Travel, life, loves and laughs.
It is Charlotte’s birthday and her 40th at that and we have been invited along to celebrate. A ‘big 0’ birthday should come with some fanfare and Brasserie 2.0 at the Royal Le Meridien Hotel certainly fits the bill.… Read the rest
Hell Yeah! A brunch at Gordon Ramsey’s Hell’s Kitchen delivers the classics and more.
When friends Carmen & Adrian invite us to join them for lunch at Gordon Ramsey’s Hell’s Kitchen on Dubai’s Bluewaters Island, it is hard to think of a reason not to.… Read the rest
Aquaventure, at Atlantis, The Palm, is a 42 acre water park attached to the Atlantis hotel. Both have been developed around a lost city theme. As we arrive for the day, to celebrate the boy’s birthdays this week, we can see both the Tower of Neptune and the Tower of Poseidon looming across the park.… Read the rest
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
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
A time for family, reflection, celebration, new beginnings. Easter has a different flavor this year. Although being based in Dubai has its up side, one of the cons is being away from family during an occasion when family time defines the celebration.… Read the rest
And here we go! Again. A little week long interlude for mid term break has seen us escaping from Dubai on the Costa Diadema. We are in for some R&R. Actually, I will be working and there is some concern over the current COVID-19 pandemic but, here we are.… Read the rest
And here we go! Again. A little week long interlude for mid term break has seen us escaping from Dubai on the Costa Diadema. We are in for some R&R. Actually, I will be working and there is some concern over the current COVID-19 pandemic but, here we are.… Read the rest
This is my happy place. Surfers Paradise. We started the morning with a meeting in a Broadbeach cafe that left me wishing I had not already eaten breakfast. The two coffees that I ordered were the best I have had in months, maybe even longer.… Read the rest
We eat every day. Meals are usually memorable due to the company or the occasion. Some for the location or the view. Few meals are remembered for the meal itself. Our meal at the Boat House, however, is memorable for just that.… Read the rest