Give your weekend that XXL feel…
With Eid forecast for next week we feel like we need a warm-up. So we’re going big. Big ideas, big feels, and big wins. Let’s Goooooo…
Thursday, May 6
What’s new at the cinema this week
New box office releases coming in hot this weekend include the fully star-studded chase and evasion neo-Western,
Those Who Wish Me Dead. The movie stars Angelina Jolie, Nicholas Hoult and Finn Little and centres around a young boy named Connor Casserly (Little) who after witnessing the murder of his father, is pursued by a pair of assassins charged with silencing him. Connor’s best chance at survival is in the protective care of wilderness survival expert Hannah Faber (Jolie), but with enemies prepared to watch the world burn, even this may not be enough. Ever wondered how push bikes felt about the arrival of the internal combustion engine? No? Fair enough.
The best places to chill out and stay cool in green Abu Dhabi spaces
Chilling out and staying cool…
With things heating up in the capital, we’re finding ourselves seeking out spaces to enjoy the great outdoors beneath the comfort of canopy. Abu Dhabi is blessed with an abundant network of greenery, of genuine manmade and natural desert oases. These are our favourite spots in Abu Dhabi to wander in wonder, commune with nature and feel serene in green.
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Abu Dhabi Corniche parks and beach
There’s a verdant patchwork of award-winning ‘free-to-enter’ parks along the 8km stretch of the Abu Dhabi Corniche, each with a slightly different theme. The Family Parks (1 and 2) have a range of safe play areas with a fun mix of installations appropriate for a wide range of ages. You’ll also find a skate park and sport courts for active escapades, a splash pool and barbecue pits if you want to ‘make a day of it�
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Yas is probably best known for its theme parks, but it’s throwing down pretty hard in the leafy green park department too. The Yas Gateway Parks are a bit of secret alfresco gem, rarely very busy and kept in immaculate condition. They’re divided into ‘North’ and ‘South’ sections, with a selection of kids covered play facilities in the North and group sports courts in the South. Both sides of the park have big open grass spaces that are perfect for an enthusiastic kick about, intense game of frisbee or spot of kite flying.
Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Highway, Yas Island, open 24 hours, free.