The Palace Downtown

The Palace Downtown

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

Balloon Girl

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

Sand Boarding UAE

Sand Boarding UAE

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

Waterfront Markets

Waterfront Markets

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

Atlantis, The Palm

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

At.Mosphere

At.Mosphere

“What are you doing on the 27th?”. “Nothing that I’m aware of” I reply. I am informed that I am being treated to a date night. Not just any date night. The Moscow City Ballet Company’s Swan Lake at the Dubai Opera.… Read the rest

Love Lakes

Love Lakes, image: Google Earth

Only in Dubai could you imagine heart shaped lakes and then create them. The Love Lakes, located near the Al Qudra lakes and Bab Al Shams Resort & Spa, are just that.

Getting There

In need of a break from the hustle and bustle, we have the Love Lakes as our destination this afternoon.… Read the rest