Restaurants. Hotels. Experiences
Babies Basic is a homegrown brand selling products for babies and kids, founded by parents here in Dubai. They have feeding products, personalised clothing and accessories, as well as a range of activity mats and books for older kids to use. How I wish there were more options like these when I was a new […]
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We got properly dressed up one Saturday in September, for a much anticipated double date with our dear friends. Sky Brunch at Attiko it was. I had been there just once – months ago, for drinks at sunset – so was excited to see what they had to offer for brunch. We contemplated walking, and […]
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If you woke up late in the weekend, and you want to have some bacon and eggs – don’t fret, The Cavendish at Voco Bonnington is serving their breakfast buffet until 3pm in the weekends! We took the kids to The Cavendish one Sunday morning in September, to review their lazy weekend breakfast offer. Here’s […]
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Sometimes it’s nice to take the kids for lunch and have them do something else, other than say……. sit at the table. There’s only so much colouring they can do before they start asking for the phone. Well, we all know that family brunches are fabulous for keeping kids entertained, but what if you don’t […]
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What time is too early for a glass of bubbly? 🙂 If you would like a glass of mimosa, maybe a bellini with your eggs benedict – here are a few breakfast spots where you can get free flow bubbly in the Dubai Marina end of town – to include JLT and the Palm. Word […]
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When was the last time you went to Boardwalk? It has been many many years, for us – lazy marina people. Did you know that Boardwalk offers a pizza-making activity for kids? I didn’t! We drove up to Dubai Creek Resort with the family one September weekend, to review their pizza-making activity, together with lunch […]
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Have you ever heard of the InfraslimX technology? I haven’t. I didn’t even know what we were signing ourselves up for until a few hours before heading over. My husband called me over to the laptop to show me what it was on Google. ‘Oh, is that what it is?’ We both looked at each […]
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Four Seasons Resort Dubai has introduced a new wellness offer, called ‘SereniTea’. Wouldn’t be too hard to guess what you get from the name right? We drove up to the Four Seasons one weekend in August to review the offer. Here’s our experience of SereniTea.
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One of the perks of living in Dubai is its convenience and comfort – and a big part of that is the many home delivery apps available to residents, as well as tourists. Having lived here for over a decade, we have found a handful of websites and apps that we often use for our […]
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The first of so many great family brunches – is Into the Jungle, put together by the one and only Family Brunch team. We returned to Giardino to review the very popular, always booked-out family brunch with the troupe – including my dear mum. High hopes, high expectations – as many friends have done this […]
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For the summer season – Raffles the Palm have introduced a generous spa day offer, called the ‘Summer Glow Up.’ With mum in town, I took the opportunity to bring her along to review the offer, late July. Mum loves being pampered. Who doesn’t? 🙂 Here’s what to expect from the Summer Glow Up at […]
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With the temperature and humidity at a high throughout summer, wouldn’t it be nice to book yourself into a nice spa – all by yourself, possibly with a friend, or your other half? The great thing about summer in Dubai is there are always lots of awesome deals, and a spa day is one of […]
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If you are in Dubai with the kids for any part of the summer break – I’m sure you’ll be looking for something to keep the little ones occupied. The great thing about Dubai is that it is built for the heat – or shall I say, to survive the scorching summer. See below for […]
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Do you come often to Dubai? Wouldn’t it be nice if you had a place to store things that you often use – that would be too much of a hassle to bring back and forth everytime you come here? The following article is written by a guest writer, on tips on finding the best […]
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A fellow mum of 3 kids had sent me a message recently : ” I would absolutely love a blog of hotels that fit 3 kids without charging you double for interconnecting rooms ! ” So this listing – is for you, and all of us out here who have three little kids, aka a […]
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Going to theme parks just brings out the child in you, doesn’t it? Going to Legoland Hotel Dubai does the very same. Don’t know about you but as we drove towards the hotel, and seeing all the many child-size Lego figurines all over, I got so…so excited. Excited for our kids, excited for myself, and […]
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When it comes to resorts in the UAE – we are very, very spoilt. With so many 5-star, grand, sparkly resorts all over – why would you want to stay in a smaller, 4-star resort such as the Radisson Resort Marjan Island? I was a bit worried as well what the staycation would be like. […]
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Well well – not often do we get such a long break in Dubai, do we? Four working days off – that’s a proper 6 days off with the little ones. Here’s a little collection of things that you could do with the kids, if you are planning to stay on, or fly into Dubai […]
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If you have been in Dubai for more than 5 years, chances are you have done the Fork and Cork brunch at some point or another. It’s Anantara the Palm’s big brunch. The last time we did this – we didn’t have any mini versions of ourselves at the table to attend to. It was […]
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A very dear friend of mine have recently been a victim of a scam. The name of the construction company, or the family will not be disclosed for privacy, as it is currently being looked at by all parties, including Dubai Police. With their permission, we are putting this piece together in hopes that it […]
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