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Laurel Munshower | Travel Writer & Editor in Abu Dhabi & Dubai

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Category: Africa

A 30th birthday safari in Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve

Posted on November 25, 2010 by travelaurel

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[SOUND ON!] It’s the Holy Month of Ramadan and one of my favorite traditions is the iftar cannon. Every evening cannons go off across the city to announce the sunset maghrib prayer, which is what you hear calling out immediately after the cannon fires, and that it’s time to break the day’s fast. This cannon, at the historical Qasr Al Hosn site, is just a stone’s throw from my flat and very loud — so loud, in fact, that just this evening I discovered I could even hear it while taking a shower with all my windows closed. If I forget about it and am not waiting for the ka-boom, it tends to give me a little jump!

I haven’t posted on my blog since I moved to Abu Dhabi and the whole reason is simply because I’ve been perfecting the perfect snack stroll to share. Yep that’s exactly why. Head to www.travelaurel.com (link in bio) to follow my neighborhood food trail.

Quite possibly the best spot in Abu Dhabi for a late-afternoon-into-sunset tipple. The verdant green of the mangroves is a treat to the eyes in this desert country, a shade and a sight I don’t think I can tire of.

Whenever I imagine my dream home, it’s made of all sorts of architectural and design aspects that I’ve seen around the world. One must-have? The eye-catching ochre-brick motifs worked into the old buildings of the medina in Tozeur, Tunisia. I’ll take these doors while I’m at it, too.

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