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Table 9: Time for Dubai to Create Its Own

Table 9: Time for Dubai to Create Its Own

THE HEDONISTA: Dubai is a city that has both everything and nothing. There’s very little unique, nearly everything is borrowed – and I’m not just talking about the financial crisis.

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The Joys and Chores of Buying ‘Dubai Kitsch’

The Joys and Chores of Buying ‘Dubai Kitsch’

THE HEDONISTA: ‘No photos’, ‘No Fixed Price’, ‘Come back later?’ Ah yes, the recurrent phrases heard buying ‘Dubai Kitsch’. So what’s the best way to go about it?

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Summer to Snow, Ridiculous to The Sublime

Summer to Snow, Ridiculous to The Sublime

SARAH WALTON: “Us from Dubai are only occasional snow dwellers, and so I enter the fields in pink borrowed gear that results in the nickname “marshmallowzilla”…

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The, ahem, ‘Joy’ of Summer in Dubai

The, ahem, ‘Joy’ of Summer in Dubai

THE HEDONISTA: It’s hot enough to melt a credit card left on a car seat, even though the A/C is set to max. Everyone is lethargic, moody and possibly sick. Hooray for Summer in Dubai.

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For the Love of Biryani: Judging the Region’s Favourite Dish

For the Love of Biryani: Judging the Region’s Favourite Dish

THE HEDONISTA: It’s a simple, humble dish beloved of hundreds of millions of people. So how can you judge something about which you know very little?

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The Quiet, Undiscovered Joys of Oman

The Quiet, Undiscovered Joys of Oman

THE HEDONISTA: ‘One smile begets another’ and the people of Oman are very generous with their smiles. They’re also very keen to share their hidden gems…

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Bastakiya, Bur Dubai: Dubai’s Lost Souls

Bastakiya, Bur Dubai: Dubai’s Lost Souls

SARAH WALTON: Possibly Bur Dubai is the soul. At least it is the heart – geographically it sits smack in the middle of the city and without it, Dubai could very possibly be a robot.