by Deborah Quinn | Jan 5, 2012 | Abu Dhabi, expat, NYC, street notes, UAE, wordless wednesday
My head is still spinning from our wonderful whirlwind of a visit back to New York. We’re back in Abu Dhabi, which seems even more sedate than usual, in comparison. Even in the dead of winter, New York manages to have more skin in the game, as it were, than does...
by Deborah Quinn | Dec 7, 2011 | Abu Dhabi, urban nature, wordless wednesday
So the other day there were clouds. Actual clouds. It almost looked like (gasp) rain. But it didn’t rain. Instead, the clouds provided an utterly spectacular sunset: Silver lining, indeed.
by Deborah Quinn | Oct 5, 2011 | Abu Dhabi, UAE, wordless wednesday
The boys play soccer at Zayed Sports City, a huge sports complex about 20 minutes drive from our apartment (or 8 minutes if you’re the Emirati dude we saw last week, zigzagging through traffic in his Maserati like he was trying out for Formula 1.) We get there...
by Deborah Quinn | Aug 31, 2011 | Abu Dhabi, urban nature, wordless wednesday
First gold: Emirates Palace Hotel: And just before iftar, Khalidiya Park: