"You should go to our malls"

"You should go to our malls. There is a big one with a waterfall and hundreds of shops. You'd love it. It's just like Las Vegas."  OMG please. I am not going to the other side of the world to go to a mall.

I arrived a few hours early to Logan so that I could get an exit row seat. Success. The extra leg room will really help on the 13 hour flight. I am now killing time in Logan's Terminal C. I just asked the Air Emirates greeter for recommendations on how to spend the eight hour layover in Dubai. "You should go to our malls...". Eric texted me saying the same thing. I thought he knew me better than that. I hate malls; long lines, high fashion, wasteful excess, hordes of people. Ouch.

I'll figure out what to do when I get there. I had thought I would go for tea at the Burj al Arab Jumeirah hotel; you know, the building on the peninsula that looks like a big sailboat. I Googled it. $175. Ha. I will just nurse my water bottle outside the front door instead.

I couldn't be more excited about this trip. I'll be mountain biking in Nepal for 12 days with three guys and a guide that I've never met. All I know about the other guests is that two are from England and one is from Australia. That's it. My only concern is that they are monster mountain bikers with years of experience. I've only been on a mountain bike twice. I will be horrified if I am holding them up.

That aside, it should be an incredible trip. I can't wait to get started.







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Location:Logan International Airport, Boston, United States