Enjoying the outdoors at Mamzar park

It’s almost time to bid adieu to spring. A time of the year close to my heart when I love to head outdoors to enjoy

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Learning the writer’s craft at the Emirates Lit Fest

If you visit author Marina Lewycka on a day she is writing expect to find her in her nightgown with the laptop in her bed. For that

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Guess the artist

Starting today my friend painter-journalist Archana RD King displays two of her works at the Ghaf art gallery in Abu Dhabi. ‘Guess the artist‘ exhibition

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Feb flea market schedule

Strike a good bargain at the flea markets this month. Here’s where they are happening: Dubai Saturday February 5, 2011 Dubai Flea Market – Al

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Bloom in boom

Winters is when we see lanes lined with petunias and marigolds all over the UAE.  In all colours the blooms add beauty to the  mundane

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It’s tea time

The weather is just awesome in this part of the world these days. Gray overcast skies, misty mornings, rain-drenched afternoons and breezy evenings – it’s

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Drive to Kalba

Sometime in December we went on a long drive to Kalba. The original plan was to do a picnic on Kalba creek or near the

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Happy 2011

Fireworks at the Burj Khalifa

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Stuffed paranthas in Sharjah

November back home in Delhi is the onset of winter when the heart most desires is the warmth of the quilts and the flavour of

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