Middle East – Adventure Girl Eliana

Al Bayt, a Tale of Two Afternoon Teas

March 11, 2018March 11, 2018 adventuregirleliana

It started with Anna. In England. Said they, "Afternoon tea was introduced in England by Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, in the year 1840. The Duchess would become hungry around four o'clock in the afternoon. The evening meal in her household was served fashionably late at eight o'clock, thus leaving a long period of… Continue reading Al Bayt, a Tale of Two Afternoon Teas

Middle East, Trip Report

Visiting Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

January 20, 2018January 20, 2018 adventuregirleliana

How can you be in the UAE for 2 weeks and not visit Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque? Specially if you haven’t been there before? It’s quite unthinkable, isn’t it? It is not only a beautiful “grand” looking mosque, it appears to be quite an Instagramable place as well! Though when we visited, I wasn’t as… Continue reading Visiting Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

Middle East

Two weeks in Dubai highlights

January 14, 2018May 5, 2018 adventuregirleliana

Eliana, myself and her dad spent full two weeks in Dubai on our last family vacation (which was Eliana’s second Dubai trip), therefore, needless to say, we have seen and done quite a bit. At that time Eliana was 4.5 years old. Pretty much every day we started our day around 12/1 pm. Because.… Continue reading Two weeks in Dubai highlights