Travel
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Sojourn in the Persian Gulf
In a period of about six weeks I travelled to the Gulf three separate times, specifically Dubai once on the way back from Nepal and Abu Dhabi twice for work. All trips involved…
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Glimpse of Musandam, Oman
We took a small detour to Musandam, Oman, a small peninsula between the UAE and mainland Oman, for some diving and trekking through the rugged mountains. We didn’t end up trekking as we…
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Dubai: The Superlative City
Dubai’s slogan should be: “Anything you can do, I can do better, taller, larger, grander, and bigger.” Who would have guessed that some 50 years ago, Dubai was a sleepy trading port in…
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Poon Hill, Annapurna Himalayas
We arrived to the lakeside town of Pokhara, the main tourist hub in the Annapurnas, after a long bus journey from Kathmandu (6+ hours to cover 130 miles!). Our main goal on this…
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Visiting Kathmandu Valley
Nepal has been high on Kenz’s list ever since our university days, but after the grueling trek up to Mt. Kinabalu last Christmas I wasn’t so keen for a multi-day trekking holiday. But…
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Land of Fire and Ice: Wild Iceland
Over the August bank holiday weekend, Kenz and I along with another couple friend took a little road trip to enjoy the wild beauty of Iceland. Everyone should go to Iceland at least…
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Pintxos Hopping in San Sebastian
Seriously what’s not to love about this gorgeous, seaside town of San Sebastian in the Spanish Basque Country? It’s easy-going, fun-loving, and there’s no shortage of beautiful beaches, dramatic coastline, and the food,…
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Walking Weymouth
After a chaotic week of moving flats and some unfortunate news from California, we escaped to the Dorset coast for the long bank holiday weekend with a couple friend and their adorable…
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The Joys of Work Travel
These past few weeks Kenz and I both had a fairly intensive work travel schedule. It’s one of the perks of living and working in London – traveling around Europe both for business…
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“La Grassa”: Bologna
Each spring (well it’s been freezing in London so spring has not arrived if ever), we look forward to the long four-day Easter bank holiday weekend. This year we took off to Bologna,…
