As international travel is still quite difficult with entry restrictions and a lengthy quarantine on arrival at many destinations, we no longer have the luxury of just jumping on a plane for a few days’ getaway from Dubai. But fear not because the UAE offers many great options to spendRead More…
First of all, please accept our sincere apologies for disappearing off the face of the earth for a few months. With everything that’s been going on in the world right now, life got in the way, and Silvia and I took an unplanned break from writing. We hope everyone is well and safe andRead More…
If you are happy in your house it makes living under lockdown conditions more bearable. However, when the lockdown lasts for a month (or maybe even longer for some) you start appreciating simple, routine things you used to be able to do without even thinking before. Silvia and I areRead More…
Ramadan Kareem to all our Muslim readers! The Holy month of Ramadan started just over a week ago (can’t believe it’s been a week already!) and this Ramadan is like no other as we are finding ourselves in the midst of these unprecedented times with most of the world beingRead More…
“I have always loved the desert. One sits down on a desert sand dune, sees nothing, hears nothing. Yet through the silence something throbs, and gleams…” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince I visited Anantara Qasr Al Sarab with a friend of mine (who is also my lovely photographer –Read More…
One side of Dubai is its glitz and glam so it’s not surprising that many upscale places offer something very indulgent and glitzy on their coffee menu – a gold cappuccino sprinkled with real 24-carat gold! Why would anyone want to drink something so extravagant when you can enjoy aRead More…
The only travelling we can do for now is looking through our past travel photos and reliving the good times. I was browsing through my NYC photos for inspiration the other day and came across photos from my stay at 1 Hotel Central Park, a one-of-a-kind urban retreat hotel inRead More…
Yasmina and I bought some lilies to decorate the new apartment and to make the place feel more like home. Of the different bulbs that compose the plant only two were partially opened displaying a beautiful bright pink color. We couldn’t understand why it took so long for the flowersRead More…