When I lived in Hong Kong, it was routine to wake up and not be able to see the harbour. The high-rise buildings were hidden amongst clouds of fog and air pollution. But last weekend was the first time I have experienced visibility being obscured by a sandstorm. The weather didn’t look too ominous in […]
We live in an area called Jumeirah Lakes Towers, a collection of high-rise towers configured around large artificial lakes. It sounds strange but I actually really like the area as being next to water, artificial or not, gives the place a peaceful and serene feel. My favourite time of day is walking around the lake […]
Not yet one month into my “living-in-Dubai” adventure and I have already had my first visitor! Megumi Kato from Japan stopped in for a week on her way back to Sydney after almost six months in India. Well it wasn’t really on her way back, more like a detour, as she had to fly via […]
Last night I found myself in a diamond factory. One moment we were in the flashy well-lit store, looking at gems…. as you do on a Friday night. The next moment we were being led around the back to a small workroom full of Bengali Indians cutting, polishing and setting diamonds. You could say it […]
Eran 85 dólares! La entrada para visitar Petra por un día costaba 85 dólares americanos! Yo pensé que era un robo, una injusticia, corrupción, una discriminación! Nunca encontré una entrada tan cara para visitar un lugar de interés histórico, patrimonio cultural de la humanidad, que debería estar abierto a todo el mundo gratuitamente. Donde los […]
Around this time ten years ago, I packed as many clothes, shoes and handbags as possible into a big red suitcase in preparation of moving to a city I not yet seen. I distinctly remember the moment when, upon arriving at my destination, I heaved the case out of the boot of the taxi. My […]
I often push myself to be brave, to take risks, to plunge into the unknown. I don’t want to live my life in fear. This philosophy has governed many of my decisions over the last few years. Moving countries, leaving jobs, deepening relationships, doing handstands. And, as in the case of last Sunday, going scuba […]
