Dec 2, 2008 - Al Ain

Spending a few days in this oasis . it looks very interesting, particularly the round-abouts!! I am couchsurfing with Daniel http://www.couchsurfing.com/profile.html?id=4R4OJI0 who is going to pick me up at the Bus terminal. Yes, i am going to take the bus from Dubai to Al-Ain, takes about 2 hours...

May 31, 2008 - R & R in the UAE

By Elizabeth “At its most pure, travel is an effort to explain life, not just from the familiar perspective, but from every perspective. To understand it fully, you must look to its extremes and taste them side by side.” – Andrew Bill Wow, this week has been very different than the prior 18 weeks on this trip. We went from the chaos , vibrancy, and relative poverty of predominantly Hindu India to the hyper-developed, organized and wealthy Muslim country of the United Arab Emirates. From one extreme to another. We never had any intention of...