suzanneschuelke

About me

 I’m a 53 year old woman with over a quarter century of international travel. – most all of it great. Until I was 50 I never lived more than 12 miles from where I was born, but then spent 14 month stay in the UAE for my company – my first living abroad experience. Have always traveled extensively. Not a backpacker but trips vary widely from not quite budget to semi-luxury. I generally have fun anywhere I go. Both the most exciting and the most frustrating thing is that there are so many places to go and not enough time to do all that I want to do. By the end of the month, in’shallah I will have visited 49 countries and need to decide which one will be 50th.

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  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Dubai in the Middle East Branch

    Rasta - I thought the gold souk was gone?? I could be wrong about that - but thought that it was "replaced" by the Festival City gold...
    25 days ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called A NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE in the Europe - Eastern Europe & the Caucasus Branch

    Miss you the Middle East. A late Happy New Year.
    27 days ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Dubai in the Middle East Branch

    There really is no ancient or even old part of Dubai. Bur Dubai is the oldest part of the city, but that means mostly 90s construction....
    27 days ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Exchanging USD in Israel in the Middle East Branch

    The reason the OP didn't want to use the ATM was he is a non-American who had US dollars from a previous trip. He was looking for the...
    about 1 month ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Few questions about Oman in the Middle East Branch

    Mostly I agree with zashibis, but I am going to add a couple of caveats. If water is desalinated, it is generally perfectly safe...
    about 1 month ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Doha airport transit in the Middle East Branch

    Other than certain first and business class passengers (not me) I know of a least three ways (there may be more). I don't know of any way...
    about 1 month ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Dual Citizen Border Crossing in the Middle East Branch

    And I want him to have a smooth trip as well. So, OP, hope everything goes well!!
    about 1 month ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Dual Citizen Border Crossing in the Middle East Branch

    Oh, and the Irish passport gets you 90 days in the country. When you don't leave it appears you have overstayed also causing issues.
    about 1 month ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Exchanging USD in Israel in the Middle East Branch

    Also, double currencies transactions, to euros and then euros to shekels are always more expensive.
    about 1 month ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Dual Citizen Border Crossing in the Middle East Branch

    That is true laketraveller and you MIGHT not get caught. But, they keep pretty good records and it is a crime for a US citizen not to use...
    about 1 month ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Dual Citizen Border Crossing in the Middle East Branch

    A US citizen is legally requires to use their US passport when entering the US.
    about 1 month ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Dubai- metro, photography and immigration/visas in the Middle East Branch

    Hi,...
    about 1 month ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Can I bring alchol into AbuDhabi in the Middle East Branch

    I don't live there any more, but am there on a very regular basis. I will be there for a couple weeks in early December if you are going...
    6 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Joshua Tree National Park in the Americas - United States of America Branch

    RIP to these two - I feel bad and I'm sure they didn't realize the dangers. But I was recently in developed Yellowstone and people were...
    6 months ago

  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called 8 hours in abu dhabi in the Middle East Branch

    Customs and immigration at the airport is generally quite quick. However, the airport is a solid 45 minutes from the city which means...
    6 months ago

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