Spring Sensations in Dubai
Dubai’s balmy temps and sensational R&R make it the ideal spring escape – simply add endless sunshine, sand and sea, all blissfully mozzie-free. Whether you’re out...
Tips for Visiting Dubai During Ramadan
Dubai might not at first spring to mind as a hot-to-trot destination during Ramadan (5 May-4 June), but should you be flitting to the city-state...
How to do Dubai
Dubai. It’s a city of sun, sand and unrivalled flashy sumptuousness – where else would you find ski scopes built in the middle of the desertand...
A Guide to Alserkal Ave, Dubai’s Hippest Hood
Dubai might be the land of label-filled mega malls, high-end celeb-chef restaurants and luxury brand hotels but the desert city of ritz and glitz also...
How to Beat the Heat in Dubai
Only the maddest of dogs and Englishmen would consider lingering long in Dubai’s punishing August heat. With temps often rocketing past 40ºC, it’s high time...
Neighbourhood Guide: Jumeirah, Dubai
Think it’s all big brand name dollies, OTT Hotels and Jumeirah Janes who brunch? Well, you’re on the money, honey, but Dubai’s ritziest strip is...
Guest Post: Road Trip to Oman
If you want to get away from it all, head to Oman. With a clifftop resort in the Hajar mountains and a luxury camp tucked...
Alila Jabal Akhdar, Oman: Out of Town
Oh me, oh my, Oman! A hop and a skip from Dubai lies one of the Middle Eastern sultanate’s swishest retreats, Alila Jabal Akhdar. Like...
Melia Desert Palm, Dubai: Dune Delight
There are luxury resorts… And then there’s Melia Desert Palm, an Arabic oasis set magnificently in a private polo estate amid the sandy dunes just...
DAS Collection, Dubai: Next Generation Abayas
Dubai’s Beljafla sisters bring the abaya into the C.21st via their glam ladies’ label DAS Collection. By modern, western standards of beauty, the abaya is...