by Deborah Quinn | Jan 19, 2014 | Abu Dhabi, environment, surat al-sabt saturday snapshot
True, it’s Sunday. But I took the photo on Saturday, which must count for something. When people visit Abu Dhabi, mostly they see big shiny buildings, and big shiny malls, and big shiny hotels. It’s the land of big shiny things, except when you’re in...
by Deborah Quinn | Apr 5, 2013 | environment, expat, family, Kids, Travel
We just got back from a family trip (different from a vacation, remember that) in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is one of those places that I’d never really thought about before, other than knowing it used to be called Ceylon, and is the little earring that hangs off the...
by Deborah Quinn | Sep 15, 2012 | Abu Dhabi, surat al-sabt saturday snapshot, urban nature
Shade. Abu Dhabi city stretches along the Arabian Gulf, so on one side of the Corniche Road is beach and blue water; on the other side are glass-clad towers. The city has expanded the beach recently, and this new stretch of sand has just opened. The man in the chair...
by Deborah Quinn | Aug 16, 2012 | Children, family
So we’re at the beach. Liam has a shovel and begins to dig. Husband: are you making a sandcastle? Liam: Nope. Digging a hole. Husband: Just digging a hole? No castle? Liam: Nope. Just a hole. Husband: What about a tunnel? Liam: Nope. Husband: Who just digs a...
