Barcelona has been on my hot list for some time now, and on being invited to a friend’s wedding in Sitges I was delighted to see that the thoughtful and [ ... ]
The posts that I have written for Ramadan over the last two years have been very much focussed on readers from within Dubai and the Arab world, included details of [ ... ]
When I think of Portugal, it’s normally the long sandy beaches, orange and lemon groves, and chaotic tourist shops drawn up from my memories of a childhood holiday in the [ ... ]
Not an affliction to be sniffed at (sorry, couldn’t resist!), hay fever has plagued my summers since I was a child – that is, until I fled the pollen and [ ... ]
As a hard-working expat, I generally only travel home once a year and these visits normally tie in with special occasions – weddings and big family birthdays being the main [ ... ]
Diving for me in Dubai seems to have become a seasonal pursuit – there just seem to be so many other things to do above the water in the cooler [ ... ]
Summer in Dubai often finds us residents cooped up in doors, unsure of what to do with ourselves. Recently there’s been a new trend to sweep the UAE which provides [ ... ]
How Dubai International is overtaking Heathrow as busiest airport in the world
As countries the world over do their best to accommodate the growth in tourism – headlined by the [ ... ]
After recently helping a friend celebrate a special birthday and with my own celebrations in the not too distant past it started me thinking about all the unique ways that [ ... ]
Before the congratulatory messages start, no it’s not me heading down the alter, but it is one of my closest friends in Dubai. The couple’s story has actually already featured [ ... ]
