A Dubai Food and Travel Blog
Hotel review – further details and rating follow the post. It’s got to that time of year when every resident of the UAE is dreaming about vacations. Some get them, some don’t. Just two weeks ago, the weather does that thing it does every year – it turned from beautiful-every-day-and-even-better-at-night to it’s-so-hot-I-can’t-breathe. Those of us…
Once upon a time, there was a girl who looked for the most incredible luxury she could find. She decided that if there was a Four Seasons in any city in the world, she would try and stay there before looking anywhere else. Photostory – review follows the gallery. Four Seasons Accommodation Style: Five-star Resort…
A couple of decent things worth knowing: Local Eid al Adha When: October 14thish for a few days – but doesn’t matter because we’re all taking the week off! At home: Arafat day followed by two days of Eid Holiday is marked in Dubai by what else but 24-hour shopping. There will also be other…
Something for my Dubai readers…. I’m sorry I keep on sending you instagrams of lavender fields in Provence, crystal blue waters of Malta, perfect chalky cool whites from Santorini and Mykonos and then posting about icy cold bottles of golden Cava in Barcelona. I’m sorry, because I know that while I traverse the world, occasionally…
I must confess, I’m a little five-star. I think living in Dubai has done it to me – the surreal world where even mall toilets are glossy and four-star hotels have l’Occitaine toiletries to steal from the bathrooms. My husband used to tease me about it, until I dragged him down this costly path, but…