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verybody should have a theme and the only roller coaster was a park story. A gripping tale that subterranean ride called The Rat. It had Einvolves riding a roller coaster or been built underground because the eating way too much food or, ideally, owner’s wife didn’t want it to ruin the doing both at the same time. countryside. None of that mattered to Your first visit is pure rite of passage an 11-year-old me. It was amazing. stuff, like buying your first car, or a first Fast-forward 30 years and a trip to holiday without your parents. Okay, Universal Studios in LA brought that so perhaps not quite as grand, but the feeling rushing back – whether on the memory stays with you for life – much spectacular rides or having a photo taken like the car sticker we were given on with Goofy. Although, on reflection, I’m arrival proved to be (we had to scrape it not 100 per cent sure that he actually in the end). worked there, my levels of excitement A DUBAI ADVENTURE It wasn’t tough persuading photographer HARD wORk, DEDICATION AND BIllIONs Jade Wills to play with Lego for our Of DOllARs HAs gONE INTO THE sTEllAR cover. We think that its low-shot perspective recreates a childlike REsORT RIsINg OUT Of THE DEsERT excitment that everyone will feel walking through those gates. Lightwater Valley had first opened were undiminished. That’s why I’ve been in 1969 as a fruit-picking farm in the so intrigued by the theme park rising out UK. But as local farming struggled, the of the Dubai desert. owners decided to build rides and It wasn’t tough to persuade our writer attractions that could make up for their to go and spend a day at Dubai Parks lost earnings. Fifteen years later, I showed and Resorts, but what he found there up, a Spider-Man T-shirt and a dream. surprised even him. Billions of dollars At this point the country – at least and years of dedication and hard work the part of it that made theme parks – have created what he describes as a: was aiming to emulate the success of “theme park lover’s dream”. While it may Disneyland in the US. ‘We can do that’ have initially taken a little longer than they thought, and so they did, albeit to expected to come to fruition, it’s now varying degrees of success. geared up for stellar success and ready The reality of my day out was fairly to create a few memories in the process. pedestrian – the terrifyingly sounding Hell Slide was about six foot high Enjoy the issue
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Lording over Zurich with showstopping limestone bathrooms. With its nine-hole golf course, ice rink views of the Alps, this turreted hilltop hotel Dolder Grand is also is home to and the city’s zoo on the doorstep, it’s is a fairytale vision that seamlessly blends a museum-worthy collection of art, hardly surprising guests don’t venture old and new. comprising 150 works that guests can beyond the Dolder’s luxe environs. If you Originally opened in 1899, the resort browse with a self-guided iPad tour, from do decide to take the 10-minute trip into underwent an ultra-modernising project Andy Warhol’s famous Big Retrospective town, hop on board the 19th century mile- in 2008, with the addition of a golf and Painting that greets guests at reception, long cog mountain railway, which stops spa wing and revamped rooms that wow to the poolside Botero and original Dali conveniently just outside the hotel. with wraparound windows and Jura works that you can admire over breakfast. thedoldergrand.com
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KEMANG, INDONESIA
uch like its fruity nickname of the Big Durian, Jakarta is a city people either love or hate. Despite a long and diverse cultural history, the chaotic yet cosmopolitan capital of Indonesia serves predominantly as a business hub and gateway to the country’s 17,000-plus islands. MIf you can grin and bear the air pollution and gridlocked traffic, there’s a city brimming with enterprise and creativity to discover – you just need to know where to look. A good place to start is Kemang, the city’s sprawling southern district and an incubator for Jakarta’s contemporary art scene. Galleries such as Biasa Artspace, Galeri Hadiprana and Edwin’s are leading the movement, together with concept stores like restaurant- cum-gallery Koi and community-focused Dia.lo.gue. Before Kemang succumbed to development in the 1970s, it was a simple Betawi village strewn with traditional Javanese-style mosques, surrounded by green fields and a handful of its namesake Kemang mango trees. For a glimpse of the original kampung (village), you’ll need to explore the network of tree-lined alleys that lazily branch out from the neighbourhood’s main traffic-choked artery, Jalan Kemang Raya. This neighbourhood is also the place to brunch, with families flocking to reliable haunts like Komunal 88 and Baconerie at the weekend while al fresco rooftop bars like FJ on 7 draw a younger crowd to their all-day Sunday parties. Kemang’s diverse food scene is proof that nowhere in the city straddles two worlds quite like this district. Street food vendors wheel their colourful carts past towering residential blocks and fancy restaurants, and you can line your stomach with some of the best bubur ayam (rice congee) in town for about 40 US cents or spend 10 times that on a scoop of artisan ice cream. Add to this a slew of home decor stores, from upscale six-storey Bika Living specialising in colonial homewares to traditional shack-style shops and you have all the ingredients of a neighbourhood worth exploring.
