The Desert of My Dreams

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We did some more shopping in a store that was across from the water/port. We couldn’t really figure out this store’s specialty since they seemed to sell everything . . . in bulk. Their display of fruits and nuts looked pretty cool.

Vimto is probably the best tasting fruit soda ever. It is also super sweet - to the point where you know that your teeth are rotting and you’re developing diabetes as you’re drinking it. I believe it is available in ethnic grocers in the U.S. but it seemed fitting to have a can […]

I’m back in Ann Arbor and I can’t sleep! Ah the joy of jet lag. It probably doesn’t help that I went to bed at 6 p.m., though. My flight got in to Detroit at 10:30 a.m. on Monday morning (Jan. 2nd) and by the time I cleared immigration, customs, etc. I […]

My flight leaves at 1:30 a.m. Dubai local time. It is about 5:30 p.m. now and I’m spending my last few hours in Dubai with my nieces, brother, and sister-in-law. My niece Sara, who will be four in April, has an exam tomorrow . . . . she’s only in kindergarten! It’s […]

One thing that has kept us rather entertained and amused in the past week has been watching my cousin perform on an Arab reality TV show called Star Academy. The show initially started in France but this year marks the third season for the Arab version. The show is similar to American Idol […]

A couple of days ago, we visited some of my favorite cousins in Abu Dhabi, which is about an hour and half drive from Dubai. Abu Dhabi is remarkably different from Dubai. Even though it didn’t take my breath away or anything, I found it a bit more interesting than Dubai. It […]

Wafi City is yet another themed mall in Dubai. In case you can’t tell by now, shopping is big in Dubai and themed malls are really really big. Wafi City features an ancient Egyptian theme. I took a few photos of the pyramid-like ceiling in one of the courtyards.

When we were at Dubai Marina, we stopped by the Spinneys there to do some grocery shopping (a funny thing about Dubai is that you’ll always find a grocery store in every mall or shopping complex). The local Spinneys in Mirdif, where my brother lives, has a pretty extensive pork shop, which is separated […]

We were at Spinneys, a local grocery store chain that caters to Westerners, the other day and came upon this freezer of frozen dog and cat food. I’ve never seen such a thing before. In fact, it took a few minutes for it to register in my head that these spam-like tubes were […]