autumn

The grass is greener on the other side

September 21, 2010

…and the trees, more colorful too. It’s September, in fact, it’s almost October already and we still have highs of 40C here in Dubai. The mornings and nights have eased a bit and we can actually walk outside without soaking our shirts but mid-day still feels like mid-summer. It is my 4th September in the [...]

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Autumnal equinox and the beach

September 24, 2009

There’s no Autumn here in Dubai. Naturally, because the four seasons do not exist in desert land. We just have warm and warmer (read: crazy hot) weather for the whole year. November to March is great and the rest of the months are just crazy. Hot. Humid. Dehydrating. I’m reading blogs and have seen bloggers [...]

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Autumn in Japan

October 19, 2008

Autumn, in all its beautiful glory is in full swing. Autumn photos abound all over the blogosphere (Katya has lots of beautiful autumn photos in her blog) but no, there will be no photos of autumn in Dubai. Dubai looks the same all throughout the year. No falling leaves, no snow and no springing of [...]

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