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in the area (Six-minute S cooter ride) Bikes + Baskets THRIVE MOTORCYCLES Kemang has its fair share of motorcycle repair shops but none with a waiting list that reads like a who’s who of Indonesian celebrities. Thrive’s five founders – a group of local creatives, including a photographer and a graphic designer – set up the garage six years ago. Despite having zero mechanical background, their like-minded passion for riding motorbikes prevailed. The sketches hanging on the wall of Thrive’s topsy-turvy workshop reveal the quintet’s unusual design ethic, which head builder Barata Dwiputra brings to Pd KArYA mAndiri life in his reworking of classic motorcycles from Harleys to Hondas. No engine size is Nicknamed Kemang’s Bamboo too big or small for Dwiputra. He works his magic on British, Japanese and American Man, Karya Mandiri’s shack-style bikes, doing complete engine overhauls and hand-fabricated bodywork that has earned workshop is packed to the rafters with one-of-a-kind baskets, Thrive a reputation for top-notch craftsmanship. On average the custom workshop ladders and chicken cages-turned- makes just eight bikes per year, each one a bespoke work of art. lampshades, fashioned from bamboo Jl Kemang Timur Raya no 15, RT7/RW3, Bangka, Mampang Prpt, Kota Jakarta with the owner’s trusty machete. Selatan, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 12730 | 0812 840 14081 Jl BeNda No 35, RT8/RW4, CilaNdaK TiM, Ps MiNggu, KoTa JaKaRTa selaTaN, daeRah Khusus iBuKoTa JaKaRTa 12560
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Art + ArchAeology In the AreA (Four-minute scooter ride) DIA.LO.GUE
Although Dia.lo.gue’s location is just a stone’s throw from one of Kemang’s noisiest intersections, there are few places more tranquil in the city than this cultural venue. Designed by renowned Indonesian architect Andra Matin, the art space, cafe and shop’s indoor/outdoor vibe, concrete walls and wooden panels (not to mention floating staircase) make it one of the most instagrammable galleries in town. What’s in a name? Well, in Dia.lo.gue’s case, more than you’d think. In Bahasa Indonesian, dia means he/she, lo means you and gue means me, echoing founder Engel Tanzil’s museum di vision to build an art community. The light-flooded gallery hosts five to six major tenGAH KeBun Translating as ‘museum in the middle of exhibitions a year showcasing mainly Indonesian artists, whilst the eclectic shop stocks the garden’, you can take a 90-minute ceramics, vintage posters and unique stationery crafted by local designers. Even if the private tour of Pak Djalil’s vast collection art doesn’t float your boat, come here for a glass of iced lychee tea – best enjoyed of archaeological artefacts and antiques, alfresco in their shaded, stylish garden. sourced from over 63 countries. Jl Kemang Timur raya raya nomor no 66, rT7/ Jl Kemang Sel no 99a, Bangka, Mampang Prpt, Kota Jakarta Selatan, Daerah Khusus rW3, BangKa, mamPang PrPT, KoTa JaKarTa Ibukota Jakarta 12730 | 217 199 671 | dialogue-artspace.com SelaTan, Daerah KhuSuS iBuKoTa JaKarTa 12730 | 217 196 907
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In thE arEa Shop + Eat (NiNe-miNute scooter ride) TULISAN This whimsical boutique might be housed in Colony 6 outlet mall but its vintage fixtures and secondhand furniture could be mistaken for an atelier. Tulisan started life in the garage of its graphic designer owner Melissa Sunjaya, who worked tirelessly on her grandmother’s Singer sewing machine alongside an upholstery tailor before launching the international lifestyle brand in 2010. Her passion for typography and illustration infuses the store’s colourful collections of notebooks, cooking aprons, passport holders, stationery and canvas tote bags, each one handcrafted and produced sustainably. Jakarta-raised Melissa’s ongoing philanthropic work with KDM (a non-profit set up to rescue Jakarta’s street children) is encouraging conscious shopping. Her latest project has generated more than US$12,400 simP LY rAW The brainchild of another native female through the sale of 1,700 pepe dolls, handmade by disadvantaged kids using Tulisan fabric entrepreneur, Yus Dina, this newly opened offcuts. Every doll sold provides one child with either a week’s worth of schooling, five plant-based organic restaurant serves square meals or up to 10 visits to the local health centre. creative dishes like zucchini lasagne, Jl Kemang Raya no 6, RT14/RW1, Bangka, Mampang Prpt, Kota Jakarta Selatan, fruitarian sushi and durian cacao tart. RaYa, Jl BenDa Blok BamBu kuning no 20a, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 12730 | 212 952 9927 | tulisan.com RT6/RW4, easT CilanDak, PasaR minggu, souTh JakaRTa CiTY, JakaRTa 12560 | 212 278 0962
