after a few trips into the desert in the uae, an austrian friend suggested we climb the “stairway to heaven”. little did i know then that this famed destination is one of the most difficult mountain climbs in the uae. Continue reading
hope every one of you has a wonderful day…. Continue reading
UPDATE | MUSEUM CLOSED a little known quirky little museum is tucked on the ground floor, of all places, of the forbes magazine head office building in manhattan – you won’t find this listing in your travel guides. Continue reading
i was quite excited by the thought of discovering an extra terrestrial community, or perhaps a highly classified government project, Continue reading
these three cities have something in common – i often find it hard to describe or convey the essence of any one of them to someone who has not been there, even the well heeled. and each for a different reason. having lived in all three, i have developed my own set of ways to describe them and it still does not work. Continue reading
if you are in japan for a while, as i was, you have to climb mt fuji [3,776 m, 12,388 ft] – the window is from july through end august for optimal weather conditions. Continue reading
as with almost any mountain climb, you will want to start before dawn, so you can reach the summit in time for sunrise. the view from mt sinai [2,285 m, 7,497 ft], located in the southern part of the sinai peninsula, egypt, at sunrise is almost consistently spectacular, Continue reading
there are several volcanos in indonesia, including the famous krakatao. in eastern java, indonesia’s main island, its most popular, though perhaps not the tallest or the most impressive looking volcano, is mt bromo [2,329 m, 7,641 ft], Continue reading
a sign, one of many, on the store exterior, says, “when you’re hungry, or broke, or just in a hurry”. this faster than fast food hot dog joint has become Continue reading
it is almost as if dubai is in a post apocalyptic era where everyone has abandoned the city overnight in a hurry in the middle of whatever they were doing. this is historic and unprecedented for dubai, Continue reading
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