I was inspired after interviewing Myriam Laroche, the founder of Eco Fashion Week in Vancouver (and involved in the industry for 19 years). She has a lot of really important things to say about the fashion industry and talks about…
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“We do not anticipate the future. We build it.” – His Highness Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Dubai is… well, it’s hard to describe Dubai. Usually when I…
In the Deira neighbourhood of Dubai lies the Spice Souk. As the name implies, vendors sell colourful spices, but also things like camel milk chocolate. I learned that camel milk has half the fat of cow’s milk, as well as…
The only mosque in Dubai that non-Muslims can enter (at specific times) is the Jumeirah Mosque. Tours are run throughout the week hosted by the SMCCU (Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding). Visitors are shown the ritual of wudu, a…
What ludicrous things can you find in the desert? An ice rink! In Dubai, there is a rink for skating, Olympic-sized, no less. There are Disco Sessions complete with strobe lights, Mom & Tots rates, and Broomball. Public skating sessions…
The following facts speak for themselves and don’t need me to ornament them. The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the tallest building in the world, stretching up 828 metres (2,716.5 feet) and 160 storeys. The aerial photos below are from…