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SLEEP IS LIFE’S GREATEST PLEASURE.
SLEEP IS LIFE’S GREATEST PLEASURE. Lunch with
MaxiMilian Büsser The man behind the MB&F watch brand talks dreams, selling out, and the day that changed his life
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I always make people laugh because I can’t afford my own point, I used to adore car designing – but I entered watchmaking pieces. This is one year’s salary for me,” says Maximilian when the industry was virtually bankrupt.” He says Jaeger- “ Büsser, pointing to his wrist. “I can’t go and buy a watch at LeCoultre was foundering when he joined the company 26 that price.” years ago. “The CEO became my surrogate dad. He said: ‘We’re The owner and creative director of Maximilian Büsser and going to save this company, come with us.’ He basically gave me Friends (MB&F) is discussing the car-themed Can-Am, the product a meaning.” of more than 50 prototypes and 18 months of production. Like Half Swiss, half Indian, Büsser studied microtechnology most of his timepieces, from idea to delivery took somewhere engineering in Switzerland before being approached by Henry- between three and four years. John Belmont, the chief executive of then ailing Jaeger-LeCoultre, “This is the engine bay and you’ve got the heads-up display of in 1991. He remained with the company for seven years before the dashboard,” he says, indicating each intricate part. “And you’ve joining Harry Winston’s rare timepieces department, a company got the engine, which is winding up the watch while you’re actually he says was also struggling at the time. wearing it – see the gold battleaxe. And these are the titanium roll Büsser says he took a company with revenues of US$8 million bars that protect the car.” and increased it tenfold. Yet the more the company grew, the more It doesn’t actually look like a watch, which Büsser takes as a unhappy he became, with the death of his father ultimately leading compliment. him to seek therapy. “I went there to talk about my father but the “You could never do market research for this because therapist said: ‘What about you? If something happens to you today, everybody would tell you you’re completely crazy – that you’re would you have any regrets?’ And I was shocked because I was living never going to sell one. But I do 20 a year. There are 20 people the life. I was the man, the guy who’d come out of nowhere and out there who are as crazy as I am and who have got, unlike me, was receiving all these plaudits – and I realised I would have a ton the means to actually buy the piece.” of regrets. The first was that the little boy who was sketching cars all Büsser is an old-school eccentric, although you’d never think the time had basically sold out. I’d become a marketeer. Everything I it from his appearance. He is smartly but casually dressed and did was always to create products for market, always to create what our lunch at Zahira in the H Hotel lasts more than two hours, I thought would sell and it was a complete abnegation of myself. It punctuated by moments of extreme honesty – the death of his father, the need for therapy, an unhappy childhood, near bankruptcy, the addictive nature of creativity. “When you CReate pRoDuCts He occupies a world of visions and make-believe, creating very particular, unique and dramatic watches, most of which will set you that you think WiLL seLL, back in excess of US$150,000. you usuaLLy take aLL the “I realise I’m not like everybody else,” he admits. “It’s interesting because when I was a kid I was the one who didn’t fit ChaRaCteR out of them” in and I suffered a lot for that. For a very long time I judged my childhood as unhappy. I didn’t have any friends, although I longed wasn’t what I wanted to do, it was what the market would take. And to have them. I was like: ‘What am I doing? Am I proud of this?’ No, absolutely not. “Then I discovered way, way down the line that to be different “When you create products that you think will sell – meaning you was okay. But it took me a really long time to get over that one. want to sell to the most people possible – you usually take all the It’s not by chance that I chose this photograph for my brand,” he character out of them. Nobody hates them but nobody loves them adds, pointing to an image of two boys with wired-up colanders either. Our creations – a lot of people hate them. A lot. But those strapped to their heads. “This was the photo that most resonated who like them adore them. We’ve got a very polarising creativity.” with me when I decided what the brand was all about.” Childhood looms large in Büsser’s work. There are spaceships, MB&F is a company of rebellion, an artistic concept laboratory, mechanical jellyfish and what looks like a rocket inspired by Buck an assembly of independent watchmakers united around the Rogers but is in fact re-imagined from the stories of Tintin. His simple idea of developing radical horological masterpieces. At its pieces have names such as Space Pirate and Aquapod while the centre is the belief that a creative adult is a child who survived. company’s Mechanical Art Devices (MAD) gallery, pioneered in It is perhaps apt, then, that we are dining in Greg Malouf’s Geneva, curates quirky kinetic art. There are two other galleries, Zahira, with its elevated take on traditional Levantine dishes one in Taipei and another Dubai’s Alserkal Avenue. and Malouf’s years spent working on the evolution of Lebanese “What I’ve discovered over the years is that creativity is cuisine. Both he and Büsser come from traditional creative basically like a drug,” says Büsser, who set up MB&F in 2005 with disciplines in which experimentation is sometimes frowned upon. US$900,000 he’d saved up. “I often say that starting off in watchmaking saved my life,” “You need to increase the dose all the time. If you constantly do says Büsser, whose company generates US$15 million in revenue the same thing, you don’t feel it anymore. You’re always trying to a year. “Not because I really adore watchmaking – that’s not the push the boundaries.
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“When I create I don’t care if people like what I do. I’ve actually come out with products – the Thunderbolt in 2010, for example, that I thought would bankrupt the company – but that piece liberated me. It also showed me there are people out there who are even crazier than I am and are okay if I go that one step further. It’s not a question of price, it’s a question of mentality. Am I courageous enough to wear a thing like that?” Gordon Robertson, Zahira’s floor manager, serves us wagyu beef skewered with pearl onions and Hungarian peppers. There is Egyptian-style pigeon twice-cooked in aromatics too with freekeh and chopped Arabic salad. “When I first started MB&F, it was very much about sketching my ideas,” says Büsser, who works with designer Eric Giroud. “When I found something I would refine it until I liked it and only then would I realise it was a spaceship or a car. Now, many years down the road – this is going to seem very weird [but] I have The Bill visions. When I’m alone. I have to be alone and that’s why I’ve 1 x wagyu beef skewered with pearl onions, created so much more in Dubai than when I was in Switzerland because when I’m in the workshops, I’m always interacting with eggplant and Hungarian peppers (US$53) people and I can’t create anything then. Here I just sit in the 1 x Egyptian-style pigeon twice-cooked in garden and let my mind wander.” Dessert is served: ice cream with white chocolate and aromatics with freekeh and chopped Arabic leatherwood honey truffles and buttermilk rose cream with rose salad (US$31) jelly and caramel berries. 1 x Buttermilk rose cream with rose jelly and Does he have any regrets? He laughs. “I’ve never been this happy in my life,” he says. “It’s caramel berries (US$10) actually very weird because I’m at a point where I realise I was 1 x Knife and fork ice cream with white always searching, always on a personal quest of trying to achieve what I wanted. And now suddenly, I’m getting scared. chocolate and leatherwood honey truffles “Before I had nothing to lose. Now I’ve got a beautiful family, (US$11.50) we’ve got a really nice life here in Dubai, a house for the first time in my life and the company’s doing incredibly well. But I guess I continue my therapy with the brand.” Total: US$105.50
