It’s not just oil. Before oil was discovered in 1958 the Emirate was famous for its pearls. Once the oil money started to flow, Sheikh Zayad decided to build a modern city. He hired Japanese architect Katsuhiko Takahashi to oversee the…
Category: middle east
bucket list: Israel…. 7 things to know
Tel Aviv means hill of spring. Dubbed the Mediterranean Capitol of Cool by the New York Times, it is where all international flights to Israel land. Not surprising, there are 14 km of beaches, nonstop nightlife, museums, graffiti and stands…
Hebe Hussein: A Renaissance Woman
Hebe Hussein is one WOW of a woman. A scientist, a doctor, an artist; inspired and inspiring. As a child, Heba was always drawing. Her father wanted her to be an artist. But, she was passionate about science and good…
ten travel highlights of the last ten years
Top ten travel experience of the last ten years… no problem…this will be easy. I could not have been more wrong. Turns out this was one hell of a decade…narrowing it down incredibly challenging. After all, I went to the…
best bed: Discovery Bedu, Wadi Rum, Jordan
Magical, instagramable and sustainable… Fall under the spell of Discovery Bedu. Wadi Rum's unique mixture of red and white rock is incredibly photogenic. Lawrence, of Arabia fame wrote extensively of how the region captivated him. The film The Martian…
best bed: The Oberoi Philae, Nile River, Egypt
Cruising down the Nile had long been a fantasy of mine; I’ve read a lot to Agatha Christie novels over the years; she made it seem so glamourous. The people at Oberoi must have read them too. In 2016 they…