If you are seeking to escape from the drudgery of city life and reconnect with nature on the idyllic beaches of the Maldives, all you need to do is to visit the 5-star Crowne Plaza Dubai-Deira and have Iftar at their Spice Island restaurant. An Iftar in Dubai can give you a chance to win a three-night’s stay with breakfast at Intercontinental Maldives or Holiday Inn Resort Maldives. Besides ...
The ROM is Canada's biggest museum, with over six million objects in its collections. This spectacular building was made by renowned architect Daniel Libeskind. Some of their best galleries include the World Culture Gallery, Natural World Gallery, T. T. Tsui Gallery of Chinese Art, the Gallery of Korea, and the Bishop White Gallery of Chinese Temple Art. 6 new galleries have also been added, inclu...
The precursor to the modern mall, Istanbul's Grand Bazaar (or Kapalıçarşı) is among the largest covered markets in the world. It has been an important trading center since the mid-fifteenth century. Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent oversaw a vast enlargement of the bazaar in the 16th century. Today there are more than 5,000 shops attracting 250,000 visitors daily. Even if you...
An interesting monument, the Hiran Minaar was built in the memory of beloved ‘Hiran’, the deer belonging to Mughal Emperor Jehangir. It was built around 1615 in an area where the Emperor loved to hunt. Surrounding this Minar is a lake and visitors must travel by boat up to this structure. Timings: Daily Admission: Free Address: Sheikhupura, 30 km outside of Lahore ...
The Hugh Lane Gallery serves as Dublin's museum of modern art and was the first of its kind in the world. It was founded in 1908 by none other than Hugh Lane, an Irish art dealer who died on the RMS Lusitania. The collection moved to the Charlemont House in 1933. This handsome dark grey Neo-classical mansion was built by famed Scottish architect Sir William Chambers. Today t...
By Irfan Ahmad I was going on my first press junket. I travel frequently but this felt different. I did not even have an airline ticket. I had to join a group of journalists at Terminal 2 at Dubai airport at 5:30am. We were going to Muscat. flydubai was taking us there while the Shangri-La’s Barr al Jissah Resort & Spa was hosting us. My group mates were a diverse lot - several Br...
