Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Brilliance of the Seas, Oman on Mar 14th, 2012
I’d like to introduce you to my new friend, Yusef. I suspect that based upon his dress you may make certain assumptions about him. He’s Omani, speaks fluent Arabic, and practices Islam as his religion. However, there are many things you might not guess. Yusef is also very fluent in English. He’s a martial artist […]
Posted in Brilliance of the Seas, Fujairah on Mar 14th, 2012
Note: this post is a little late. Internet problems last night. Sigh. We awoke this morning in Gulf of Oman to a slightly hazy but sunny sky. We had a continental breakfast and our morning coffee delivered to the cabin. We happily watched the ship sail into the port of Fujairah, which is on the […]
Posted in Brilliance of the Seas, Dubai on Mar 12th, 2012
As noted in my prior post, we strolled through Dubai Marina this morning, taking in the ambience (and our morning coffee). By daylight, the area reminded us of Beach Dr. in St. Petersburg back home in Florida. It has a similar mix of tropical, waterfront, hip, and contemporary attributes. Dubai Marina just delivers it on […]
Posted in Dubai on Mar 12th, 2012
We slept until 6:30am — very successful, no jet lag today. We’re getting ready to head to the port. But, I thought I’d give you a couple of quick glimpses of Dubai–at least the area around our hotel in Dubai Marina–until we return here in a week for more in depth explorations. I took this photos while out […]
We landed in Dubai a little before 8:00pm local time on Sunday—an overnight flight back into night. We basically lost a morning en route. The flight itself was long (just over 13 hours), but it was actually fairly tolerable, even in coach. And, for me, I’m always filled more by a sense of wonder at […]