Travel, life, loves and laughs.
In the middle of charming Melnik is the Kordopulov House. We visit here on a bright, sunny spring morning after a bracing walk to the Holy Place. The town is quiet, it’s the very beginning of the season anyway but Covid has hit tourism hard and we receive an especially warm welcome as the first tourists to return since the beginning of the pandemic.… Read the rest
As we arrive at Etar Ethnographic Outdoor Museum, it seems like just a few old huts along a small, albeit picturesque stream. However, as we enter this busy little slice of history, it’s clear that it is much more than it seems.… 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
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
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