There’s nothing like a luxury weekend away to look forward to after a never-ending week at the office where everything seems to be going bottoms up. Lucky for me, the Sultanate of Oman is a mere 2 hour drive from Dubai which means I got to experience a weekend away like no other – A-lister…
When deciding on your Friday night tipple in your local bottle shop it’s easy to head straight to what you know – that nice cushion-filled, candyfloss comfort zone – known in my world as probably a nice chilled bottle of Kiwi Sauvy or an intensely full-bodied Barossa Shiraz. But think about it for a second,…
If you haven’t seen the media regarding the United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia lately, you a missing the new fashion for Blackberries. Businesses and individuals alike are panicking after the government has announced that all Blackberry internet services are to be banned. Basically this means the smart phones are about as useful as my…
I think its in my genes being female that I am attracted to gossip and wanting to pry in on what all the latest ‘it’ people are doing with their lives, even if its something mundane as putting out their washing we still read the 10 page article about it! So here I was doing…
I have always lived by the basic rule of; white wine is kept in the fridge and served cold whilst red wine is always at room temperature – this was until I came across a few of the northern Italian reds which were A LOT nicer after a spell in the fridge, likewise with the…
You will notice in the health world, alcohol of all sorts is frowned upon if you’re looking to shift those extra kilos. Though the wine world is trying to always challenge this concept with various studies and news articles relating to the benefits of wine drinking towards your health; red wine thins the blood which…
In my first year of university I lived with 4 other girls, which meant everyone knew exactly what everyone else was doing especially when someone was going on a first blind date. The setting of this particular date I was about to nervously go on was to be in a local coffee shop and since two…
In the world of today marketing plays a huge role in every product on the market and i myself have many times brought a wine because it simply has a pretty label… though i am yet to buy a wine in a makeshift petrol can ! Check out these awesome wine label/bottle designs, they would…
What 3 things would you take to a desert island and why? I was recently asked this question and without too much thought i came up with my perfect answer; 1. Mr. Spittoon – the boyfriend (he is much more entertaining than a TV or iPod could ever be!!) 2. A case of Champagne (a drink…