There are some household items that just make life liveable, aren’t there? I wouldn’t be without my kettle, for instance, and a nice bedside lamp for reading in the evening is essential. These...
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A series of business trips to Europe recently (Britain, Italy, Germany) didn’t exactly leave this expat hankering for the Good Old Days, but it did jog the memory. Here, in no particular order, was...
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When I first moved to Abu Dhabi I couldn’t wait to embrace the Arabic language. Having said that, there are a lot of things I can’t wait for – patience isn’t one of my virtues. Still,...
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Someone has tried hard to make Abu Dhabi logical. The city planners used the traditional American grid system for street numbering; those running parallel to Airport Road (longways down the island)...
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To my friends and colleagues it is pretty obvious that I like cars. Not Lancers, of course, and certainly not the ubiquitous Yaris, but something rather more ... well, nippy. My recent relocation to...
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