A Dubai Holiday

Museum of the Future

A Dubai holiday is a great thing, especially with kids. Most tourists fly by Dubai on a few nights stopover (see stopover itinerary) to or from somewhere else. If you’re prepared to scratch the surface though, there is enough to keep the family going for at least a couple of weeks.… Read the rest

La Perle at Al Habtoor Palace

La Perle at Al Habtoor Palace

The Habtoor Palace at Al Habtoor City in Dubai, is part of a grand complex associated with the Hilton hotels chain. With over 1,000 rooms, an array of restaurants, meeting and conference facilities and on-site entertainment like La Perle, this really is a City unto itself.… Read the rest

Fairmont, The Palm

Flow Kitchen at Fairmont, The Palm presents a buffet that is worthy of a few extra courses.  The setting is spacious and nicely appointed and the staff are polite and attentive, as you’d expect from a hotel of this calibre.

It’s date night and we order a couple of drinks.  … Read the rest

JA Palm Tree Court

JA Palm Tree Court from Pool Side

JA Palm Tree Court is part of the Jebel Ali Resort, an oasis in the truest sense of the word.  Located in the southern region of Dubai, near the base of the undeveloped Palm Jebel Ali and next to the Jebel Ali Free Zone and port area, it’s a lush green space set on the coast between sand and sea. … Read the rest