After a hectic few weeks at uni a holiday with my other half is just what I needed! My boyfriend and I booked to go to Dubai just after Christmas, we are lucky that my dad lives there so we had a lovely place to stay and great company (thanks so much dad and Fi for having us!)



I have been a few times before, but it was Sam's first time in Dubai so we did lots of sightseeing as well as sunbathing! As a fashion journalist I was naturally going to be excited at the fact there was a Vogue cafe, and a huge fashion district in the Dubai Mall (yes I held a pair of Manolo Blahniks!)
We had coffee in the Vogue cafe, and we did lots of shopping.

We had a lovely day at the Jumeirah resort, and had lunch at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel and a walk along the beach with the Burj Al Arab in full view. We also had cocktails and watched the sunset, which was so romantic and relaxing. Of course we visited the worlds tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. It was SO posh and everything was so pristine, it was an amazing experience to go to the 123rd floor and see a view of Dubai.








The Souks are fabulous too, it was nice to see traditional and authentic Dubai as well as the tall skyscrapers.

The Dubai World Cup was also on whilst we were there, so we got to dress up fancy and go watch the horses! The horse I placed a bet on was in the lead until the very last minute though! Sam and I also got in the Ahlan! which is the UAE version of Hello! Magazine.



I know this post is short and sweet, just thought I would let you all know what I had been up to as I haven't been blogging in a while!

Have you been to Dubai before? If so what do you think?