Category: Dubai
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Al Bastakiya: Down the winding walkways of Dubai’s Heritage
Before Dubai became the glitzy capital of the famously fashionable that it is today, it was once an arid land of Bedouins. A semi-nomadic people who traversed the desert with their herds of camel and goat, eternally in search of oases that would sustain their agriculture. Everything from the famed dates and coffee of Dubai […]
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Eataly: To the Perfect Tiratisu!
Verrina Tiratisu Home made mascarpone cream cheese with coffee flavoured spongecake topped with cocoa powder. That’s Eatly’s Tiramisu for you. Hands down the best in Dubai and for me, counted amongst the few memorable ones from all those countless Tiramisus I have ever had! Just the sight of the Tiratisu (a healthier version of the usual Tiramisu […]
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24 Hours in Dubai
Dubai is my second home. Having briefly lived there in 2014, I have gone back to this glamorous city thrice since. So, when I had to pick my favourite city to spend 24 hours in, I didn’t really need to think twice! The only choice was on how to go about it. It happens ever so often, […]
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Goodbye, Dubai
It has almost become a tradition now. Whenever we are flying back home from Dubai we have our breakfast at McDonald’s. Well, they don’t have the usual fare for breakfast (read no Hash browns 😶 ), but there is just something about this quiet corner with a view in Terminal 1. It is never too […]
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I Heart Honey Bears: Le Pain Quotidien
They call themselves a ‘Bakery and Communal Table’ and you know they take it seriously. The hum of conversation fills the air, jam is passed around the table and ever so gracefully, time slows. & that it isn’t just something beautiful to say. Besides, who doesn’t like being surrounded by Honey Bears?! The Le Pain […]
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Kitchen 6: A King’s Spread
For the good or for the bad, during my time in Dubai, I was not able to go on the two photowalks as planned. So, here I am substituting those with 2 Eatouts instead! First off, Kitchen 6. Six, open kitchens. The six live cooking stations in this restaurant at JW Marriott Marquis Dubai are what […]
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on a slow boat to Arabia
Dubbed ‘The Arabian Resort of Dubai’, Madinat Jumeirah is a luxury resort that is an experience, complete in itself. This wide-spread resort has over 3kms of waterways and a boat ride in the traditional Arabain Dhow along these is a pleasant way to spend a quiet evening. More so, towards the last few months of the […]
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But, first coffee.
Dubai Marina, I Love You. But, first coffee. The Starbucks in Marina Promenade has been my ‘Haven of Escape’ for all my time in Dubai. This is where I would disappear to, without fail, all those late evenings right after classes and early afternoons on the weekend. It is quiet, cosy and has absolutely no crowds. Except […]