventual day when I would have to start haggling for purchases. Haggling is an integral part of the local culture and is a game that has to be played as the stated price of most things are grossly inflated. I’m not talking about buying groceries in Carrefour or food at [...]

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Bus Adventure – Part Two

January 23, 2008

Edit (2-20-08) to include this link to the RTA Route Map When I first told people that I was moving to Dubai, I was asked a few times if I had to cover up my body and face like in other Muslim countries. Luckily, Dubai is pretty liberal in that respect. Ladies are not required [...]

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Bus Adventure – Part One

January 22, 2008

Edit (2-20-08) to include this link to the RTA Route Map Public transportation in Dubai is pretty lacking here (only buses right now, a metro is under construction) which is why people prefer to drive or cab if they can afford it. And, petrol is cheap. The RTA (Roads and Transportation Authority) focuses more on [...]

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A Deer Runs the Dubai 10k

January 18, 2008

Scotch and I took part in the Dubai 10k today. It is held as part of the Dubai Marathon. Of course, it wouldn’t be a Dubai event without being the biggest in something or other. Not to disappoint, this year’s marathon is the richest long distance running event in history with prize-money of USD 1,000,000. Well, [...]

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We Saw Leopard Shark!

January 14, 2008
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Maybe another Piscean trait of mine but I love fish watching. No, not endless staring in front of a fish tank, which is often a sad and contrived environment anyway. But actually going out into the ocean and watching them in their natural habitats. Yes, I heart scuba diving. Scotch has his birds, I have [...]

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No Snow Days Here…Only Bush Days

January 13, 2008

So Bush is in town today and tomorrow and is creating mass chaos. He’s staying in Abu Dhabi but is in Dubai for a “meeting” at the Burj. Wouldn’t be surprised if he just wanted to have lunch there. Anyway, instead of utilizing the Burj’s helipad, he is DRIVING! So the following roads will be [...]

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Hurray For Rain

January 12, 2008

I was going to blog about diving today but something very exciting has happened – It rained in Dubai! Yes, it rains so infrequently here (it’s not called the desert for nothing) that when it does happen, it’s headline news, it’s happiness bursting from inside you, it’s wanting to do the rain dance hopping up [...]

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