Today is the first day of their weekend here and tradition is to partake in a brunch as a family. We have decided to return to NA3NA3 (pronounced NaNa) where we had brunch last year. It is slightly changed from our last visit as it is now an organic seafood brunch. NA3NA3 is in the address in Dubai Mall. This is one of four hotels called the Address in Dubai with another 3 in the pipeline (including the one that was closed on 31st December 2015 due to fire) The food was as good as we remember it to be and it was really nice that some of the staff remembered us. It had a really lovely ambiance and a great family atmosphere. We had an Entertainer voucher for this which made it even better value ... read more

Day two for the Big bus trip, and as George is feeling better, we make a very early start today. When we checked into the hotel they gave us details of a free bus service that they offer. We asked at the time if we needed to book to use this service and they advised No, just turn up five minutes before departure time. You would think this should be very straightforward in a four star hotel. So the information sheet the hotel gave us listed a bus to Dubai Mall leaving at 9am each morning. At 8.45am we arrive at reception. As the concierge is busy we approached the reception desk to ask where to go for this bus. We were asked if we had booked, but we advised that they had told us no ... read more

Today is our first early morning of the holiday as we have a breakfast booking in the Burj Al Arab for 9.30 this morning. This is the only seven star hotel in the world. Following yesterday’s failed trial run on the buses, we flagged down a local taxi and enjoy the luxury of our ride through Dubai. We were dropped off at Souk Madinat so that we can walk down the roadway towards the Burj and take in the view. The building is just as spectacular as we were expecting it to be. Security to enter this building is very high. You have to have proof of a booking inside to gain entry. Our reservation this morning is in their Bab Al Yam restaurant on the ground floor. From the time that we entered the building ... read more

Today is the second day of the weekend here, so still no breakfast in the business lounge so we headed to the Chef´s House for our complimentary breakfast. As we have a morning free today, we took the tram round the marina. We got off at Jumeirah Beach Residence tram station 1. From here, we were able to take a short walk along the sea front. Very much a tourist orientated area, but it is nice to say we saw it this time. We walked for about a mile, then decided it was really too hot to walk any further so headed to Jumeirah Beach Residence tram station 2 and got the tram back to the hotel. Back at the hotel, we made use of the business lounge as today is our last day and we ... read more

Dubai is all about valuing yourself, personal esteem, wellness, wellbeing, diversity, respect, honesty and eating. It is a Muslim country. If any of these things cause you a problem, Dubai is not a place you should really visit. Today we enjoyed temperatures of 38 – 40 degrees with heavy humidity. The heat here is very different to Tenerife. As we had been travelling for two days, today we are taking it a bit easy. Travelling days are always tiring when covering the bigger distances no matter how seasoned a traveller you may be. We started the day with breakfast in the business lounge. All part of the free Business Class upgrade we were given. Only a small selection of food available in the lounge, but it was plenty for us. A great start to our day. ... read more