by Deborah Quinn | Sep 7, 2013 | Abu Dhabi, environment, surat al-sabt saturday snapshot, Travel
The original fan dancers: Two lady ostriches, fluffing their feathers… And then settling down for a chat:
by Deborah Quinn | Aug 23, 2012 | Abu Dhabi, Children, Education, family, food, Travel
On our safari drives through Amboseli and the Masai Mara, it seemed as if we were in a beautifully tended wild-life park. In the Mara, fields of tall grass ripple into the hills and umbrella-shaped acacia trees dot the horizon, and in Amboseli, on a clear day, the...
by Deborah Quinn | Jul 24, 2012 | environment, Travel
I think Baronness Von Blixen had the right idea: I wants me a farm at the foot of the Ngong Hills, or, even better, a little shack at the Oloololo Gate, at the northwest corner of Masai Mara, which is without doubt the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen in my...
by Deborah Quinn | Jul 9, 2012 | Abu Dhabi, Books, Kids, Travel
A long time ago, in a faraway land called college, I made a new friend, Alexandra Watkins. We just clicked one day, senior year, and for a few months we were inseperable. Then something happened–graduation–and I’ve not seen her since. But Alexandra...
