You know, this would be a great adventure… IF IT WOULD JUST START! Last week, a holiday derailed my visa. Today – again it wasn’t ready. But it was “100% certain” tomorrow… except that suddenly everything is closed tomorrow! Why? Because President Dum-Dum arrives on his Middle East class trip. I never liked that man… [...]
I like to walk. One of my first rules of travel is that you have to see your environment at street level. That is the only way to truly know where you are living. Cab to hotel doesn’t cut it. Hit the pavement like the locals. (I will also do this in Kuwait but for [...]
I tried to be a good tourist today. First, I went to the Dubai Zoo. It is a very old zoo. Someone who lives here described it as “very generic”. The zoo had the usual beasties (a lion, a gorilla, giraffes, tigers, etc.) – all of whom lived in some serious cages with only the [...]
See – I can even do this in other countries! Various Artists – Global Rhythm, Jan/Feb 2008 This arrived just before I left with another group of artists I have never heard before. Haven’t gone through the whole CD yet, but the Chicago Afrobeat Project and Laura Reed & Deep Pocket sounded pretty good. Supperclub [...]
…stuck in Dubai again. I was afraid of this. I can’t get my visa today. So I can’t fly to Kuwait tomorrow. And tomorrow is a public holiday and Friday and Saturday are the weekend, so the soonest I can MAYBE get my passport back is next Sunday. What in the name of all that’s [...]
I Found An Irish Bar!! It’s in a hotel in walking distance from my hotel – Waxy O’Connor’s. So dinner last night was a steak & kidney pie and a couple of pints. Heaven. They also have a dart board which I will be trying out this evening. Also had a “lovely” conversation with a [...]
I watched dawn break over Dubai. My first real look at a Middle Eastern city. Except that it’s not a city. Dubai is more like a state – one part of the United Arab Emirates. As it has grown, designated districts or boroughs have sprung up. But when you look outside your hotel room, it [...]
Kuwait – here I come. My car is on its way. See you on the dark side of the moon….
Last Broadway show… for a while. And this caps a fantastic year for me and Broadway that started last Christmas with Julianne Moore and The Vertical Hour. I would like to thank my Drama League membership for signing me up for all the discounts and allowing me the opportunity to go see theater. (‘Cause I [...]
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