For the love of food, friendship & wanderlust
There are foods that when you eat, you are transported to a place and time you miss. Like an old photograph that can evoke smiles or tears or a flood of memories, food can do that ever so well. Living in a city like Dubai, with people from all over the world, we have the
Breakfast is the BEST meal of the day – and my most favourite! As we approach the end of the work week, we find ourselves wondering: ‘where do we go for breakfast?’ We also receive lots of messages on Insta asking us for recommendations so to help solve this dilemma, we’ve put together a list
One must do experience in Dubai is breakfast at the highest restaurant in the world – At.mosphere in Burj Khalifa. I’m personally not a fan of going to the tallest tower/ viewpoint in any city but its different in Dubai. Firstly, you are in Burj Khalifa which is the tallest building in the WORLD! Secondly,
I got to spend a delightful couple of “summer” days in Wellington, New Zealand. I say “summer” because we didn’t really get the “summer” feels while we were there. The coldest day was 13′ C with winds for which this girl who loves the winter, was under prepared. I had one rain jacket and one sweatshirt and
When I first saw photos of Bistro Des Arts, a thought came to mind – “it doesn’t look like this cafe is in Dubai.” Once you’re there though, you quickly realise that it’s the perfect combo of Dubai (view of the Marina) and France (decor, music, food). You do feel like you’ve been transported elsewhere for a
I say extraordinary because this may literally never happen ever again. The Cocoa Room shares space with Slider Station. Prior to Cocoa Room opening to the public, I had been to Slider Station on two occasions and both times, this place was bursting at the seams. While the number of people didn’t hinder me from enjoying my
I finally get to write a travel post and it feels ridiculously amazing. I’m not a “take a break from work” kinda person. I love schedules and I don’t take well to time off. But burn-out was at an all time high and I needed the break. And it was a real break; I disabled
No. Fifty Seven Boutique Cafe from Abu Dhabi was recently in Dubai for a four-day pop-up cafe stint. Pop-ups seem to be the in-thing at the moment but Buthaina Al Mazrui and Alamira Noor Bani Hashim are no newbies to it. The young, talented girls founded the Dinner Club No. 57 in 2012, hosting elaborate
We were told in big bold letters recently – “you sure aren’t in your early twenties anymore“. One late night followed by the inability to “sleep it off” the next morning had us craving a space that would help us get over both, the fact that we weren’t in our early twenties anymore and our