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pproximately every 10 minutes tall dome. Fittingly, it is the tallest It is just one of six themed lands a new fountain show begins at Lego building in the world. within Legoland Dubai. the foot of the Burj Khalifa. Music There’s the long, iconic strip of “If you want to do everything, sounds, water rushes, the display Sheikh Zayed Road too and its one day is not enough,” admits commences. Only it’s not the real accompanying metro, the dhows Siegfried Boerst, general manager Dubai Fountain, it’s a scale replica and abras of Dubai Creek, the Burj of Legoland Dubai. “And that’s just made of Lego bricks. Al Arab Jumeirah, Abu Dhabi’s one park.” We are in Miniland in the heart Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, The two of us are sitting on a of Legoland Dubai, where the city’s Jordan’s Petra, the pyramids of terrace overlooking Miniland. It is skyline and other landmarks from Egypt, The Kuwait Towers and summer. We are indoors. There is across the Middle East have been The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. air conditioning. recreated on a scale of one to 25. There’s even a 7.5m-long version “Model builders from all over Only the Burj Khalifa is different, of Dubai International Airport. In the world worked on these,” says scaled down to one to 50 to fit total, 20 million Lego bricks were Boerst, indicating the buildings inside the venue’s vast 25-metre- used for this one attraction alone. around us. “From the US, Denmark, Germany, Malaysia. It took about three years to build all of the models and in total we There are six used 60 million Lego bricks for themed lands in Legoland Dubai the entire park. The Burj Khalifa, for example, arrived in five pieces A and was assembled here, although there is a steel structure inside to support it. But everything you see is made from Lego.” Much of it is also interactive. Press a button and window cleaners will get to work on the Burj Khalifa. Press another and the doors of a Lamborghini will open or a hot air balloon will take off over Petra. You can even crawl through a tunnel and emerge inside Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque if you wish. “It’s impressive to see what model builders can do with Lego bricks nowadays,” says Boerst.
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With 27 key rides and attractions inspired by 13 of Hollywood’s most memorable movies – 21 of them indoors – it’s a theme park lover’s dream
“The animation, the lights – it’s Motiongate Dubai and Rides based on US$3.5 billion, it features more incredible. When it gets dark Bollywood Parks Dubai, the Hollywood blockbusters than 100 rides and attractions outside we dim the lights in the first theme park of its kind are a huge draw with the entire destination dome and you’re mainly left anywhere in the world. A connected neatly by Riverland with only the lights from the fourth park, Six Flags Dubai, is Dubai, a multi-themed dining buildings, which creates a very under construction and due to and retail district. special atmosphere.” open in 2019. “It’s a massive undertaking,” Legoland Dubai is just For anyone unaccustomed says Brian Machamer, general one attraction within Dubai to theme parks, especially manager of both Motiongate Parks and Resorts, the largest integrated ones, the sheer Dubai and Bollywood integrated theme park enormity of Dubai Parks Parks Dubai. “When you destination in the Middle East. and Resorts is something to already have a park and you Nearby are Legoland Water behold. Built on 30.6 million build a new ride, that’s an Park, the Hollywood-inspired square feet of land at a cost of undertaking. When you build
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a new land inside a park, August but the rest are up that’s an undertaking. If you and running, including the build a theme park, that’s an DreamWorks Animation and undertaking. But when you Columbia Pictures zones. build three theme parks, a The job now is to water park, a hotel, a night-time raise awareness, challenge dining district, a transportation perceptions and increase centre, parking, a substation visitor numbers to the and sewage treatment, you’ve destination, which is located got to basically build a city. It just off Sheikh Zayed Road, was the biggest challenge and midway between Dubai the biggest project I’ve ever International Airport and Abu worked on. Part of the reason Dhabi International Airport. for coming on board was to be “In hindsight, with Six Flags part of it because it’s just one coming in 2019 and for any of those amazing, once-in-a- future developments, my lifetime opportunities. strategy would be to open “The quality is excellent and in June or July so you have the team was solid. We didn’t a couple of months to get have the type of manpower all the bugs worked out and that you’d see at a Universal or then hit October, November, Disney park when they put a December and have a solid project together and we didn’t season,” says Machamer. have Disney Imagineering or “We tried to have the entire Universal Recreation so a lot