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 …
A brief visit to 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 …
An evening at Aloft
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 …
UAE National Day
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 …
Restaurant reviews – potentially hazardous…
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 …
Abu Dhabi Falcon Clinic
Over the end of year break, we took a visit to a little gem hidden in the desert close to Abu Dhabi: the Falcon Hospital. …
Origins – Yas Island Hotel
The Yas Island Hotel is something of an icon in Abu Dhabi – an organic shaped building smack in the middle of the Formula One …
Pearls and Caviar
The Pearls and Caviar bills itself as the ultimate lounging destination, where the hipsters of the Abu Dhabi jet set spend evenings drinking mojitos while …
Natural world
It’s an old cliché that the desert is teeming with life. But, this close to the road, we found a surprising number of signs. Camels …
Going down, down, down
Pictures don’t adequately convey the feeling you get when you’re driving down the slope. You don’t see anything but the two small avalanches of sand …
Archeological finds in the GCC
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 …