This week we travelled to Muscat, the capital of Oman, for a few days. The girls were off for the week because of the Muslim holiday EId al-Adha. (This is the Festival of Sacrifice, and is the latter of 2 Eid festivals celebrated by Muslims. This commemorates the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son […]
Car Lisence Plate Auction
In the United States many people have “vanity plates” created for their cars. In the UAE, the number on your car’s plate is very important. Here the “exclusive number plates” are auctioned off! With the money raised going to support special needs projects and victims of road accidents. How much money can be raised you […]
September 11
Like I’m sure all of you – I can still remember, as if it were yesterday, exactly where I was on the morning of Sept 11, 2001. We were living in Huntington on Long Island, NY at the time (about an hours drive out from NYCity). I was in my car; Sara in the car […]