Tag Archives: weather
Hanoi Downer
I’d felt weary before, when I was in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, and downright exhausted in Ho Chi Minh City, but things picked up from there and the photos kept churning, the smiles broadening and a whole lot of fun was had. However, in Hanoi, a feeling of deep depression took over. Despite my initial concerns about […]
Summer and Kitchen Dreams
It’s getting hotter here in Dubai. I’m less likely to go and sit outside on the balcony during the day, and the amount of time we spend inside increases by the week. Flu season is upon us, thanks to everyone herding themselves indoors, and it’s about that time when our teensy-weensy studio apartment starts to […]
Great stuff about Dubai
It’s coming to that time of the year when living in Dubai will start to get much, much harder. Things are heating up quickly as we head towards the summer months, school (and exams and reports) will wrap up for the year in just ten weeks (already!?!) and we see another year gone by being […]
The cold winds of the Netherlands
The sunset creeps through across from the Escher Museum, The Hague Ever since the incident in the cold of a Nepalese winter, all the way back in 2010, I’ve been monstrously afraid of the cold. I see low temperatures forecast, and I think of the icy saline solution pulsing through my left arm, cutting cold slices […]
Mud baths and motorbikes
I’m not sure about you, but I’d never shared a bath with seven others before. I’d opted out of the onsen experience in Japan, ardently avoided the hammam in Turkey and generally try to make my bathing experiences a personal affair. And yet, there I was, with all these newly found travel companions, sitting in […]
Monday Moment: Do you think it will rain?
I think I got used to the fact that it might rain more than I got used to the rain itself. I mean, how can one truly say they can be used to a torrential downpour while they’re trying to ferry their luggage across no-man’s land between the Thai and Cambodian border? How can one […]
A farewell in Bangkok
The days after a night of rain and storms are the hardest in Bangkok. The air is thick, heavy and soup-like and the sweat rolls off your skin, regardless of whether it’s the middle of July or December. Trust me, I’ve seen both. The heaviness of the air was probably felt double because of the […]
Monday Moment: Just a Fruit Bowl
Some days are pretty crappy in Dubai. Some days are downright awful. There are weekends, like this one just gone, that get wiped out by sandstorms and heavy hot-snaps. There are weekdays where the stress and pressure of pushing an entire city forward get to be too much. There are, some days, just too many […]
A Change in the Air
There is a change in the air, and it’s not just another shamal whipping the sand around with the winds from Iran. Spirits are improving, schedules are getting busier, and there’s a buzz in the air of shared excitement and outdoor events. Summer is over and Winter is here. We don’t have four seasons here […]
What the Weather Can Do
I often tell myself I am unaffected by the weather in Dubai. I spend my evenings running as we head into the 36 degree, 70% humidity, evenings of summer, right up until break, and press on through September until the temps ease off in October. The runs are hard, the amount of sweat produced is […]
Do It Again, Just One More Time
My time here in Mumbai is rapidly coming to a close. I made my way to most of the places I wanted to see today, leaving off the art galleries for tomorrow, so I get home smelling at least a little tolerable, thanks to the wonder of air conditioning. There was only one more place […]
And Not an Elephant in Sight
Warning: This post is not a positive one; it portrays a popular Mumbai tourist attraction in a fairly negative light. If you do not wish to go to Elephanta Island with preconceived notions of what you will find there, stop reading. If you want to hear about monkeys and stupid tourists, read on. It’s also […]
