Category Archives: History

I Can Show You Dubai

Alarm at 5:50 going off in the bathroom (only 110v outlet in the room) forces me out of bed. Caleb brought an adapter with one plug ensuring his phone was charged so we had GPS available. I laid down on the other … Continue reading

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A Hijab for Ashura

Caleb took his bike to duty so that I could stay home and kill a thousand ants. I need to call the bug guy. I met Eloise at her place at 11:20 and she served us a lunch of samosas, bread, … Continue reading

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Caleb’s Tour of Bahrain

Caleb wanted to get out of the house today and I was surprised that he had an itinerary to accomplish such. I didn’t get up until 9:30, but breakfast didn’t slow us down and soon we were u-turning (one of … Continue reading

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Awesome Drive Through Abu Dhabi

I woke up at 2:45 and jumped out of bed. Checked the time and went back to sleep. I woke again at 5:15, same thing, but this time I heard a hair dryer, so I got up myself. I love … Continue reading

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We Missed It

We got home last night and sat at the table to unwind. I checked Facebook – a great way to keep in touch with people in the States and with what’s current here. San Diego had a lot of websites … Continue reading

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