Her name is often mispronounced as Sharjah, Dubai is home, and she grew up in Al Ain – Shreeja is a proper UAE kid. When not stuck in SZR traffic, she’s stuck in a book or TV series. Karak chais, puns and avoiding the sun are her passions
As we’re busy making plans for travel in 2024, there’s good news for holders of a UAE passport. The Emirates’ passport has held on to its spot amongst the top 20 powerful passports according to the Henley Pa...
Winter nights mean heading out to the vast swathes of desert dunes that the UAE’s been blessed with and enjoying time out in nature. You can do that with a twist this January thanks to the return of Al Marmoom Film in t...
We’ve been banging on about just how wonderful Dubai is and the hundreds of things to see and do in this City of Gold. Confirming our fervent belief are millions of Tripadvisor users who voted Dubai as the top travel de...
How costly can an apartment get in Dubai? Well, we have the answer now – a penthouse in Palm Jumeirah has just gone on sale and the listed price is AED 600 million. The 7,212 square metres ( 77,707 square feet) penthous...
That first week back into the office after the New Year long weekend is always an uphill battle. Which is why we have some good news to help you battle that post-holiday blues. We have a string of UAE public holiday dat...
January 1 is a date that brims with promise and crispness, a clean slate to write fresh chapters and get working on those resolutions. Even if you’re anti resolutions and choose to go with the flow in 2024, seizing the...
While the world keeps its ears perked for Spotify Wrapped in November every year, there’s another list of vital user data that’s eagerly awaited in December – Google Trends‘ most popular search terms of 2023. The...
Alexa, play Auld Lang Syne but after the bang, whoosh and fizz of over 38,000 tonnes of sparkling fireworks displays across Dubai dies down. This year will go out in a blaze of glory with breathtaking New Year’s Eve fir...
And that brings us to the close of the year that was 2023. Whether it turned out to be *your year* or a nightmare, December 31 is the opportunity to put the year to rest and start a new chapter. However, Dubai knows how...
Merry Christmas! We may not have chimneys for Santa Claus to slide down but his sleigh has surely made a pitstop amidst Dubai’s dunes and towering skyline (and many malls) laden with presents and a blizzard of wintry Ch...