First, and most important, there are Popeye's Chicken outlets here in the UAE, but they don't have red beans. That, more than anything, is the major set back to my acclimatization.

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Despite there being not one, not two, but three screaming children, all in the same family!! and despite the 15 hour flight, I managed pretty comfortably. One lucky break was that there was no one in the seat next to me so I got to spread out. I managed to sleep for a good portion of the trip.

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I'm at the airport. My many bags are checked, and by some miracle didn't get charged a weight overage. They tell me that I'll have leg room in my seat but I don't think SeatGuru agrees. We shall see ( Read more... )