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The archeological and historical wealth of the UAE is generally considered to be poor: a barren and dry region throughout history, the unconsidered opinion of most of us is that much more interesting things happened AROUND this place (Mesopotamia, Persia, … Continue reading
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Alongside a coastal road north of Fujairah lies a small mosque made of mud bricks and plaster, with no minaret and one internal pillar. It’s the oldest mosque in the UAE, dated 1446. Given the fragile nature of the material, … Continue reading
© Jones the Grocer
Given the relative affluence of (a certain category of) expats in Abu Dhabi, it’s surprising to me that we don’t see more high-end brands like Jones the Grocer trying to take hold here. I’m obviously not the only one to … Continue reading
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Spent a few hours celebrating a friend’s birthday on the terrace at Aloft. Windy and cool, but nice. Bad light for pictures, so these are just really experiments.
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The UAE National Day celebrates the creation of the United Arab Emirates on December 2nd, 1971. It’s quite impressive to see the throngs of emiratis driving down the Corniche in their heavily decorated cars. This year was the 39th anniversary, … Continue reading
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I’d never hear of Mark248am until a random tweet a few days ago. He lives in Kuwait, and blogs about life there as a Lebanese expat designer. We share at least one thing: we’ve both chosen to blog about the restaurants … Continue reading