March will mark the end of the season with an increase in temperatures
1 of 11 TAKE AN OUTDOOR YOGA CLASS: Dubai’s latest entertainment spot, Topgolf, has launched weekly yoga sessions with a view, Yoga @Topgolf Dubai. The first-class starts on February 26 at 8am. Held every Friday morning from 8am to 9am, enjoy yoga with a view at Topgolf Dubai with Shimis Yoga, followed by a social coffee with a selection of milk options, and light and healthy bites including the famous and fruity Topgolf Watermelon Pizza. Yoga, coffee and breakfast bites are priced at Dh150 per person, with those attending the very first class also receiving a Topgolf Dubai goodie bag.
DUBAI: Looking for ways to enjoy your weekend, while adhering to social distancing and health/safety protocols? Well, the winter is still very much upon us. The desert, wadis and mountains are waiting for the adventurous. There are unrivaled vistas and a whole new world out there to explore and help you unwind. Here, we list down ways you can enjoy the outdoors, avoid the more crowded and popular spots in the UAE.
1. If you miss swimming: Explore more hidden beaches Image Credit:
Most people who live in Dubai, love the beach, which is why you can usually never find one that s empty enough, especially on the weekend, but over the last few months, I have made some discoveries of hidden beaches in Dubai. Although La Mer, Kite Beach and Secret Beach are incredible beach destinations, they tend to fill up quickly because of the great amenities. The trick would be to visit beaches that aren’t really kitted out with bathrooms, food trucks or showers. They tend to be e
Dubai: Dubai’s priorities for this year for the cultural sector and the start of implementation of an updated six-year strategic roadmap have been set out in a high-level meeting.
Shaikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) and member of the Dubai Council, presided over a meeting of the authority’s senior leadership held in the Hatta Heritage Village, one of Dubai’s most prominent heritage sites and tourist attractions.
During the meeting, attended by heads and directors of Dubai Culture departments, Shaikha Latifa emphasised the authority’s role in supporting and empowering the cultural and creative sectors in the emirate in line with the vision of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, for the development of the emirate.
But, this time, UAE residents were not wrong.
And that s thanks to a high-pressure system building over Siberia. The result: A cold mass coming from the northeast into the Arabian peninsula. Coldest January we have ever seen : -2°C
It is, in fact, colder than usual. While it is too early to conclude whether we are experiencing the coldest winter in the UAE, right now, it is certainly the coldest January we have ever seen, a National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) official told
Gulf News. Temperatures dipped to a record of -2 °C for the first time in January this year. Cold weather is expected to continue till February.”