Nerding out
This year, I am going to watch and read things out of my comfort zone, like give the non-fiction genre a break, get into Marvel on Netflix and doling out […]
Category Archives: Middle East
Kantaro: The Sweet Tooth Salaryman – Guide to Japan
My #goals2018 include more time on the sofa, so I’ve been getting ideas on how to fill my belly in Japan. This is a part of my new category: so’fa […]
Beach Blues – Jumeirah Beach Dubai
Back in the 90s, my father drove us along the Jumeirah Beach coastline after Friday lunch with my grandparents. We exited the Al Shindaqa tunnel, from Al-Hamriya, and continued along […]
Runnin’ down memory lane – Dubai Creek Half Marathon
Back in the day, when we used to live in the Port Saeed Area in Deira, walking down to Dubai creek was my father’s favorite time of the day. My […]
A run in Dubai
The other day, I spent a couple of hours cringing through my old pictures folder. I was a belly monster. Okay, it’s a little bit of an exaggeration. I dabbled […]
My City of Lights – Dubai
After the sun sets, the city begins its stage. View from my friend’s balcony.
Around Jordan in 3 days
I’m no Arab history buff (shame on me), but Jordan’s got some history on it in every possible way. Sometime around this time in 2009, me and a couple of […]
Something Fishy, Dubai
Head down to the Deira fish market (suq as samak) nestled in the old part of town and check out the Arabian Sea’s fresh stock. Contrary to what some people […]
