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Coffee Republic Of Saudi Arabia
This Week: In Search Of The Best Latte in JeddahSaudi GazetteLike many things becoming a fad overnight, coffee chains are the new favorite trend. Locals have invested heavily into extraordinary concepts and boutique coffee shops that have become a hit with Saudis and expats alike.As opposed to franchising, young Saudis are investing in original concepts and pushing the homegrown scene forward. This week we explored some of the most creative concepts including Medd, Cup and Couch, Toqa, Zanjabeel, Bafarat, Brew 92 and Deera café to see what’s brewing. The purpose was to find a local chain that serves the best latte or one as good as Seattle’s Starbucks. We struggled but discovered some gems along the way. We noticed that latte’s aren’t a prerogative nor their main focus, but that...
April 27, 2018

Coffee Republic Of Saudi Arabia

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 for an unforgettable adventure and lots of stories to bring back home.Begin by booking a luxurious Pool Residence that offers four Combo Dubai Safari Park Tickets per stay. The hotel offers a complimentary drop off and pick up for families staying at Desert Palm Dubai. The package also offers a 15% discount at their restaurants, a 15% discount on Spa Treatments and selected...
April 20, 2018

Desert palm dubai Home for the weekend

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 Moroccan cooking vessel used to prepare a confit-style stew.“It feels like going back in time,” Jamie Oliver is heard saying in a video playing on a big screen as guests gathered around the chef’s table. “I like to think of a tagine as a sort of stew with attitude,” he said.The folkloric dish is prepared using Moroccan...
April 20, 2018

Join the masters of food at Andalusia

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 activity in the UAE. Traditions of tiptoeing through unnervingly silent galleries and viewing paintings from afar in quiet contemplation are forgotten as visitors find themselves interacting with art in ways they never imagined. Van Gogh Alive – The Experience is one of the best places to visit in both Dubai and Abu Dhabi and one of the best UAE attractions. It...
April 07, 2018

An unforgettable multi-sensory experience

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 Jeddah she said she loved collaborating with Saudi women and partners and hopes to return more often.“We prioritized Jeddah, as it is such a hub in Saudi Arabia with much business travel and religious tourism. The city itself has a very interesting cultural scene, which I am particularly interested in and we were able to have a lot of fun with that when designing the hotel,” she said.Lydia...
March 30, 2018

Explore: Rocco Forte Hotels

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 is a great place for a day trip. Al Shefa is located south of the city of Taif about 2400 meters above the sea level. This area is known to produce honey and excellent figs. Furthermore, it includes public parks, gardens and aesthetic venues. The most important parks to know at Al Shefa are: Wadi Ardah, Al-Hadban, and Jabal Dakka Parks. Al Shefa is linked to Al Hada...
March 24, 2018

Saudi Tourism: Discover Al Hada & Al Shefa

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 with a towering 15 by 15 meter luminous glass cube that opens to views of a glistening blue swimming pool flanked by palm trees. A wooden hexagonal pattern runs throughout the property, complemented by an eclectic range of furnishings. Buzzing with energy as tourists pour in, it’s an ironic yet comforting sight to see A-listers, women in hijabs, different races and ages gathered around...
March 24, 2018

Next stop: The iconic five palm Jumeirah

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 “tiny islets which seemed to float by like flower baskets... Under the spell of this picture of an earthy paradise I made an entry in my notebook that the Maldives are even more beautiful than any of the coral atolls in Polynesia.”These ‘flower baskets’ are the 26 atolls that form the Maldives, a giant ring-like coral formations hundreds of kilometers wide.One of these beautiful...
March 16, 2018

The Kurumba Resort

Historic bath
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 after over 150 years in 1851, which gave rise to the term ‘daylight robbery’.Bath can trace its history further, to the first century AD, when its baths were established. On a site the size of a football pitch, the extravagant Romans bathed in the still naturally hot springs. The audio guides help to involve the children as does making a laurel crown...
March 09, 2018

Historic bath

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- Science, Technology, Engineering and Math as an additional focus to our studies. We try to move away from the classical and traditional international boarding schools to something more progressive,” Omar Danial, Founder of SISD told Saudi Gazette.He said the school is a great fit for GCC families due to close proximity and for those who want to stay in...
March 02, 2018

School of the future in the city of the future

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