• Girls’ trip to Dubai

    girls trip to Dubai

    When I found out we were moving to Bahrain, Dubai quickly rose to the top of my to-go list. Toby and I visited not long after we moved, but it is also the perfect location for a girls’ trip. So when my friend Olga came to visit me, we decided to do a little getaway […]

  • Visiting the Abu Dhabi Louvre

    Visiting the Abu Dhabi Louvre

    I’ve visited the Louvre in Paris several times, and was thrilled to be able to visit the brand new Abu Dhabi Louvre. But I wasn’t sure what to expect. The first time my family and I visited the Paris Louvre, it took us 20 minutes to figure out how to get inside (FYI: the entrance […]

  • Dubai for New Year’s

    new years family photo

    Everything about Dubai — from buildings to brunches — is super luxe and over-the-top, so it’s not suprising that their New Year’s Eve celebration is one of the most opulent (and popular) in the world. But we learned last year that you don’t have to spend thousands of dollars or stand outside for 18 hours to […]

  • The best way to visit the Burj Khalifa

    burj khalifa view

    There are a few things you absolutely MUST do if you visit Dubai, and going up in the world’s tallest building is one of them. (Yes, even if, like me, you’re terrified of heights) The Burj Khalifa stands more than 2,700 feet — 160 stories — tall and has the highest outdoor observation deck in the world. You may […]