Showing posts with label Arabic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arabic. Show all posts

13 July 2013

Ramadan in Dubai – Where To Break Your Fast!


Ramadan in Dubai is a beautiful month. Perhaps not for those who can’t suffer the place without its nightclubs and sparkler-topped giant champagne bottles, but for those who wish to enjoy the meaning of a month-long detox and deepen their spiritual relationship with God, this is, by all accounts, the best month of the year to do so.


From sunrise to sunset, food, drink, cigarettes and shishas are stashed away, hidden and forbidden.
But come Maghrib, the sunset prayer, the daylong restraints are abandoned and Iftar comes as a spread of dishes, delicacies and intricately prepared salads, meats, and finger foods… That is if you’re fortunate enough to be invited to Iftar at an Arabic family home. If not, despair not, there are plenty of amazing brunch-like buffets to attend to your face-stuffing fancies.  Here are my pick of the best Iftar meals (in Dubai)…

29 March 2012

Dinner in the Desert

 



Sometimes, despite Dubai's obvious bright lights/big buildings/excessive shopping appeal, it's very nice to get out and explore the quieter corners of the desert that I live in.
One such corner is Bab Al Shams Desert Resort... This gorgeous hotel is an oasis, hidden amongst the golden dunes, its stone camouflaged amongst the yellow hues of the sand.
Getting there is a bit of a road trip (pack snacks and look out for the camels), taking around 45 minutes from Downtown Dubai and we set off in the afternoon, which conveniently allows for some beautiful photographs in the low sun.
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