tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post8547339511810077359..comments2023-12-16T05:27:05.041-06:00Comments on mexpatriate — in the key of steve: day 32 -- dubaiSteve Cottonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-4954410578799512022012-05-15T12:43:34.509-05:002012-05-15T12:43:34.509-05:00 I did. And I will tell you all about it. In a d... I did. And I will tell you all about it. In a day or two. Right now, I am exhausted. And the flight will not begin for another five hours.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-68131006510633091622012-05-15T12:41:47.008-05:002012-05-15T12:41:47.008-05:00 The cruise may be over, but that trip that is Ste... The cruise may be over, but that trip that is Steve still has a few more years on the road. Maybe.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-13133018612514308302012-05-15T12:40:41.075-05:002012-05-15T12:40:41.075-05:00 I saw it. Yawn. More in a day or two. I saw it. Yawn. More in a day or two.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-71742667634921404772012-05-15T12:38:49.337-05:002012-05-15T12:38:49.337-05:00 I could be playing the soundtrack right now. Aft... I could be playing the soundtrack right now. After my 16 hour flight to Los Angeles, I will have a ten hour layover in the City of Angels. Getting home may take longer than the trip from New Orleans to Dubai.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-60882142651888735972012-05-15T12:37:29.712-05:002012-05-15T12:37:29.712-05:00 I will write more about it. But "amazing&qu... I will write more about it. But "amazing" is not the word I would use. Functionally phallic comes to mind.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-64522049872222909552012-05-15T12:36:36.266-05:002012-05-15T12:36:36.266-05:00 The island is man-made to accommodate an extremel... The island is man-made to accommodate an extremely exclusive housing development. Dubai is building another similar site to look like the world's continents. It is a bit too Las Vegas for me.<br /><br />The airport reflects the profession of Dubai. Traders. It is a functional warehouse with marble floors. What Costco would look like if designed by Liberace.Steve Cottonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-23159905226649916102012-05-15T11:46:14.112-05:002012-05-15T11:46:14.112-05:00Tell us about the airport in Dubai. Is it as opul...Tell us about the airport in Dubai. Is it as opulent as some of the other buildings? What is the picture above? It looks like a palm-tree shaped island.Irenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-57252485582251397392012-05-15T10:32:37.177-05:002012-05-15T10:32:37.177-05:00Rent a movie online. Get "The Terminal" ...Rent a movie online. Get "The Terminal" with Tom Hanks.Felipe Zapatahttp://unseenmoon.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-82766150149479814972012-05-15T09:33:48.824-05:002012-05-15T09:33:48.824-05:00I'm very surprised you're not staying over...I'm very surprised you're not staying over there for a few days to see the new "eighth wonder of the world"!Babsofsanmiguelhttp://www.babsofsanmiguel.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-10901453148416026342012-05-15T09:25:39.572-05:002012-05-15T09:25:39.572-05:00What? Was the cruise the actual "end" a...What? Was the cruise the actual "end" as opposed to a means of transportation to something/someplace else? So "our" trip is near to over? Please say it isn't so.Abandounoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-21799618291342166292012-05-15T08:17:07.556-05:002012-05-15T08:17:07.556-05:00Oh, good heavens, don't miss a taxi trip at le...Oh, good heavens, don't miss a taxi trip at least around Dubai. Kim Kardashian thought it was an"amazing" place.Paynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2289482511228853984.post-83396966182982581342012-05-15T07:55:33.269-05:002012-05-15T07:55:33.269-05:00"...fourteen hours to tool around the airport..."...fourteen hours to tool around the airport."<br /><br />Ugh! Can't you tool around Dubai for some of those hours???John Calypsohttp://vivaveracruz.com/blognoreply@blogger.com