Gearbox problems can make driving difficult, affect performance, and lead to expensive repairs if ignored. If your car struggles to change gears, makes unusual noises, or slips out of gear, finding a reliable workshop in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi, is an important first step. The right mechanic can identify the cause, explain the repair options, and
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When I started comparing UAE tour packages, I realised that the headline price can be a little misleading. Two trips may both last a week, but that doesn’t mean you’ll have the same experience or pay for the same things. One might give you more time to explore Dubai, while another takes you beyond the
Thrillophilia vs MakeMyTrip vs SOTC: Which Is Better for a Dubai and Abu Dhabi Trip? Read More »
At a glance Who she was: a Lebanese physician born in Beirut and trained in gynecology and obstetrics. Why she matters: she was the first Lebanese woman to study medicine abroad, and the only Arab graduate of her class at the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania. What she did: she opened a clinic in Beirut
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Ask a Deira resident where to find an abaya, a few metres of fabric, a bottle of oud and a cheap phone cover on the same afternoon, and there is a good chance the answer is Naif Souk Market. It is not a polished mall and it does not pretend to be one. It is
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Why Palm Jumeirah Still Stops People in Their Tracks Ask almost any resident of Dubai what they tell visiting relatives to see first and the answer is usually the same: the Palm. Not because it is the tallest or the oldest thing in the city, but because it is the one place that makes people
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Most people enter Dubai Mall with a list. The aquarium, the fountain, a few hours of shopping, maybe dinner. Then they walk under the high dome of the Souk and stop mid-step, because a dinosaur is standing in front of them. The Dubai Dino is not a film prop and it is not a fibreglass
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Ask ten people in Dubai where they go for a quick beach fix and you will hear about JBR, La Mer and Kite Beach. Mercato Beach rarely comes up first, and that is partly why regulars like it. It sits on the Jumeirah 1 shoreline, straight across Jumeirah Beach Road from Mercato Shopping Mall, and
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Ask people who live in Dubai where they take guests for a free beach day with a proper view, and Umm Suqeim comes up within seconds. The Burj Al Arab sits right there at the end of the sand, the water is warm, and nobody asks you for a ticket. Locals also call it Sunset
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Say “a flower garden in the desert” and most people picture either a gimmick or a miracle. Miracle Garden Dubai lands somewhere in between, and that is exactly why it deserves a few hours of your weekend. Set in Dubailand, it takes sand and summer heat and turns them into walkways lined with petunias, marigolds
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Drive out past the last clusters of villas on the edge of Dubai, keep going until the tarmac thins out, and you reach a place that looks like a screensaver someone dropped into the sand. Two heart-shaped lakes, joined in the middle, sit in the Al Qudra desert, with a line of planted trees spelling
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