The 'Heart of Sharjah' Friday brunches have become something of a tradition in the Emirates although I have to confess, it...

Sheikh Rashid opens the Hatta Fort, 1981 We walked into the reception of the Hatta Fort and peered around the transformed area. '...

This delicious image was brought to my attention courtesy Mr  +Gerald Donovan *, whose laconic 'Was she indeed?' on Twitter open...

Scotland? Nope, Sri Lanka. Exotic tropical flowers rub shoulders with fuschia  and pink roses in the rich gardens of Nuwara Eliya...

Red Lion (Photo credit: hchalkley ) The Metropolitan Hotel, one of Dubai's oldest hotels, is to be demolished and the Red Lion, one...

Image via Wikipedia So I'm in the hotel lobby lounge having a meeting. As usual, I am accompanied (as is increasingly the case) by my no...

Image via Wikipedia Dubai is embarking on a bargain basement bonanza as the summer kicks in, flogging off package tour deals that beggar bel...

Image by kevin (iapetus) via Flickr Sharjah Summer Breaks from AED99 is a startling promise to make in an advertisement (Gulf News today) a...

It’s coming up for the visiting season: that time of year when the weather’s just peachy for barbecues and beaches. And that will bring the ...

The most marvellous thing about Amman is the sunset. Like Bath , the city’s built out of a single type of light cream stone (‘ Jordan ston...

Route 66 in the UAE is the Dubai-Al Ain road. I'm not sure it's quite what Chuck Berry had in mind, but I guess you have to make do,...

Q: How do you know when the maid who cleans your hotel room is unhappy with her employer? A: When the shower is set to cold and the shower h...