Travel, life, loves and laughs.
Exploring Expo 2020 is like discovering another world. A world filled with innovation, education, peace, harmony, delight and wonder. A place to discover possibilities for sustainability, mobility and opportunity. The best of us and our world in one place.
Today we make a beeline for the China pavilion, one of the facades that can be recognised as visually linked to its country.… Read the rest
It’s easy to get the spooks around Dubai on Halloween. A right festival is currently underway in the city.
The decorations in our neighbourhood begin in earnest at least a week beforehand although retail promotes things at least a month in advance.… Read the rest
A short way up into the hills we arrive at the traditional village of Marathokefala where time seems to stand still. Here, the pace of life takes the slow road, with many daily rituals continuing as they have done for centuries.… Read the rest
It hasn’t really felt much like Ramadan this year, if anything can remedy this it is Iftar at The Palace Downtown. Actually work restrictions in the office remain, as do equivalent on camera requirements for working from home.… Read the rest
Banksy. The pseudonymous artist first emerged on the graffiti art scene in Bristol around about 1990. His works gained in popularity through the 1990s and continue to feature striking and humorous images occasionally combined with words or slogans.
Banksy’s art often combines humour with anti-war, anti-capitalist, or anti-establishment messages.… Read the rest
Double Tree by Hilton, Al Marjan Island. We return. After visiting last September and quickly figuring out how to lose time doing very little and yet a lot, we return to Al Marjan Island for some R&R.
Setting out on our road trip I have work calls to attend so the screens are permitted in the back of the car.… Read the rest
We head out to the Bedouin Oasis in Ras Al Khaimah for the weekend with camels in mind. I am looking forward to riding a camel but before we even arrive we encounter a couple of friendly ones along the road.… Read the rest
There are surprisingly a lot of things to do in the desert. Particularly when we find ourselves at a Bedouin Oasis. We escape Dubai for a night and head to Ras Al Khaimah to experience the desert at its best.… Read the rest
We head out to the Bedouin Oasis in Ras Al Khaimah for the weekend with sand boarding high on the list of activities. The boys are excited and so are we! The weather is still nice, we have a group of friends and some fun things lined up – quad biking, camel rides and dinner under the stars, plus a marshmallow or two around the campfire.… Read the rest
Quad biking is rather exhilarating. In the desert it is even more so. Not much of an adrenaline junkie by nature, I prefer to get my kicks from a great historical site, a particularly good meal or a beautiful view.… Read the rest