project finished by October more work had to be done by 1 last year, but that didn’t end a smaller number of people. up happening so we kind of But when you see the guests’ missed out on our first peak reactions, when you read the season. But it’s allowed us to surveys and you read the regroup, to make sure from satisfaction scores, everyone’s a training standpoint that extremely happy with the everybody is where they need product we’ve created.” to be and that there’s cross- The three theme parks utilisation of manpower across Song and dance can “Everyone wants as much break out at any minute in opened at different times the parks. The plan now is to revenue as possible coming Bollywood Parks Dubai during the final quarter of last get the word out to overseas in and the perceived success,” year while Legoland Water markets, make sure we’re on says Machamer. “And what Park launched in January. people’s travel itineraries and people perceive as a success The Lionsgate zone within that the hotel is going to be is high turnstile counts and Motiongate is set to open full come the end of summer.” things like that. We’ll have to later this month or in early So is the pressure on? make it through the summer months and look at how we can optimise our visitation during that period but October and the six months following that will be the real indicator of how effective we were Model builders around the world from a marketing and sales perspective.” took three years to create all of the Machamer has worked in theme parks all his life. The week he turned 16, he got a models at Minland, using 60 million driving licence and a job at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Lego bricks in the process Florida, where he worked
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in food and beverage at or need to be changed. I didn’t Frontierland before moving think when I was a guy parking to Universal Orlando when cars or working as a cashier it opened in 1990. He hasn’t 27 years ago that I would be looked back since. making the big decisions. But “I never would have it’s funny because back when I thought it would turn into a started, the senior management lifelong job,” he says. “I grew up at Disney and Universal, those in Cleveland, Ohio and there’s guys had also been in the an amusement park there parks for 25 or 30 years – so I called Cedar Point, which has guess you see a lot of longevity got some of the most amazing in people in the theme park rollercoasters in the world. I business. Those who really like the biggest, fastest, tallest enjoy it stay for a lifetime.” rollercoasters, those kinds Within Dubai Parks and of rides. So for me Six Flags Resorts, Motiongate is the and working on the design of flagship. With 27 key rides and that park was very exciting. It attractions inspired by 13 of brought back memories of my Hollywood’s most memorable childhood at Cedar Point. live action and animated films “I can remember my first (21 of which are indoors), day at Walt Disney, my first it is essentially a theme day at Universal and from a park lover’s dream. There’s timeline standpoint, I have Dragon Gliders, a multimedia great memories as a guest and suspended rollercoaster within also as an employee. It’s kind DreamWorks, Madagascar of a full circle. I’ve of course Mad Pursuit, a rollercoaster been a guest, I’ve been a that propels visitors forward at frontline employee and what speeds of up to 85 kilometres I like about my role now is per hour upon launch and that I can make changes if I Zombieland Blast-off, a 58m see things that are not correct drop and shot tower identical to the one that featured in the movie. “Outside of Dragon Gliders – which is rare because there was only one other of its kind built at the time – we took stable ride systems and created themed experiences around those rides or we created media specific to that ride,” says Machamer. “That ride system might exist somewhere else in the world but the experience here is one-of-a-kind.” Within the DreamWorks Animation zone Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, How To Train Your Dragon and Madagascar are the stars, brought to life in an immersive, all-indoor environment. Elsewhere Hotel Transylvania,
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A theme park destination, you can be in a small village one minute and outside the Taj Mahal the next
