A little geography on Thailand: 200,000 sq miles in size, with 2000 miles of coastline, and 2500 miles of waterways Lies in the middle of mainland Southeast Asia. Borders with Burma to the north, Laos, Cambodia, & Malaysia to the south Population of over 65 million. Religion is primarily Buddhism with 95% Buddhist, 4% Islam, […]
The Holidays in Abu Dhabi
When we moved to Florida in 2004 we had quite a difficult time adjusting to celebrating the Christmas holidays in the warm weather! While it did make putting up outdoor decorations a whole lot easier, Christmas lights on palm trees just didn’t seem right! After 6 years there though, we became accustom to it. But […]
National Day!!!
Today is National Day here in the UAE! December 2, 1971 (yes only 39 years ago!) was the day that the 6 Emirates joined together to become one country. (The 7th Emirate – Ras Al Khaimah – joined the following year.) It is a huge holiday here as these people are very proud of their […]