Author: Lil One Of The Ashes

Dubai resident. Stays most of the time in the marina as she can't be bothered going anywhere else after work and in the weekends. Originally from the land of the orang utans, spent the latter half of her life in the land down under. Always on the look out for deals, loves organising get-togethers, and occasionally steals some time for a sip of wine or four at ladies nights.

Pool and Beach Day Passes – Summer 2020

.Reading time 6 minutes.

A lot of us are stuck here in Dubai this summer, due to various obvious reasons.  This year’s summer will feel even longer as most of us have been cooped up in our homes for the last few months. As hotel pools and beaches start opening up, it was a huge relief to us ..  […]

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Chocolate Masterclass @ Oompa Loompa, The Beach JBR Dubai

.Reading time 6 minutes.

The quickest way deals get around these days when it comes to kid’s activities is social media. Saw a post in the JBR Mums Dubai FB group (credits entirely to Kristel!), a hunt through instagram, a couple of emails and phone call later, we got ourselves and the girls to the newly opened Oompa Loompa […]

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Carnival Brunch @ Palm Garden, Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort Dubai

.Reading time 6 minutes.

A very quick summary of my thoughts on the Carnival Brunch at Palm Garden, Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort. After a bit of browsing online and in the Entertainer as usual, we settled to book the family-friendly Carnival Brunch held at the Sheraton JBR, which is on every Friday from 1-4pm. We’ve been to the brunch […]

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Privilee with Kids @ Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel & Villas

.Reading time 7 minutes.

I pushed the buggy towards the restaurant counter and smiled at the lady. “It’s that way,” she pointed to the bathrooms behind me. Confused, and trying to contain my offense, I told her that we actually wanted to have dinner here. “Can we?” I added, with a smile. It must be the pool hair, make-up […]

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The Chelsea Brunch @ London Project, Bluewaters Dubai

.Reading time 8 minutes.

After a failed competition attempt for the Chelsea Brunch months ago, followed by another failed review-pitch attempt, I decided maybe one day I would come to The London Project and try it out on my own account. So when a dear friend whom I haven’t seen for the longest of time got in touch to […]

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Afternoon Tea @ Plato’s, Atlantis the Palm

.Reading time 4 minutes.

You’ve seen that light blue, translucent shell that appears to be levitating mid-air within the lounge in Atlantis. Magical 🙂 I’ve always wondered what they serve there – if I could have a drink or two one day, without breaking the bank. Then the 241 for the afternoon tea popped up on the Entertainer for […]

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Social Thursdays @ Oeno, Westin Mina Seyahi

.Reading time 7 minutes.

We’ve been to Oeno once, and decided to return after a friend recommended it for a nice evening out. They had all these deals happening on a Thursday – and since it was a 3 minute taxi ride from our place (8, if the tram was passing….), we made some plans to meet friends over […]

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Family-friendly Brunches in Dubai

.Reading time 13 minutes.

There’s brunches that allows kids, and then there’s brunches with kid’s entertainment. Some even go so far to have a designated area for kid’s to play in. I spent nearly two hours (sadly) browsing through the Entertainer, Google, and various listings online last night trying to find a spot for our next gathering. So after […]

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