This spa-cation at The Ritz Carlton, Dubai is not to be missed. Nothing says spa or vacation quite like this luxury chain where you’re guaranteed to feel a world away, even if in reality it’s only a couple of kilometers.… Read the rest
Spa-cation
The Greenroom
The Greenroom does a mean traditional English roast. It’s not what immediately comes to mind on a 48°C day in Dubai. Nevertheless, we find ourselves here for an afternoon of multiple pool(s), table soccer and Sunday roasts.
Indoors
Arriving from the heat of the afternoon into the cool bistro style of The Greenroom, we are promptly seated although not quite ready for dinner.… Read the rest
Al Marjan Island
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
How To Lose Time
Somehow we find ourselves in September. As the world settles in to the ‘new normal’ of this COVID era, we are in need of a break. Big time. Double Tree Al Marian Resort & Spa lets me figure out how to lose time…
Needless to say, like everyone else, we have been juggling the pressures of homeschooling (mostly Jason), working from home (mostly me) and an unexpected familiarity with our four walls that, while not unpleasant is getting a bit tiresome.… Read the rest
Dukes Dubai
Dukes Dubai. In the midst of this ongoing pandemic, we need an escape. Dukes, The Palm perfectly fits the bill.
Homeschooling for months, desks crammed into bedrooms, work calls with the cat lying on the keyboard and the vacuum cleaner droning in the background and summer get always cancelled.… Read the rest