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48 Hours in the United Arab Emirates

Posted in Dubai, Middle East, The Travel Bug, United Arab Emirates on Aug 4th, 2010

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 [...]

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When in Dubai…Don’t Fly Emirates Airlines

Posted in Dubai, Middle East, The Travel Bug, United Arab Emirates on May 10th, 2010

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, [...]

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