Liz Totton
Dubai Daytripping
The gates of Ibn Battuta mall Despite living only 45 minutes to the south of Dubai, I don’t get up to the big city much. So when an odd...
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Liz Totton
- Feb 18, 2016
- 2 min
Sign-spiration
Watch out! Moving plants! If I were waiting for a sign to return to blogging, this was it. I was driving south on the E-10 in light...
Liz Totton
- Aug 15, 2014
- 6 min
UAE A-Z
The Beloved Sheikh Zayed N. The House of Nahayan The house of Nahayan has ruled the emirate of Abu Dhabi since 1793. The erstwhile Sheikh...
Liz Totton
- Jun 21, 2014
- 1 min
I Came I Saw and I Conquered A Lobster
Say hello to my little friend, er…goodbye… Every now and again you face a foe so fearsome you quake in your flip-flops. I met my match in...
Liz Totton
- Jun 1, 2014
- 4 min
Lady’s Legs Bridge and Inspired Architecture
Al Bahar Towers, the Honeycomb, Pineapple buildings, if you will. I have always loved Architecture; it is the academic companion to Art...
Liz Totton
- May 4, 2014
- 3 min
Circle K
Circle K logo There are some things you take for granted in your daily life in your home country, like self checkout aisles in grocery...
Liz Totton
- Apr 22, 2014
- 1 min
New Things to Do in Abu Dhabi
Saadiyat Island Public Beach Saadiyat Island is hands down my favorite place to be in Abu Dhabi. If you haven’t been, please go! Gazelles...
Liz Totton
- Apr 19, 2014
- 1 min
Video of the World’s Tallest Building—And a Plane Seen From Space
Burj Khalifa It’s been a LONG weekend. Not only do I have the pressure of coughing up the final installment of the Road to Al Ain for...
Liz Totton
- Apr 17, 2014
- 4 min
5 Things You Might Find Funny About Abu Dhabi
Scooby Dooby Doo! Abu Dhabi-Do! I bring you 5 Things You Might Find Funny About Abu Dhabi (aside from the name). Some friends, in the...
Liz Totton
- Feb 25, 2014
- 1 min
Daily Photo–Morning Glory
Here is a photo of the morning glory plant that I bought at the Plant Souk here in Abu Dhabi for my balcony. It’s still alive?! When...
Liz Totton
- Jan 21, 2014
- 1 min
This Next Snowy Winter in Dubai Brought to You By…
World Islands, Dubai For those crazy people that move to the mild winters of the United Arab Emirates and yet somehow still long for...
Liz Totton
- Dec 3, 2013
- 4 min
Happy Belated 42nd Birthday United Arab Emirates! Three Things the UAE and I Have in Common.
Over-The-Top Decorated Cars Filled our Streets Yesterday! Yesterday, the United Arab Emirates turned 42. It was a holiday here called...
Liz Totton
- Aug 7, 2013
- 5 min
What The Heck Are We Doing?
What a fitting title to my first real attempt at blogging. Confusing? Probably! It seems to summarize my existence to some degree. I own...
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