After 3 quick days here, I do not think I found it.  This is a huge, totally created city, a bit like Las Vegas, but different in that most are here to work, not play.  The population is in the millions, but the native Emeriti part is well less than 10%. Everyone else is …

Well, that got your attention, huh? Like how stupid can he be? Ok, don’t answer that one, please.  Not that stupid.  It is the middle east. To “get high,” I went to the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. And, surprisingly, quite a beautiful building, even for its immense size. The observation …

  For all the times that I travel, I never cease to be amazed by the ultra-long distances a modern plane can travel. Today, I went from Los Angeles to Dubai, nearly 16 hours in the air, giant double decker A380 aircraft. If you have a globe at home, put your finger on each …