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Wandering Duchess: An American Expat in Dubai
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Welcome to the blog of an American expat who peace'd out of Pennsylvania to have a go at expat life in Dubai, UAE. Here you'll find musings & photos from my travels & experiences abroad, as well as some of my occasional dabbles as a cartoonist and fashionista.
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Come hate with me Monday: Ketchup

I don’t know exactly when my loathing for ketchup began. I recall using it quite liberally in my childhood, specifically on scrambled eggs (horror! what in the GD hell was I thinking?). Maybe i...

4 days ago

Kerala, India [part 2] – Alleppey & Varkala

From Munnar our plan was originally to grab a bus back to Cochin and then snag a train to Alleppey where we would sort ourselves out a backwaters houseboat tour. In an act to save some time, we inste...

24 may 12

Kerala, India [part 1] – Fort Cochin & Munnar

Made it there. Finally. After weeks and weeks of passport/visa stress and just generally passing over the country to visit other places instead for the past few years, I finally made it to India. Alb...

23 may 12

Come hate with me Monday: Deadwood’s cancelation

Yes, 6 years after the fact I am still pissed off that “Deadwood”, which remains to be my all-time favorite television show ever, was canceled without at least being given some kind of wr...

21 may 12

Come hate with me Monday: Elevator Etiquette

Or lack thereof, more accurately. The elevator etiquette in Dubai is absolutely appalling. And this is real shame because this city is full of ridiculous fucking skyscrapers. It’s like real lif...

14 may 12

Come hate with me Monday: Greeting Cards

A while back I tried starting up a weekly themed blog post about stuff that I had newly discovered and/or like. It didn’t work out. I struggled to think of things each week (for the sad, few we...

07 may 12

Shit I love at home

I recently moved house and, after almost 4 years without it, I finally got my Shag (AKA Josh Agle) print back. UGH I forgot how much I love it. It’s called “She Dreams of the Alps” ...

01 may 12

The Farm | Al Barari, Dubai

It’s nice of Dubai to finally jump on the “fresh, locally-farmed ingredient” genre of restaurant bandwagon. Back home, I feel like every city block had one of these restaurants R...

08 apr 12 1 person likes this

Fashion Diary 011 – Dubai World Cup 2012

Back from another quiet spell. I just haven’t had anything to say lately. But then, I couldn’t pass up the chance to post up a worthy outfit from the Dubai World Cup horse races this year...

04 apr 12

Fujairah – Al Hayl castle…& a small serving of other things

A new road opened up recently that cuts through the Hajar mountains and provides a more direct route to/from Dubai and Fujairah (yay!). This is excellent news, considering Fujairah is pretty much my ...

12 feb 12

Places I Wouldn’t Mind Behaving Badly in 2012

With 2012 swiftly approaching and my penchant for pre-planning the year ahead starting to kick into gear, I’ve begun to to think about my top travel goals for the next 12 months. Kerala, India:...

20 dec 11

The Petra Petting Zoo

If you like petting animals, the ancient site of Petra is the place for you. It was only missing llamas. Camels, horses, donkeys, super-cute cats (and 1 bitchy one that scratched me), hey let’s...

12 dec 11

Friday Fancies | OMG Cadbury Screme Eggs are a real thing

I have a weak spot for junk food. Well, all food really, but I do love me some horrible overly-processed or sugary foods sometimes. Like pizza rolls. And Cadbury Creme Eggs. The latter very sadly ...

07 oct 11

Set up an art exhibition in 5 easy steps!

1-A) Drag that shit out of storage and lay it out. Don’t get too attached to that ultra-fab exhibition vision in your head because it probably won’t work out in real life. 1-B) Test that...

06 oct 11

Friday Fancies | Reasoning with Vampires

I love people who love good writing. I also love snarky blogging. Or, in this case I guess “tumbling” would be the more accurate description. Anyway. Reasoning with Vampires puts a humor...

30 sep 11

Fashion Diary: 010 – Emirati Wedding Celebrations

I recently attended a henna night and wedding for an Emirati couple for which I gleefully had to purchase some nice kaftans or jalabiyas to wear to. I’d been wanting to buy some of these ever ...

25 sep 11

Friday Fancies | Orchids & Trying Not To Kill Them

Orchids. I like them. They have an interesting look and the flowers bloom for a nice, long amount of time. This is part of why I like orchids, but I think I like them more due to the challenge it ...

23 sep 11

Uphill Battles: Learning Putonghua as an Adult

I’ve only taken 3 classes so far in Mandarin Chinese but it is clear that it is going to be an incredibly challenging thing to learn, requiring great effort with no room for fuckery on my part....

21 sep 11

Friday Fancies | Lana Del Rey

This is me, trying to do/start one of those weekly, catchy, light-hearted bullshit blog entries. In which I briefly post about fuckery I am currently fancying. Hm. I should call this “Friday...

16 sep 11

Eid al-Fitr in Oman

eid crescent moon over nizwa A very toasty Eid al-Fitr (the festival/holiday that marks the end of Ramadan) was spent in Oman this year. We decided to break-in (although hopefully not break-break) ...

14 sep 11

It’s All Chinese To Me

Cat, performing a physical interpretation of how I will maul the Chinese language And so OPERATION: “I Think I’ve Just About Had Enough of Living in a Sandpit” has been put into eff...

29 aug 11

Fashion Diary: 009

class defined It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these. But it’s just too damn hot and boring up in this bitch to care about what I’m wearing. My fashion sense for sum...

25 aug 11

On a Jalabiya & Kaftan Expedition

I will be attending a henna night (Laylat Al Henna) in the nearish future, which is a sort of pre-wedding event/ceremony in Emirati culture that takes place a few days before the wedding. The bride-...

16 aug 11

Shhhh

I have not posted in a while because there is nothing going on. It’s August. It’s Ramadan (Aug 1 – Aug 30 this year). It’s horribly hot and humid, day in and day out (and the ...

09 aug 11

Obligatory ‘Game of Thrones’ / ‘Song of Fire & Ice’ Art

So, yes. Like almost everyone else, I have been sucked into the “A Song of Fire and Ice” books and “Game of Thrones” HBO series. If you’ve not read the books and are o...

24 jul 11

Pimp My Snowboard

No, actually, just make it work again. Specifically the bindings (the snowboard is fine, just in need of a fresh wax). The bindings however, shat the bucket last year while I was in the Swiss Alps,...

21 jul 11

Muscat, Oman: The Chedi

Not one who enjoys staying grounded for long, I jetted off to Muscat, Oman this past weekend. Partly to celebrate to celebrate the 3-year anniversary with my boyfriend, and partly simply to get the ...

11 jul 11

Eat this shit: my Macaroni & Cheese recipe

If you’re vaguely familiar with me or this blog, you probably have come to realize that I enjoy food. Really enjoy it. And usually, the more artery-clogging, the better. Which brings me to m...

05 jul 11

America: Land of the Free & Home of the Ho’s Wearing Really Really Short Shorts

That’s what I took away from this particular trip home. Bitches be wearing some insanely short shorts. Everywhere you look. Was it like this before I left? I don’t remember…the ...

29 jun 11

Fashion Diary: 008 – Time Out Dubai / Street Style

Shortly before heading over to the states I took part in the ‘Street Style’ section of Time Out Dubai magazine. It was fun, minus the 100+ degree heat and obscene humidity. Which killed...

24 jun 11

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