Category Archives: Hotels

Burj Khalifa

Thursday 20th October 2016 From whatever angle you look, the magnificent Burj Khalifa is outstanding. It’s architecture, dimensions, finishing, aesthetic all combine effortlessly. Glimmering in the city’s perpetual sunrays, the steel and glass tower stands as the proud centerpiece of … Continue reading

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Raffles, Wafi City Dubai

13th February 2016 Not too far from home – actually only a 25 minute metro ride away – is the glorious luxury hotel Raffles located at Wafi City. The ‘City’ itself is styled after Ancient Egypt complete with pyramids, obelisks, … Continue reading

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Colours: Dubai in Autumn

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A very welcome coolness kicks in when Autumn comes round each year to bring relief to our collective, overheated flesh, in those of us living in Dubai. With this season comes a marked reduction in not only temperatures and humidity … Continue reading

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Burj Khalifa & Surrounds

Springtime in Dubai. Sunny, smog-free (miraculously), sharp blue skies and even sharper architecture outlined and clearly defined as the sun descends to the horizon upon the Arabian Gulf. However from where I am standing the Gulf is far away, for I … Continue reading

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Dubai from the Sky

As of April 1 2013 loads more Aussies will find their way to Dubai, either as a stop-over en route to Europe, or as a destination unto itself. You see, Qantas and Emirates have partnered in a world first, wherein … Continue reading

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Burj Al Arab

Dubai brings extraordinary ambition in the form of exciting architectural fetes and structural engineering not seen in other parts of the world. When money does not preclude the realization of imagination, the only thing stopping the construction of a building … Continue reading

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30 Days of Gratefulness-Ramadan Pt 8: Human Endeavours

How many records can one city break? Ah, Dubai: the post-modern city springing forth from ancient desert with the greatest this, the tallest that, the biggest brightest and shiniest everything!! Be it Mall (biggest – the Dubai Mall), or Tower (tallest … Continue reading

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30 Days of Gratefulness – Ramadan Part 6: Pandora’s Box-Hope in a Jar

If I were a hotel, I would desperately want my best outward features to be displayed in all of their glory. My desire would be that the very best of designers ask me some questions about myself, listen to my … Continue reading

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Airplane over Yas – Part I

I fell deeply in love with international travel the instant I was provided with unrestricted access to various destinations world wide, thanks to benefits bestowed upon me, the spouse of an employee of a major international airline. Notwithstanding the sheer corporal pleasures … Continue reading

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Oman – Part III – Sifawi Boutique Hotel

When thoroughly modern and hard-working ladies wish to take a break from the humdrum of paid employment, decisions must be made and consensus reached as to where said break shall be taken. No easy feat for many, but for some, … Continue reading

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