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April 20, 2018

Desert palm dubai Home for the weekend

Saudi GazetteDesert Palm Dubai is a hidden gem 20 minutes away from Dubai Airport. With stables and horse races in your backyard, an extravagant spa and delicious dining destinations, Desert Palm is the definition of a weekend. You can have a barbecue with friends and family in your backyard while watching a polo match or unwind by the pool. For families with children, explore the diverse wildlife at Dubai Safari ...

April 20, 2018

Join the masters of food at Andalusia

Saudi GazettePark Hyatt Jeddah celebrated Moroccan cuisine steeped in a long and rich tradition of flavors at Andalusia last week. Guests embarked on a mesmerizing journey with Park Hyatt Jeddah’s General Manager Ashwini Kumar, who facilitated a unique cooking workshop improvised by Chef Ali and his team of chefs.The event brought together a diverse group of participants who indulged in Moroccan gastronomy and learned about ‘Tangia’ an urn- or amphora-shaped ...

April 7, 2018

An unforgettable multi-sensory experience

Held under the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development, Van Gogh Alive, will be hosted in Dubai Design District (d3) until April 23. The multi-sensory experience, created by Grande Exhibitions, will be one of the highlights of the Dubai Art Season with a unique sensory display of the masterpieces by the Dutch post-modernist painter.Make no mistake – this is no ordinary art exhibition and no ordinary ...

March 30, 2018

Explore: Rocco Forte Hotels

Hotelier Sir Rocco Forte and his sister, Olga Polizzi, established Rocco Forte Hotels in 1996. The collection of 11 luxury hotels is located in the center of European cities, as well as a beach resort in Sicily and now in Jeddah. Lydia Forte, daughter of the owners of Rocca Forte carved out a career in the hotel’s restaurant business. At a recent press conference at Rocco Forte’s Assila hotel in ...

March 24, 2018

Saudi Tourism: Discover Al Hada & Al Shefa

Hailed as one of the most beautiful places in Saudi Arabia, it links the new infrastructure and roads with neighboring cities. Hada comprises of a vast agricultural area that produces apricots, figs, peaches, grapes and pomegranates in addition to roses that are produced in large quantities and utilized in the extraction of essential oils and rose water. With comfortable hotels and a large number of parks and gardens, Al Hada ...

March 24, 2018

Next stop: The iconic five palm Jumeirah

Saudi GazetteWhether you want to revel in blissful serenity or be the life of the party, Five Palm Jumeirah allows you the luxury to do both.Deemed as the new hot spot on Palm Jumeirah, the luxury resort caters to travelers seeking a sense of purpose.It is undoubtedly the place people go ‘to be seen’ but is also a great place for couples or women traveling together.The grand entrance is adorned ...

March 16, 2018

The Kurumba Resort

Saudi GazetteIn a fast-paced global world, the hustle, bustle and tensions of a modern city instills a desperate need for escape to a wonderland of sun sea and beauty where the force of nature connects one to a parallel world which can be the next best thing to heaven on earth. That parallel world is The Maldives.The Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl in his book ‘The Maldives Mystery’ described it as ...

March 9, 2018

By Tim SaundersSaudi GazetteSinger songwriter Freddie Mercury was an avid stamp collector.This surprising fact is discovered during a visit to Bath Postal Museum. The first stamp was sent from the city in 1840.It is during a bus tour that we learn about John Wood a self-taught architect, responsible for many of Bath’s magnificent Georgian buildings. Noticeably some of these have had their windows blocked in to avoid window tax repealed ...

March 2, 2018

School of the future in the city of the future

Saudi GazetteAs Dubai’s first day and boarding school, Swiss International Scientific School offers multilingual education in French, German, English and Arabic. Currently in its third year of operation, SISD is home to more than 1000 day and boarding students from over 60 nationalities.“It is the school of the future. SISD has a unique look and feel, which is very modern, unlike boarding schools around the world. We also promote STEM- ...

February 23, 2018

Madinah museum and Ma’raz Al-Iman exhibition display Madinah heritage to visitors

SAUDI GAZETTEAl-Madinah has a number of specialized museums and exhibitions that shed light on different Islamic heritage and culture. Among these are Al-Madinah Museum in Al-Hijaz railway station and Ma’raz Al-Iman “Refuge of Faith” Exhibition.Al-Hijaz railway station is allocated in Al-Anbariya district about one kilometer away from the holy mosque in Medina. It has been turned to a museum in 1998 with more developments still under construction. The station has ...