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Pittsburgh - The City That Drinks/Eats/Looks Nice 22 Aug 2013 | 05:51 am
A little break from the Middle East posts (but don't worry - I still have some gems lined up for you) to talk about a trip a little closer to home. My friend Dr. Emily did her residency in Pittsburgh...
Mac 21 Aug 2013 | 06:52 am
After years of being a droid user, I woke up this morning and my phone was completely dead. Granted, it was so antiquated that the guy in the cell phone store laughed at it (WHATEVER, THAT THING SERVE...
Sandance 12 Aug 2013 | 05:26 am
The whole point of going to Dubai for the weekend, originally, was because we'd all bought tickets to go to Sandance. And although we wound up doing plenty that weekend, Sandance really was the culmin...
Pinned 10 Aug 2013 | 06:17 am
In this picture, the holes in my earlobes are from misguided youthful choices. But if you look in the very top of my ear, there's a square of beige tape. That's an acupuncture tack. So, I've been goi...
Epic Brunch 4 Aug 2013 | 12:33 am
To know me is to understand that one of my most favorite things in the world is brunch. Despite the fact that I worked the brunch shift at a restaurant in Baltimore for five years, which is saying som...
A Weekend in Dubai 31 Jul 2013 | 05:37 am
"Baller weekend," we called it. Actually, more specifically, it was "HASHTAG BALLER WEEKEND." Because "hashtag" is funny when said aloud. Try it. I KNOW, RIGHT? On my last visit to the UAE, a bunch o...
Correction 12 Jul 2013 | 10:05 pm
Sorry Glitterati, I totally neglected to include the link to Jaunt's blog on my prior post about her travels in India. Go there immediately to learn about crowded streets, education, shoe stores, and ...
Abu Dhabi - Grub 10 Jul 2013 | 07:40 am
Let's jump ahead to the good stuff. I love the food in the Middle East. This could partially be because I'm technically "on vacation" while I'm there, and therefore have the time to savor everything,...
Jaunt's in India 5 Jul 2013 | 08:22 pm
My buddy Jaunt, who has been a part of this blog since like 2008, is teaching in India this summer and, of course, writing/photographing her experiences along the way. Jaunt is one of the best writers...
Abu Dhabi - Stuff To Do 5 Jul 2013 | 12:59 am
I think one of the questions I get asked most often about visiting The Gentleman in Abu Dhabi is "What is there to do there?" I wrote a lot about things we did during my first visit out there in Octo...