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Weekend at the Waldorf Astoria, Ras Al Khaimah- UAE

The Waldorf Astoria in Ras Al Khaimah was officially opened in August of 2013 and boasts 346 deluxe rooms and suits. As we entered the hotel’s fabulous valet entrance, the attention to detail and welcome service left us feeling as if we had arrived at…
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The Paris Food Trip 2014 challenge

How’s this for a tempting idea…a weekend of cooking and eating in Paris. There’s this amazing foodie weekend in Paris for bloggers coming up and I’ve decided to rise to the challenge (can’t resist a sentence with that word in it) to be selected as…
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Jamie Oliver’s new bar in London

How I love a good bar. One that’s big enough to avoid that unpleasant pushing and bumping but not too cavernous; has music that I like and isn’t too loud to make conversation a challenge; offers friendly, efficient and as-fast-as-possible service, has…
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What time is best to update your blog, and how frequent?

The answer to this topic is straight and simple. No particular time is the best and any time is right. We should understand that we where not born the same time, not even twins are. So we can’t possibly do things the same time. Especially when it comes…
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Taking back the rom-com with Obvious Child

Brand new comedy opens in cinemas today For aspiring comedian Donna Stern, everyday life as a female twenty-something provides ample material for her incredibly relatable brand of humor. On stage, Donna is unapologetically herself, joking about topics as intimate as her sex life and as crude as her day-old underwear. But when Donna gets dumped, […]
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Places to go and foods to try in Turkey

Talking Turkey A visit to Turkey guarantees you an enchanted vacation. There are cities rich in history, beaches, museums, shopping malls, bazaars, beautiful countryside and many other places to visit. Istanbul. The city once known for Byzantine and Ottoman Empires, ancient ruins of Ephesus, beach resorts on the Aegean Sea are just some of the […]
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The Girl in 6E – Trailer & Review

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I cannot wait to read this book!  It has just been released in the UK (my former home), but those in the US have to wait a bit longer to get it on June 24th and Australia on June 6th.  You can always pre-order it here: The Saint: The Original…
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