Abu Dhabi Mall (Tourist Club Area – connected to Beach Rotana Hotel, Abu Dhabi) — With over 200 shops and upwards of 25,000 visitors a day, restaurants on every floor, a children’s play area and a Cineplex, this is more than just a shopping destination. Look out for big name outlets like Paris Gallery, Areej […]
Corniche Beach This lengthy stretch of beach extends along Corniche Road from near the Hilton Hotel to beyond Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street, where you’ll find its main entrance. During the week you can usually find a beach umbrella, but during the weekend they may all go quickly. You can’t swim out very far; floating […]
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi) –– Abu Dhabi hosts F1 auto race every year during the time of November/December starting from 2009 onwards, at the Yas Marina Circuit, which is considered to be the richest F1 race track in the world. The event regularly attracts big-name F1 racers like Sebastian Vettel, […]
Amber Lounge (Hilton Abu Dhabi, Corniche Road, Al Khubeirah, Abu Dhabi) — If your name’s not down for this once-in-a-year event (during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend), you’re definitely not getting in. One of the glammest nights in the city arrives with this exclusive F1 party where tables will set you back 15,000 Euros. […]
Automatic Restaurant (Tourist Club Area, Abu Dhabi) — This Lebanese eatery is a branch of the successful national chain, and while everything on the menu is good, their tangy shwarmas are some of the most delicious around. Automatic has two locations just opposite one another – one with a small outdoor terrace for when the […]
Hauz Khas Complex (Delhi) — one of the most elegant structures in the architectural history of Delhi, the Hauz Khas Fort Complex nestles amidst beautiful landscapes and tranquil ambiance. Enclosed by immense greenery and the splendid beauty of a lake, it is a popular hangout-zone amongst youngsters. The place also encloses a Deer Park, a […]
Corniche Road (Abu Dhabi) — Cities like Nice, France and Havana, Cuba have their seaside boulevards. Abu Dhabi has something similar called Corniche Road – which spreads across an impressive eight kilometres of manicured waterfront that includes children’s play areas, separate cycle and pedestrian pathways, cafés and restaurants, and the Corniche Beach – a lifeguarded […]
Goa (city) – the Portuguese made this town one of its trading outposts in India for nearly 500 years (before pulling out in 1961 as a result of an invasion of Indian troops into that enclave). The Portuguese influence in Goa is still the Christian faith and the architecture they left behind (since the Portuguese […]
Garden of Five Senses (Said-ul-Ajaib, M.B. Road, South of Saket, New Delhi, Delhi) — Twenty acres of sprawling lush garden area, the Garden of Five Senses is situated close to Mehrauli heritage zone. The park is a great place to relax and unwind. The park plays host to a variety of activities that invite public […]
Gandhi Smriti (5 Tees January Marg, New Delhi, Delhi) – this residence was the exact location when famed Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948. He resided there for 144 days leading to his death. With his bedroom kept intact from that time in, visitors will find a variety of Gandhi’s […]