Year: 2020
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Dubai: Cities #1
Dubai is segregated into separate areas, not unlike Toronto which has a financial district, the theatre district, China town, etc. We were staying with friends who live on / in The Palm Jumeirah, which is adjacent to Dubai Internet City.
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Costa Rica
Our recent trip to Costa Rica is the latest in a series that make up my project on tourism: On this trip, we joined a 7-day bus tour, starting in San Jose, followed by Arenal and Monteverde, returning to San Jose. Organized tours are a different form of travel than we are used to. Yet,…
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Dubai
Our trip to Dubai started with a stark realization and ended with an early exit due to various events that included the shooting down of a passenger aircraft in the context of elevated tensions between the US and Iran. The United Arab Emirates is remarkable for its rapid change in the last 50 years as…
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The End is Near
On our final visit to Costco, on March 13th, prior to entering our period of seclusion, we arrived before the posted opening time to find the parking lot full and the store packed. It was quite a surprise. We made our way through the crowds towards the toilet paper. As we neared, the crowds got…
