by Deborah Quinn | Nov 4, 2013 | Abu Dhabi, environment, expat, NaBloPoMo, ranting, surat al-sabt saturday snapshot, UAE
Fifty years ago, Abu Dhabi looked like this: The key feature of this landscape? Sand. And now? Green, green, green. If you look closely, every tree and flower has a little hose coiled at its root; hoses run under every lawn and green space. Forget the oil industry: if...
by Deborah Quinn | Dec 15, 2011 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Discoveries, environment, Politics, UAE, urban nature
Last week, we finally managed to do a full-moon kayak expedition with Noukhada, which leads all kinds of eco-friendly tours in and around Abu Dhabi. Our first attempt to do a full-moon trip was cancelled because of a sandstorm, our second attempt fell during Eid and...
by Deborah Quinn | Oct 28, 2011 | Abu Dhabi, environment, expat, NYC, Politics, UAE
This bag is full of things to be recycled: Here is one of the only public recycling bins I’ve seen in Abu Dhabi (there is no mandatory recycling program): Here is what I’ve seen in the water off the Corniche: The few times I’ve been lucky enough to go paddle-boarding,...
by Deborah Quinn | Jul 28, 2010 | Politics, sex
Did you see the article about a contractor on trial for fraud in yesterday’s paper? It was tucked below the fold on the left side of Tuesday’s Times. I don’t blame you if you missed it. After all, how many corrupt contractor trials is a person...
