Mountain Dew, a Cigarette, and World Peace

It had been a busy morning.  First a drive-by of the Burj Dubai, the world’s new tallest skyscraper going up in Dubai and the symbol of the economic crossroads that the Emirates hope to become.  Then jumping out of the van on a somewhat busy highway to walk over to the Mall of the Emirates, [...]

A Bike in the Souq

I like bikes. I found this one on a nearly deserted side street in the Old Souq in Dubai on Friday. Most of the shops were closed – I’m not sure if this was due to it being Friday or in the middle of the day or both. I found this bike amusing because it [...]

Breakfast over Basra and Sunset over the Persian Gulf

My flight from Atlanta to Dubai left around 9 PM at night and was scheduled for 14 hours in the air. I flew Delta and there was plenty of legroom and each seat had it’s own individualized entertainment system (yes even in coach) with 100s of movies, TV shows, games and even music CDs to [...]