Travel, life, loves and laughs.
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
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
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
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
The night is set, New Year’s Eve. The preparations are complete, suits ready, hair & makeup done. We are ready to see the New Year in in style.
Brad & Diana arrive and have brought a bottle of Bollinger which we pop first off and ‘cheers’ whilst we make some photos of the occasion.… Read the rest
Christmas is behind us for another year and New Year’s celebrations just around the corner. But in this one week of the year where it feels acceptable to just chill, it is time for some family adventures. The Dubai Safari Park calls us.… Read the rest
It is that most wonderful time of the year. Christmas is upon us. It has crept up on me in 2020, a year like no other. And not in a good way!… Read the rest
Make no mistake, these look like modern markets from the outside but they have a traditional waterfront food market inside. From spices to fruits and vegetables, fish, seafood and meats. They have it all.
Christmas is coming and so it’s the season for seafood.… Read the rest
Atlantis, The Palm, one of the many landmarks of Dubai. We have driven past, dined in, looked over, sailed past and photographed it many times and yet, after 4 years here, we have not stayed. This week, that changes.… Read the rest