What happens when you put two Americans, two Russians, and two Scotts in a Land Cruiser with one crazy Arab driver and go dune bashing outside of Dubai in the Arabian Desert? A whole lot of cussing in various languages! We all piled into a Toyota Land Cruiser and headed out to the sand dunes […]
Dubai Marina by Night (Or That Night We Entertained Construction Workers)
With a pristine private beach framing one side of us and the picturesque Dubai Marina providing a glittering backdrop on the other, it was a tough decision where to take a nightly stroll! Carved along a three kilometer stretch of the Persian Gulf, Dubai Marina is an artificial canal city and includes over 8 kilometers […]
Dining Under the Arabian Stars at Amaseena
Amaseena is the Ritz-Carlton Dubai’s tented Bedouin village on their private beach and we were thrilled to be invited to not only stay at the Ritz-Carlton, but dine under the Arabian stars. As the sun set on our first night in Dubai, we watched giddy children go for camel rides on the beach and then […]
10 Fun Facts about the Burj Khalifa
We’ve visited some of the world’s record setters like the world’s largest pumpkin festival, the world’s northernmost city and the world’s largest wine barrel. So it should be no surprise that standing on the observation deck of the Burj Khalifa was also on our bucket list. Not only is the Burj Khalifa the world’s tallest […]
Tips for Bartering at the Deira Gold Souk
Back in the 1940s, traders and entrepreneurs from India and Iran pitched their stalls in the Deira area of what is now the sprawling metropolis of Dubai. Today the Deira Gold Souk has an estimated 10 tons of gold present at any given time and the narrow lanes are lined with over 300 retailers dealing […]
I Kissed a King Penguin
Dubai and penguins generally don’t go together in the same sentence, but Ski Dubai in the Mall of the Emirates is home to 10 Gentoo and 10 King penguins. The penguin colony arrived from Sea World San Diego on December 31, 2011 and were part of the penguin breeding program Sea World has had for […]
Splish-Splashing at Aquaventure at Atlantis The Palm
We’ve wanted to visit Dubai since 2000 when we watched a show on the building of Palm Island. So when we were invited to spend the day at Atlantis Aquaventure at Atlantis Dubai, we were super excited! Our flight landed at 7am and we could think of no better way to spend our first day […]
Porsche: Five Things You Didn’t Know
I generally know nothing about cars, but I do get excited over a sleek Porsche 911. I’ve even tried to convince Tim that traveling around the world in a Porsche 911 would make a great story. There is just enough room for Emma to fit in the back and I pack light. He’s not buying […]
The Traveler’s Guide to Short Breaks
Not everyone can travel full time. It may seem like it and some months it certainly feels like it, but we don’t travel full time. We both hold full time jobs; Tim has 30 vacation days per year plus government holidays and I have 5 weeks plus 11 company holidays. We’d love to be able […]
Heidelberg Castle and the World’s Largest Wine Barrel
We managed to pack a lot into our whirlwind trip around the Stuttgart area. We spent a spooky night at Burg Frankenstein, slept in a car themed hotel, ogled fast cars at the Porsche museum, and ate all things pumpkin at the world’s largest pumpkin festival. We had just one afternoon to visit Heidelberg Castle. […]
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