Taking a break during pre-opening...

Sounds like we're not getting Eid off since the hotel is opening in a few days, so we have to find other ways to amuse ourselves... Toyota jumping in the office..almost as good as going to bangkok!

Crazy americans....

playing in the sand...

Pictures, in order: the Sri Lankans teaching me some cricket chants; post Iftar (when you break fast at sundown during ramadan) playstation @ Ali's; Ollie (an awesome British guy who works in HR) and me watching the game; my hat blowing away; and our hotel team playing the Shangri-La in a desert cricket match! All in all a fun day off. back to work tomorrow.

Hope you're all doing well! xoxo C

Istanbul (not Constantinople)

This weekend I was traveling again but for fun not for work! Istanbul is a great city- totally not what I expected at all. The weather was perfect about 30C the whole time. We saw lots of the sights and had some great food too. Definitely worth a visit if you have the time- I'll definitely go back!

The pics, in order, are: me and the bosphorous; inside the blue mosque; Hagia Sofia; me and the bosphorous again; and finally....milky dessserts (check out the ingredients of the first one...mmmm chicken..)

Hope you're all doing well. xoxo C

Safari!

I think the pictures speak for themselves- arguably the most amazing 24 hours of my life! You HAVE to go! Video to follow. xoxo C