Category Archives: Urban Life

The Jetsons

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Alice

Seven months into 2012, so shouldn’t we all be traveling around in flying cars by now?  That was the prediction in the Jetsons cartoon tv show. Set in 2062 the futuristic series – first produced by Hanna-Barbera in 1962 – depicts … Continue reading →

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Hongi Kiss

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Alice

How lovely to be kissed hallo in the inviting throes of a warm greeting. So continental! Well, its also a deeply held Polynesian custom which is wonderfully enacted everywhere the traveller turns while in New Zealand. The traditional Maori welcome is … Continue reading →

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Burj Khalifa

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Alice

The Burj Khalifa is certainly easy on the well-shaded eye. All who come to be near its looming construction become dazzled by its proportions…then become dizzy from all that reflecting glass and beaming sunrays. In the searing sunshine of a Dubai summer, … Continue reading →

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Contemporary Omani Homes

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Alice

Ah, Oman. The textbook example of how a nation’s leader can provide modernity to its people and guests, with that definite nod to heritage and culture in its architectural design. This seamless amalgam of past and present is manifest in the … Continue reading →

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A Little Help From My Friends

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Alice

Companionate-style friendship really is the bomb. Did you know that having a good set of mates can help you live a longer life? Well my instinct tells me so, considering its my friends who get me through the horrors of … Continue reading →

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Parasail Away!

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Alice

A hot summer’s day is too easily spoilt by spending it in its entirety on terra firma. Why not take to the air, attached to ropes and boats, parachutes and harnesses? Nothing novel in that idea considering an adventurous fellow by … Continue reading →

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Rooftops – What a View

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Alice

I made a discovery today. Well, the place has always been around; the iconic buildings erected now for a decade, and the endless blue of Arabian sky nothing novel to the bedouins of the U.A.E. It’s more the view; this … Continue reading →

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Indoors Outdoors 5* Establishments

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Alice

In a city like Dubai, dominated by towers and skyscrapers, finding a sanctuary unique and peaceful in order to escape the horrors of the working week can be a mission. Relaxation is critical when the weekend arrives, and so to Abu … Continue reading →

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The Shop Front

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Alice

Being the polo-watching, horse-adoring, jodhpur-wearing lassie that I am, inevitability stated that today my camera was to shoot that bastion of retail aesthetic, La Martina. It is at La Martina that my obsession with the hand-crafted riding boot becomes my quarry, a … Continue reading →

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Midnight. Blue. Bugatti

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Alice

A friend who designs interiors, dresses and hats for a living recently rekindled my love of the hunt. The prey? Inspired gifts to bundle up, wrap and bow-tie for her birthday. The bounty was extremely well received, and most in awe was my … Continue reading →

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