You know who Holly Golightly reminds me of? Dory, from finding nemo. especially this part. where near the end of the movie dory pleads with marlin to not leave: Marlin: It’s over, Dory. We were too late. Nemo’s gone and I’m going home now. Dory: No..no, you can’t! Stop! Please don’t go away. Please? No [...]
Category Archives: Travel
the best things in life really are free – or just under $10
December 7, 2009 – 4:34 am
i rode a bicycle after 14 years. and i dont mean those cardio ones in a gym. i rode it on the island having “borrowed” it from one of the locals – and cycled around the place. at peak noon. the splitting headache was so worth it. we’d intended to go parasailing, but an unexpected [...]
Perfection
December 6, 2009 – 3:11 am
noun: per.fec.tion [per-fek-shuhn] 1. the highest degree of proficiency, skill, or excellence, as in some art. heaven doesnt seem so esoteric anymore. i stand humbled. and corrected.
Saline stories
November 6, 2009 – 8:26 pm
Preamble: The reason this blog is a few months late in coming is a) I fell extremely sick on our return… and b) something happened on the way back and I needed a few months to process the event before it was suitable for public consumption. But there must BE a Salalah Blog, because I [...]
Salalah bikchurs
August 19, 2009 – 7:48 am
you guys should see the postcards i snapped in oman (along with running commentary). im sharing this with you because i rock. no really. i do. prepare to be amazed, and leave your comments here.
sa la la la la la…!
August 16, 2009 – 6:03 am
so like, you know how i was complaining i needed a break, and i wanted to go here? how’s this: it was as green as it gets. and it was misty. and drizzling. and slightly chilly… did i mention how lush the green was? or that the drizzle was getting caught up in spiderwebs? *shrugs* [...]
Of mountains and other glass ceilings*
February 8, 2009 – 4:06 pm
Owl has done a fab job of updating about our camping trip in Oman, which she calls “Validating Singledom, Fancy Car, and Guidebooks all in one go“. I wholeheartedly agree. And because I cannot ever dream of competing with her writing skillZ, I’ll just add my take of our mad mad weekend (taking cues from [...]
Emirates airlines, now offering time travel
December 26, 2008 – 2:16 am
i had the world’s shortest stay in lahore tonight, and the world;s longest flight. Emirates was two hours late leaving. Emirates got to lahore. Emirates decided to not land and turn back around to karachi cuz there was too much fog in lahore. the fog which cleared up by the time we landed in karachi [...]
Canada, eh
December 22, 2008 – 4:12 am
I know it’s pretty much the most unlikely place to have a vacation in the winter, but Canada is like my second home, wait scratch that, it’s more like my third home. After my semester ended, I requested a move from my apartment because I was really tired of holding up with crazy, drunken sorority [...]
home on the range
December 21, 2008 – 7:09 am
oh give me a road that i havent been on before… here’s a GREAT link put up by the National… the tragedy is, ive been to ALL those places (and then some more) and i probably even have better pictures. great job nonetheless. what next, i ask ye! alice needs to plan another trip. alice [...]
Fairytales and Fantasies
December 11, 2008 – 1:44 am
It’s official. Im a gaytard. As if the rainbow wasn’t enough, I clapped my hands and literally screamed in delight when I saw dolphins. Like real life dolphins that swim in the sea. And I went *clap* *clap* *clap* … and then made a video. And then I updated my status on googletalk AND facebook [...]
also because im an orange person
December 8, 2008 – 1:39 pm
drove to fujeirah while chasing rain. and just as the buildings ended and the corniche came into view, tehre it was, the second most beautiful rainbow ive ever seen. it made me clap my hands in sheer delight. i felt five again.
the whales died and then the UAE had Oil
November 2, 2008 – 3:22 am
went on a bicnic yesterday. was very nice. went and saw a waterfall. there was a fall, with very little water, pictures coming soon to a blog near you. (wadi al wurayah) but it was VERY cool. once upon a time there was a river here; atleast one would think so with all the rocks [...]
my center of balance is mostly in the middle
September 10, 2008 – 4:33 am
im not sure though. sometimes it isnt. i think ive lost it. anyways, so i was going to do a post, but then i went to abbas’s blog and read this post and from there got totally distracted by qdb. for the last one hour, i have been laughing out loud in my office, and [...]