Sharon and Jacques’ Excellent Blog

Sharon and I returned back to Canada on Nov 14. We left on June 21 so we were gone for quite a while. All I can say is it’s good to be home in our own house. It’s not good to be home to Fall weather in Canada. I’m starting to think that all that [...]

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Before you all think I’m completely off my rocker for going for the weekend, let me explain how we came to pick Kuwait as a vacation destination.
When Sharon was doing her MBA, she made friends with a fellow classmate called Avon who happened to live down the street from us in Mississauga. Sharon and Avon [...]

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We are staying in a house with a menagerie of critters.  Sally is an openhearted animal lover who has the innate ability to be the cat whisperer.
About 3 weeks ago, the kids came in telling her about a kitten they found outside the house who was tiny, crying and looked lost.  Sal and I went [...]

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Last night Jacques and I were left with James and Scott for the evening.  James is 14 and a very bright young man who has a keen interest in sailing and rugby.  Scott is his 11 year old brother who is full of energy and has moments of silliness that are hysterical.
Their mom and dad [...]

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Driving in the Middle East is an unexpected panic attack waiting to happen.  No matter how cosmopolitan thcity is, the driving habits from the rest of the world have converged into one huge mess.
There are roundabouts which are ignored, stop signs which are ignored, and u-turns which are made with great abandon.  My friend in [...]

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I have been feeling kind of crappy for the past year and thought since I was working in a medical clinic, why not see a doctor?
Since I was acting as receptionist, I managed to put me in for an appointment with Dr. Corina Martinez, a lovely Spanish GP who has a fantastic personality. I explained [...]

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Where did we go?
Ok we got sidetracked! After spending a fantastic week with Helene in Singapore, we suddenly hit some challenges in order to get out. Seems we could not book onward tickets from Singapore to Dubai for about two weeks because of Ramadan. All the flights were booked and we were stuck. Well not [...]

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Talk about perfect timing! We have arrived in Dubai just at the beginning of the famous shopping festival. All hotel rooms are booked as people from all over the world converge on Dubai in search of the ever present bargain. And bargains you will find! Every store has 50% or more off all their goods. [...]

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This is a first in a series of posts to accompany pictures that aren’t really mentioned in the original blog so I’ve back dated these posts. I hope people can find and read them.
The first leg of our trip was Toronto to Dubai via Heathrow. As I recall we arrived at some ridiculous time in [...]

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