Untold Travel Stories

Towards the end of last year, I started a series of blog posts about 50 Reasons to Visit the UAE in 2021, its 50th Year. Part One of the...

Eight fascinating facts about the lovely Caribbean island of Anguilla

Searching for tasty, affordable food in Dubai (and finding plenty)

Part 2 of a journey to deliver aid to some of the worst affected areas of Northern Japan after the 2011 Tohoku Earthwuaky and Tsunami

Part 1 of a journey to deliver aid to some of the worst affected areas in Northern Japan after the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami

Once upon a time, there was a magical little town in the Julian Alps with a Medieval square around which sat colourful houses and a hotel...

The UAE does quirkiness well. Giant cats made from plants, a Mad Max-inspired food truck park, an abandoned Soviet-era plane, camel milk...

Farewell 2020..... and hello 2021

Part 3 of my list of 50 reasons to visit the UAE in 2021, full of urban adventures

Part 2 of my list of 50 reasons to visit the UAE in its Golden Jubilee year, 2021

The UAE celebrates its Golden Jubilee in 2021, so here's Part 1 in my list of 50 Reasons to Visit the UAE in its 50th Year list

Two worth-the-wait Yorkshire pubs where you'll be guaranteed a fantastic feed when you're allowed out again after lockdown

An interview with Jim Guttau about my journey so far through this year of ups and downs

From pavement cafés to chairoplanes, and many other things Emily missed

Dubai Tourism invited me to tell my personal Dubai Story, a tale of multiple cities in one

How to have the time of your life in one of the world's most exciting cities

So much more than a boring bowl of cereal

From dangling over a valley in a wooden box to riding the bus with no doors, an adventurous escapade in Jardín

A road trip to discover one of the most beautiful buildings you've probably never heard of

From desert camps to beachside hideaways, here are five fantastic hotels you can drive to from Dubai