Carnivore dreams: More Brunch.

You’re probably sensing a trend here : I’m NOT a vegetarian. If I even attempted Vegetariainism I’d be found dead in the roadside before 10am. If it’s been alive? I will eat it, and enjoy it. Hence, Gaucho was all my Christmases come at once…

The OTHER Emirates: Fujairah and Sharjah

“The last time we went camping in the desert, my sister got bit on the bum by a Scorpion!!”

Snow… In the desert.

You know when you’re in the desert? And it’s hot, and arid, and camel-ridden? And all you can think is, “I really fancy a spot of skiing”?

Well. Your wait is over.

How to see Iran without a Visa: The Burj Khalifa.

For somebody so terrified of heights? I have the strangest urge to climb mountains and sky-scrapers. Even if I do … More

Abra-cadabra

“What can you buy for 20p? A Freddo Bar? A cotton bud? A stick of celery? Bugger all.

Well. Not in Dubai. Here, you can purchase a BOAT RIDE!”

Green weekends.

“I’d forgotten what green is. I live on reclaimed desert – there’s no greenery… no leaves… no vegetation… just sand and dust and concrete – So on arriving at The Jumeirah Golf Estates (the most verdant place in all of Dubai!) I had to ROLL in the grass..”

Go see The World.

“When a friend first asked if I wanted to visit Lebanon Island on the weekend … I thought it sounded a bit far for a day trip. Lebanon is over 3,000 nautical miles from Dubai… boasting a route plagued by Somali pirates, war-torn mess, and famine … I WAS EXCITED, but it didn’t sound like a leisurely Friday cruise – it sounded more like the sort of adventure Phileas Fogg would have if he’d 80 days to spare…”