The United Arab Emirates is an otherworldly kind of a place: dazzling, excessive, glamorous, and containing a whole lot of sand. (It is mostly desert, after all.) Its capital is a beautiful city, with a distinctly classier vibe than its more-visited neighbour, Dubai. Maybe you're considering a day trip from Dubai, or perhaps you're visiting… Continue reading How to Spend One Day in Abu Dhabi • Camels, coffee, and a whole lot of marble
With limited time to explore Abu Dhabi, I put it to my instagram followers to let me know what were the must-see activities in this glamorous city. The one thing which I wasn't expecting (but really shouldn't have been shocked by; Abu Dhabi is quite frankly dripping with wealth), was to try a gold cappuccino… Continue reading Gold Cappuccino in Abu Dhabi? Don’t mind if I do.
An Abu Dhabi desert safari was definitely one of the more exciting ways to start the day in the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. *This site contains affiliate links, where I earn a small commission from purchases you make, at no cost to you. “I think this driver is really trying to push… Continue reading Abu Dhabi Desert Safari at Sunrise
Dubai is a city of extremes. Extreme wealth, extreme heat, extremely mind-blowing. The dazzling city skyline in the middle of the desert closely resembles a scene out of a sci-fi movie, in fact I truly wouldn’t be surprised to see cars hovering around overhead within five to ten years of me writing this post; that’s… Continue reading Visiting the Burj Khalifa in 2022
No visit to Abu Dhabi would be complete without seeing the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in all its glossy glory; we knew that much for certain. But a visit to the Sheikh Zayed Mosque at night was more spectacular than I could've imagined. Like pretty much everywhere I’ve visited so far in the United Arab Emirates,… Continue reading Sheikh Zayed Mosque • Facts and Feelings from a Night-time Visit
