Eating weird food delicacies boils down to cultural open-mindedness. Don't we all have food that others find weird?…
Keep ReadingSummary of the last 30 days of Kulture Kween, the person and the blog, which are heavily based on the notes I scribbled down in my journal.…
Keep ReadingWe took Emirates to and from Dubai. I usually love everything about the Emirates, but the food was meh this time. The main dish was rice with chicken curry thingy, which tasted okay, accompanied by not-so-nice prawn salad and weird-looking tofu, which I refused to try. And they didn’t serve ice cream this time!…
Keep ReadingThe metropolis city skyline’s majestic. Every time we travelled from one spot to another, I spotted unique gigantic buildings. Souks in Dubai are filled with knickknacks. Granted, it didn’t look like the one Carrie trotted around in the movie, but it managed to quench my thirst for colourful, glittery, and cute stuff. For some…
Keep ReadingOur Dubai desert safari started with an adrenaline-pumping ride of a lifetime.…
Keep ReadingI took a train and rode on women and kids only carts in downtown Dubai today. It wasn’t an entirely new concept for me. It has been operating in Jakarta for some time. It’s just I had never ridden in it before. If you had asked me about my take on the women-only carriage…
Keep ReadingIf I had to move to Dubai, I'd live in Jumeirah Beach. Who doesn't want to be neighbours with Cheese Cake Factory in an apartment by the sea?…
Keep ReadingI started my day in Dubai, accompanying Amma for 3 hours in one gold shop, examining every single piece of gold jewellery displayed. Twice. We tried so many things there, and it made her happy, which made me happy. It was also somewhat fun for me. I am turning into Amma. I am turning…
Keep ReadingDubai's summer heat greeted us the minute we stepped outside, but my first day there was filled with abudance of experience I didn't mind it.…
Keep ReadingI am writing to you from 37,000 feet above ground. From Emirates flight EK0357. On my way to Dubai.…
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