I am an Emirati foodie who was bit by the travel bug a couple of years ago.
Feel free to recommend your favorite restaurants and hotels for me to review!
Sharifa Al Riyami
If you read last weeks’ post on New Orleans, then you know I love beignets. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, I thought you might want to hear about what you can do in between beignet tastings. I didn’t get to explore the Big Easy as much as I would have liked to but I did have enough time to enjoy some shopping, some nature, some culture and some history.
Every country has a form of fried dough that it’s famous for and while for most of America, doughnuts reign supreme, when you’re in the Big Easy there is only one way to have your fried dough: beignets. During my visit to the Big Easy, I tried Cafe du Monde, New Orleans Coffee & Beignets and Brick & Spoon.
After a full day in the city you probably need a break. You’re sure to be hungry after relaxing at your hotel for a couple of hours so I’ll start off with some places to eat.
Where to eat
A fancy dinner is always welcome at the end of a long day as it is a form of entertainment on it’s own and doesn’t require an after-meal activity.
The first in a series of posts encouraging you to "build your day in NYC." Starting with three options for breakfast and things to do in area after you've had your meal featuring Sadelle's in Soho, Buvette in the West Village and Clinton St. Baking Company in the Lower East.
So it’s not your first time in NYC but you’d still like to have a fun day? You’ve come to the right place. While every blog will encourage you visit the popular spots including the Statue of Liberty and Times Square, I haven’t found a post on what to do if you want to have a relaxing but fun day in the city.
Over the years, I have been lucky enough to watch a lot of Broadway shows and I always get asked what I would recommend so I’ve compiled a list of my top 5 and why I love them so much.
1. Wicked
2. Lion King the musical
3. The Book of Mormon
4. Aladdin the musical
5. Legally Blonde the musical
As I mentioned in an earlier post, where you stay when you're on an island is super important as you will tend to spend most of your time at the resort. Due to the short tenure of our trip, we opted to forgo the tourist hotspots such as the Mama & Papa Rocks and the National Marin Park Day-tour which sounds amazing, so what did we do other than lounge by the pool? Got massages of course! I tried the spa at the Le Meridien as well as the one at the Six Senses.
Before I go anywhere, I like to know where to spend the most important part of day: dinnertime. Luckily, my travel buddies knew quite a few people who frequent Koh Samui, so we had plenty of options. The two most highly recommended were The Cliff, a stone's throw away from our hotel and Dining on the Rocks, located in the heart of the gorgeous Six Senses Resort Hotel.
