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Most people who end up in Ras Al Khaimah are either here for Jebel Jais or a beach resort. Both are fine. But there is a quieter version of this emirate underne
I checked my phone on Tuesday and the notification was already there. June 15 confirmed as a public holiday. Sat, Sun, Mon all yours. First proper break since E
For a long time, Montenegro sat in the "too complicated" pile for most Dubai residents. Schengen visa assumptions, vague embassy advice, no direct flight. Then
Dubai Marina has more restaurants per square kilometre than almost anywhere else in the city. It also has more mediocre ones, places that survive on footfall, v
I split my time between Dubai and RAK, which means I spend a reasonable portion of my life on the E311 with a coffee in the cupholder watching the skyline shrin
I didn't really understand DIFC until I worked near it for a few months. From the outside, it looks like a financial district all glass towers, suited crowds, a
The thing nobody tells you about doing Dubai with children is that the city was, in many ways, built for exactly this. The indoor parks are world-class. The bea
I'd been putting Hatta off for about a year. Not for any good reason. It's 90 minutes from Dubai, the road is easy, and everyone who'd been told me to go. I jus
If you've been doing the same Dubai tourist loop (Burj Khalifa, Mall of the Emirates, maybe a desert safari if you're feeling adventurous), it's time to shake t
Every year, a percentage of people arriving in Dubai are underprepared for the immigration process. Not because it's complicated, it's actually one of the more
Dubai in summer divides people into two camps. There are those who leave - long holiday, visit family, escape to somewhere with a functioning relationship wit
Let's be honest about something upfront. Dubai has a reputation as a couples and groups city, the kind of place where everything is designed to be experienced w