What to wear in the UAE
When we first booked our flights to Dubai one of my initial questions was ‘what am I going to wear?’. Not knowing much about the country or the culture, one thing I did [...read more]
Abu Dhabi
9 cheap things to do with kids in Abu Dhabi!
When you are travelling with kids to the UAE money can disappear very quickly, especially if you are there in the hot summer when playing in a park outside in the middle of [...read more]
Beautiful beaches, open spaces, spectacular buildings…Abu Dhabi [video]
Our time in Abu Dhabi was a little inhibited due to the oppressive summer heat and a lack of transportation. Abu Dhabi is not a place you can walk from place to place, even [...read more]
What we got up to in Abu Dhabi – buildings and beaches for us…
We stayed in Abu Dhabi for most of our month in the United Arab Emirates, which was a great opportunity for us to catch up on articles for Travelling Apples, and get [...read more]
Beat the Abu Dhabi heat with an ice-cream tour
What to do in Abu Dhabi when it’s 45⁰C? Find the best ice-cream of course! Chris and I were on a mission to experience Abu Dhabi’s unique world of ice-cream after [...read more]
The world’s most eco-friendly city in an oil obsessed nation
When I heard the UAE were building the world’s most eco-friendly city in Abu Dhabi, with the goal to use little to no fossil fuels to sustain it, I wondered why a country [...read more]
Finding a teaching job in the UAE is easier than you think
I’d always been told how difficult it was to find a teaching job in the UAE, especially if you have limited experience, are a new graduate, or returning to the profession [...read more]
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, up there with the best!
We were so looking forward to getting to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi for the 10.00am free guided tour. We jumped in the car, drove towards the mosque, then [...read more]
The smoothest skin ever after a Moroccan bath
If I am to be honest, when we left India, I felt like I needed a good scrub, so when we arrived in Abu Dhabi and my friend Caitlin suggested we go to a Moroccan Bath I was [...read more]