Street Con 2015 at Ghurair Centre

The lanes around Al Ghurair centre, Deira, have come alive with striking wall graffiti, colourful installations and interesting stalls as part of the STREETCON (Street

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Cafe Ceramique

The whole idea of sipping tea while creating your own work of art is so charming that it’s easy to fall for it. At Cafe

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Dubai Canvas Festival

Some days ago we went to see Middle East’s first three dimensional pavement art festival. Driving through thick traffic along JLT we landed at the

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A talk on Baniyas Square

Think of Deira and most Dubai residents will utter one word — congested. Along with its serious dearth of parking space it is also a

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Parachuting Championship

Grey skies, cool breeze and a holiday — meant a perfect day for a picnic. Instead we headed to watch some adventure in the air.

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Wafi events

The sun is still scorching hot but September means the winters are not far away, a time when events rain galore in Dubai. The Wafi

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View from Burj Khalifa at night

Well, I finally succumbed to the urge to do the most touristy thing in Dubai. Last month I made it to the top of Burj

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Reem Al Bawadi

We had heard a lot about this Lebanese restaurant chain. The plan was to go to their Dubai Marina outlet but time constraints made us

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Madhbi @Mandilicious

Mandi and Madhbi are traditional Arabian rice dishes slow cooked with meat. I have often seen restaurant boards selling Mandi in some parts of Dubai.

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Meeting Joanne Harris at Emirates Lit Fest’14

It’s the season of Lent and I am off meat and desperately trying (but failing miserably) to cure my sweet tooth. Rich, silky, nutty, soft

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