Restaurants. Hotels. Experiences
I have a soft spot for the Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort. They have a fine selection of restaurants (Rhodes Twenty10’s our favourite!), and is one of many resorts we would recommend for a staycation. During our stay there few summers back, we had breakfast at the then called ‘Brasserie’. So when it was revamped, and […]
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Okay to be fair I didn’t have any sauerkraut. We kinda stayed in Bamboo Lagoon most of the time for the asian cuisine, popping out for a bit of pork from the Hofbrauhaus spread, and waffles from The Market Place. Yes, JW Marriott Hotel’s Indoor ‘Friday Brunch for Everyone’, like a few others (Dusit Thani […]
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When it comes to chinese, both husband and I are always sceptical with what will be offered and expect to be disappointed. Hakkasan Dubai, one of the ten restaurants which have branched from its original one in London boasts itself as offering fine-dining Cantonese cuisine. Food so close to home, we put on our critique […]
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Who brings a baby to a media tasting? Me! C’mon to be fair she was asleep the entire night so we’re making the most of the sleepy baby phase. This is not to say that Katana is a baby-friendly venue. It’s a place for adults, for a group of friends (adult friends), dates (with adults), night […]
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With mum here, and the little one having a sort-of regular pattern – we thought it would be a good idea to go for a date night i.e without bringing the pram / baby bag / baby. Oh and also get a bit more dressed up than usual. With only a handful of dresses that […]
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I get excited when it comes to Japanese food. Back home, we go to my favourite yakitori bar for a skewer or two with a ice cold glass of umeshu, and frequent the many izakaya bars scattered around town. When we moved to Dubai, I was somewhat disappointed that though there are quite a few […]
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What better time to relive our stay in Al Yamm Villas a few months ago, just in time for those planning on where to go for Valentines 🙂 We checked out of Al Sahel Villas ( read about it here ) , and was driven to Al Yamm on the other end of the island. […]
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I thought of doing the write-ups sometime this week, but as we were sitting here in the lounge going through the photos I felt the urge to share it, or at least just the ones on the safari from this morning…… So here’s the first of many posts to come, of our getaway to Sir […]
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Few weeks ago when I had a short break back in Dubai in between my work stint, I grabbed the opportunity to do a massage treatment in Sensasia The Village, as part of an invite. I had been to the same spa, based in Downtown Dubai before on my own account, and it was a […]
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Last Tuesday, when I was back in good ol’ Dubai for a few days, we were invited to celebrations at Fogueira in Ramada Plaza for the Brazilian Independance Day. We’ve never been to the 35th floor of the Ramada Plaza, although we’ve been to Speakeasy downstairs a few times for brunch and dinners. It’s somewhat […]
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Onboard EK 334 once again back to the far east, with my laptop and 4 hours to go. It doesn’t charge well so I have probably not a lot of time to do this post (Afternote : This post was actually finished up a day later when I could charge my lap top back again….) […]
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At first I was thinking, how fun can it really be, getting blown up in a wind tunnel. Plus it’s a bit of a road trip from the marina to Mirdiff City Centre on a Friday morning (well, technically just 30km… but still.. it’s a weekend you know 😉 ). But we figured, let’s do […]
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Why don’t we have a bathtub in our bedroom? Now if your wife asks you this, an easy way to make her happy is to take her to a Beach Suite in Sofitel the Palm 🙂 So, picture this. The bellboy takes you to your suite and you try your best to keep calm when […]
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We have had peking duck in various different restaurants in Dubai. Some add it as part of their brunch feast (Toy Brunch, Le Rivage, Asian Channels), and some restaurants have it as a choice in their mains (Noodle Room). My hometown in Malaysia does it well, as does the chinese in Auckland. My memories of having […]
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Date night on a school night’s are always the best. Eventhough I got completely lost navigating from project office to Sofitel Downtown after work today, it was quite well worth the drive (and frustation) 😉
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