Staycation: Jumeirah Saadiyat Island Resort
It’s official – staycation season is finally upon us! The weather is slowly cooling down and it’s finally bearable to be out on the…
UAE Currency Museum
Not long ago, I was researching an article for free things to do in Abu Dhabi and I came across the UAE currency museum…
Bucket list staycation: Burj Al Arab, Dubai
It’s a common one on the bucket list for UAE expats, but over this year’s Eid break we finally went for it and spent…
Music and tradition in Abu Dhabi: Bait Al Oud
Despite having lived in Abu Dhabi for over seven years now, the city is always changing and there’s always places to explore that I…
Long Haul: visiting Langkawi, Malaysia
My blog posts seem to be piling up on me these days, there just never seems to be the time to write lately, but…
Day trip: family fun at Emirates Bio Farm
One of the things we tend to miss out on by living in the UAE, is access to what many of us consider ‘normal’…
Three places not to miss in Manama, Bahrain
Bahrain. What do you think of when it comes to Bahrain? Before I’d visited I’d heard mixed reports. Some people love it and some…
A short break in Bahrain: Four Seasons Bahrain Bay
Last October to coincide with half term and as it happened – our tenth wedding anniversary, we decided to book a short break to…
The oldest building in Abu Dhabi – Qasr Al Hosn
It’s no secret that I love this place, having attended one of the few short festivals that took place on the grounds a few…
A decade as Mr & Mrs – our Dubai wedding
Ten years. Ten whole years since that warm October day in 2008! I can’t believe it’s been 10 years already. We were already living…
Art Lounge at the Louvre Abu Dhabi
If there was one thing I thought was missing from the Louvre Abu Dhabi, it was a good bar. The one thing every decent…
Eating: Black Tap Abu Dhabi
You’ve probably already seen the photos from Black Tap in Dubai, you know those crazy-out-of-control milkshakes? Yep, that’s the one, and over the summer…