Category Archives: School Holidays

‘Carbed’ Out

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Dubai Mum

The past week in the Italian Alps was fabulous. Crisp, fresh snow and aquamarine skies made for a wonderful combination of a snow/sun holiday….all a welcome relief from the rapidly rising temperatures, and what I understand was one of the … Continue reading →

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Little Tibet in Europe

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Dubai Mum

If you had asked me (a non skiier) to recommend a European ski destination Italy would not have come rushing to mind. Instead my mind would have wandered to the usual suspects of Val d’Isere, Zermatt, St. Moritz, Klosters etc. … Continue reading →

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Snow Fun

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Dubai Mum

Livigno, like many European ski resorts is a quaint, ‘olde worlde’ village. Running through it is one main street lined with three storey wooden guest houses with colourful wooden shutters, like something straight out of Johanna Spyri’s Swiss tale of … Continue reading →

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Ski Italia

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Dubai Mum

Last Saturday we finally set off on our first family ski holiday. Livigno, Italy….here we come. Rising with the Dubai peacocks we set off on the 6.5 hour flight from Abu Dhabi to Milan. Once there, only another 4 hour … Continue reading →

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Battered, bruised and barely walking

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Dubai Mum

A few weeks back DH surprised me by booking a trip to KL for the first week of the Easter break.  After travelling through the night, we arrived just a tad worse for wear, at the Sunway Resort Hotel and … Continue reading →

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Absent Daddy

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Dubai Mum

We are very lucky.  Thanks to the international offices of DH’s company, he does not need to travel much.  He flies within the region a few times a year, and back to London for a few days at the start … Continue reading →

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Topical Topics of Conversation in Dubai

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Dubai Mum

It’s funny how the world pokes fun at the British for considering the weather a ‘must’ topic of conversation.  It is almost frowned upon not to make reference to the weather in 99% of your conversations in Blighty.  It is … Continue reading →

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A Weekend Sojourn

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Dubai Mum

Each January we head off to a hotel to escape the incessant and unbearable drone of the 24 hour motor race across the road at the Dubai Autodrome.  This year we decided to try the Hilton Resort and Spa in … Continue reading →

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The 2013 Bucket List

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Dubai Mum

Today when someone at work asked what my New Year’s Resolutions are for 2013, I actually didn’t know what to say.  I am tired of making Resolutions, or rather, I am tired of me not adhering to my new year’s … Continue reading →

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Operation Exterminate

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Dubai Mum

This time of year in the desert is wonderful.  The weather is cooler, the sun still shines brightly, and there is an ‘eternal summer holiday’ feel about the place; it is just perfect……apart from the ants that have started to … Continue reading →

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