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Review: Courtyard Al Barsha, Dubai

We were on the final legs of our 1.5-month-long Middle East trip where we traveled to the UAE and Oman. During this trip, we stayed in various hotels, ranging from budget to really high-end ones. Right before our flight back…

The Intercontinental Abu Dhabi front building.

Review: Intercontinental Abu Dhabi

This is a review of our 5-night stay at the Intercontinental Abu Dhabi Hotel. Intercontinental Abu Dhabi (not to be confused with the nearby Intercontinental Residences Abu Dhabi) is known to be the hotel that hosted the first-ever GCC summit…

Marilyn Money Diary – Dubai Edition 2

This is a long-running series where Marilyn shares her weekly spending while travelling. #MarilynMoneyDiary In the previous edition, I spent our first week of Middle East travels in Dubai. For our second week, we continue to be in Dubai, but we’ve…

Review: Abu Dhabi Edition, Premier Deluxe Room

We have stayed in many hotels over the past couple of years of travel. None of them stood out to us as much as our stay at the Bodrum Edition. Not only was it the first time we were upgraded…

Marilyn Money Diary, Dubai Edition

This is a long-running series where Marilyn shares her weekly spending while travelling. #MarilynMoneyDiary In this week’s edition, we’ve travelled all the way to Dubai! It’s our first time in the Middle East and we’re very excited to explore that region…

Entrance of the Al Seef Heritage Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton.

Review: Al Seef Heritage Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton, Dubai

On our most recent month-long Middle East trip, we travelled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE and Oman). This is our first time in the region and we were very excited to experience the different culture here. While we were…

Review: Emirates A380 Economy Class

We embarked on a month-long trip to explore the Middle East. Despite transiting through the region multiple times, it’s our first time actually stepping out of immigration and experiencing the local cultures. On this trip in particular, we visited the…