Rollin’ with the Emir

Highways to Nowhere, Part 3
I had been in the deepest sleep of my life when the phone rang in my hotel room at the Grand Jebel Hafeet Al Anin. It was my friend Gary the Persian, who told me to get ready for dinner and the night out in the city.

I looked [...]

Chillin’ with the Emir

Highways to Nowhere, Part 2
 
Mercure’s Grand Jebel Hafeet Al Anin Hotel is a beautiful perch high above the desert, and after a hellish drive in a Koenigsegg, was a welcome sight to a weary journalist.
I was sitting outside at the hotel’s outdoor cafe by the pool, enjoying a glass of chilled flavored sparking [...]