Today started bright and early with breakfast at the hotel, which we needed desperately for all the walking we did today. According to my FitBit, 13,426 steps from start to end. No wonder my feet were screaming after dinner!! But, it was definitely worth it. We started the walk off with the Middle Eastern version of flood control......which seems to be similar to the West Fargo diversion, however, they have some of the most beautiful bridges going over what l...

The rest of the group made it in without further mishap....I'm thankful for that! We had a group dinner tonight at the Leisure Cafe. Once again, it was a eating adventure! I had my first falafel, pretty good and my first try at hummus....not bad! But, I played it safe the first night with a chicken pizza.....yum! And the cheesecake for dessert just topped off the night!we had a great evening listening to music, eating lots, and just getting to relax. So...

That has got to be the most difficult start to a trip I've ever had!!! The 20 other people traveling with me had their flight cancelled from Fargo and had to drive to Minneapolis to catch a flight Saturday morning. I got out of Fargo just fine and ended up changing my flight 3 times before successfully getting out of Chicago. Gotta love not one, but two, broken planes! Lucky for me, I can sleep anywhere, so that 2:30 am start to my day didn't sting qu...

Even though my flight doesn't leave until 10:34, I was at the airport at 4:15 to make sure the other 20 people got off ok. No such luck :p. After 3 1/2 hours and lots of searching, they are on their way to Minneapolis to fly out tomorrow. Guess I'm on my own with no responsible adult in sight....haha! As long as my flights go smoothly, I'll be into Dubai tomorrow at 3:35 pm and then to the hotel in Al Ain for some relaxing. Saturday will now be a full...