Category: Dubai

Big fan of rituals and celebrations, which often go hand in hand. Also am a big believer of celebrating the bad. One must have a few glasses of wine to turn the negative into positive… which invariably then transforms into a deep, throbbing headache in the morning… Feeling suitably spaced out this morning being a… Continue reading Post-wine burger & beaching

Some girls like to play with hair, nails and make-up. I like to play with my house. I feel a bit like an orchestra conductor and fight with Emaar and my building’s security guards with equal intensity to bypass the required permissions, fill my hissy-fit quota for the next 2 years, get the workers in… Continue reading My mini-fortress

My uncle is a dentist. I love my uncle. I love dentists. Since my cuddly uncle is too far away I have to make do with the ones here. Dr. Hamdy Al Banna from the German Dental Centre comes very highly recommended. ‘He is so nice,’ they say. I think but nice does not a… Continue reading The happy dentist – German Dental Clinic at the Jumeirah Lake Towers

We are at our usual (for now) Friday brunch spot – More Cafe. It is purple everywhere and I have a feeling there is a Turkish element in play here as ‘mor’ means ‘purple’ in Turkish. This is my favorite bad influence & sister from another mother and Godmother of all stray cats in Dubai,… Continue reading Girly Friday

‘Hanging out with him is like hanging out with myself.’ Perhaps a strange way to measure the quality of company of your very bestest friend but it works for me. There is a long weekend here in Dubai and me and Jeffrey have a long day planned ahead. He is mostly Swedish but half Peruvian. His… Continue reading How best is your friend?

Back in Dubai with sweet thoughts of peace, charity, selflessness and wishing all these things were contagious. It is the holy month of Ramadan which means I have shorter working hours and can be on the beach not only during the weekend but also during the week. So I have been mostly beaching. This is… Continue reading Happiest with my feet in the sand – back in Dubai