Emirates Palace Hotel Plays Host to the Gourmet Abu Dhabi Festival

The Gourmet Abu Dhabi celebration is currently being held at the Emirates Palace Hotel, the jewel of Abu Dhabi. Michelin Stars recipients, Masterchefs, Celebrity Chefs, Wine Connoisseurs and aficionados of fine fare are all in attendance. The event showcases an array of gastronomical events in Abu Dhabi and the Palace Hotel is the centre location. Hans Olbertz,…
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Emirates Palace

Neither country is teeming with the sort of “authenticity” beloved of some western tourists and earnest backpackers. However, while Dubai sweeps the issue under the carpet and attempts to distract – look! Another new, really tall building! – Abu Dhabi cheerfully acknowledges that, before discovering oil 50 years ago, the country was basically a few…
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Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Palace

They say that the US and the UK are divided by a common language. If that’s the case, then Abu Dhabi and Dubai are divided by a common love of building. The old joke it’ll be lovely when its finished applies equally well to these neighbouring states, with cranes a common sight in both. The…
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Abu Dhabi: Bani Yas Island Resort

The Sir Bani Yas Island Resort isn’t the most extravagant spot in Abu Dhabi – and it’s better for it. In a territory where the first paved road was laid in 1960, but which now commissions and completes new acts of architectural bravura quicker than other countries draw up plans for a bathroom extension, the…
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