holidays

The Surprise Party from lizdavies 210 days old

Time is flashing by as usual, with not enough to fit everything in. We got back from the Dive Club on Monday evening, having enjoyed a burger and mash ...

Emirates Tour from lizdavies 212 days old

On Saturday we went on a brief Emirates tour. The pretext was to buy alcohol at the only place you currently don't need to have an alcoholics' license ...

Painting Easter Eggs from lizdavies 213 days old

Our trinational social group had been comparing and contrasting our several Easter traditions, but all had included egg decorating, so on Thursday, when ...

Open Water Scuba Diver! from lizdavies 216 days old

I finally got my Open Water Scuba Diver qualification on Tuesday, having been working on it since November, when I first visited Dubai. We ran out of ...

Zubin Mehta at The Emirates Palace from lizdavies 218 days old

Got a chance to wear my wedding outfit again yesterday evening, when we continued our exploration of the neighbouring emirate of Abu Dhabi with a visit ...

Brief Encounter from lizdavies 219 days old

On the final stages of our desert adventure, when we were once more within reach of civilisation and camel husbandry, one of the smaller vehicles (it ...

Desert Storm from lizdavies 220 days old

Well, in a new phase of cyber-expertise, here I am reporting in situ from the UAE! Having arrived in Dubai on the red-eye flight Friday morning, I just ...

Countries I have Seen but not Been from lizdavies 809 days old

Whilst on holiday in Michigan this summer, I added to the list of countries I have seen but not been! Here is my photo of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, ...

Day 5 in Edinburgh from lizdavies 812 days old

In our well established tradition, we went to Breakfast With Shakespeare. It was Carry On Up the Avon, a mixture of that film genre, Lost and reality ...

Edinburgh 2007 Day 4 from lizdavies 812 days old

Up earlyish to get to Aurora Nova. Another celebrity spotted en route - I popped into a nearby grocer's to pick up a few plums (we eat well in Edinburgh, ...