Travel
3 thiNgs to do iN...
Dubai
Desert safaris are cheesy and contrived but still great fun.
even the most jaded locals grudgingly admit that GoInG
on a dune-BashInG safarI... is not to be missed. a
4WD vehicle picks you up from your hotel and takes you
in a convoy to the desert about an hour and a half away.
The sUv then veers off the highway, the driver deflates
the tires, and the vehicle climbs up then slides down the
sand dunes (called dune or wadi bashing). The experience
is a bit like a roller-coaster ride, so you might want to have
some motion sickness medication on hand (or a sick bag).
afterward you’ll be taken to a faux-Bedouin tented camp
where you can eat, take camel rides, and indulge in a
spot of shisha smoking. arabian adventures (Bur Dubai,
Tel. +971 4 303 4888, www.arabian-adventures.com) is
one of the most reputable companies.
mosey throuGh the BastakIya Quarter…
it’s an area on the west side of the Creek that has been
inhabited by well-heeled persian merchants since the late
19th century and was painstakingly renovated by the
government in the 1980s. Narrow pedestrian alleyways
geT The sTYle!
snake around the district, lined with local architecture and
wind-towered houses (the tower was designed to catch
dubai is becoming an
increasingly popular spot,
cool breezes and direct them to the lower rooms) in
and is a haven for gold
coral-coloured stone and rose-beige clay. almost every
and jewellery. Before
heavy wooden doorway swings open to reveal a
you pick up some well-
courtyard where you’ll find traditional craftsmen at work
priced pieces, look the
in their studio. highlights include the Majlis gallery part with these crescent
(al Musalla roundabout, Tel. +971 4 353 6233, chandelier earrings, E40,
www.majlisgallery.com) which showcases traditional
from dorothy Perkins
and contemporary ceramics, jewellery and art works.
and Persia tunic, E161,
watch duBaI’s BeautIful PeoPle Pose and
from Monsoon. the heat
of the desert will mean
Play… adored by Dubai’s society set, the Buddha Bar
some trendy shades are
(West Marina Beach, Tel. +971 4 399 8888,
required, and these
www.lrm-gh-dubai.com) is done up in sumptuous
oversized red or dead
burgundy and gold velvets, dark woods and rich red
ones are perfect!
chandeliers, giving an illusion of intimacy despite the
sheer scale of the place. The extensive asian-inspired
menu includes crab salad with crunchy pomegranate,
Thai green chicken curry, or spiced lamb chops, but
admittedly it’s more about the scene than the cuisine. at
night the restaurant – complete with gargantuan Buddha –
has fantastic views onto the twinkling marina.
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