Ghostbusters, The Smurfs and The Hunger Games provide all the entertainment. A short distance away is Bollywood Parks Dubai with its cinematic rides, vibrant entertainment and the 856-seater Rajmahal Theatre, home to a Broadway-style, Bollywood-themed show called Jaan-e-Jigaar. “When I first joined I knew virtually nothing about Bollywood,” says Machamer. “So one of the first things I did was watch all the movies. I was travelling to Los Angeles quite a bit working with creative and where they could influence the the movie studios so I’d always experience and that’s what we watch the films and get to did. So it’s not only passively understand the stars. sitting in a rollercoaster or “I didn’t really have an on a carousel, it’s about the appreciation or understanding Lego experience and children of how big that industry is. actually experiencing what they “We took all the big films play with in their living rooms, from the Bollywood industry only in life-size. and the stars of those films, “I grew up with Lego as such as Shah Rukh Khan and a kid, so for me it’s a dream Salman Khan and the films like job working with a company Krrish and other classics such where you identify with their as Sholay. Back at Legoland Dubai, sand. They had started to do values. It’s a toy, it’s fun but it “The recipe for creating Boerst appears happy. the infrastructure work but it has educational value as well the movie park was similar “I was the first Legoland still looked like a desert. What and if you can bring enjoyment to that of Motiongate, just Dubai employee,” he says. we were trying to do was to families with children and based on Bollywood instead of “The first time I came here at create interactive attractions see them having fun, then that’s Hollywood.” the end of 2013 it was still all and activities for children reward enough.”
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THE BUS Exploring India can be something of a wild ride, which means touring with a group is often the best option – even for the most independent traveller. But going on a bus tour of the land of kings? Keeping a diary proves to be our writer’s salvation words by marina kay
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On my first visit to India, the subcontinent tested my patience, overwhelmed my senses and gripped my mind with its intensity. I think of it often. Travelling solo, the only way I could make sense of it all was through journalling my experiences. Well, I say solo…
September 14, 2016: Scenes from a moving bus
I’m driving around one of the world’s most crowded cities with the cast of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. At least that’s how my Canadian neighbour (a veteran of these types of tour groups) describes us – and she’s right. Our motley crew of 19 includes a widowed Irish anaesthesiologist, a Texan auto dealer with his wife, a retired Louisianan doctor, an Australian couple travelling the world and a Canadian vet with her extended Ghanaian family. Acquainted over a welcome dinner at our Delhi hotel two nights ago, now we’re like old friends, sitting pretty in an air-conditioned coach, shielded from India’s sweltering heat and hubbub. Outside, it’s a sweat-fest: about 35C in the shade and with monsoon season just finished, we’re soaking in the tail end of a humid summer. And Delhi – how can I describe the capital of the world’s largest democracy? Some welcome shade at the Taj Mahal Unruly, untidy, chaotic. That’s all part of the charm, they say. After touring Qutab Minar, I ons.com acat the birthplace of the nation’s Islamic period bazaar, which we navigated from the cloud-strewn sky, its white-marbled (Delhi has been reincarnated over half a backs of bicycle rickshaws. What we symmetry stunned from afar. Up close, dozen times. New Delhi was planned by saved in fuel emissions we made up for we marvelled at the inlaid stonework, British architect Sir Edwin Luytens), we in added chaos. so intricate, until the heat proved too stopped at Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial. Perhaps that’s why today, seeing oppressive. Not that this deterred the Earlier that day we visited Humayun’s the Taj Mahal (a “teardrop on the hordes, who kept taking selfies left, right Tomb, beautiful for its Persian detailing and cheek of eternity,” according to poet and centre from the famous Princess double dome and designed for the second Rabindranath Tagore) felt so surreal. Diana bench, of course. Mughal king by his widowed wife. Having traversed highways, dirt roads I sought solace in the ornamental It’s a place that certainly takes some and Agra Fort (where Indian children gardens, shaded and calm, grateful for the getting used to and not even our talkative wanted photos in case we happened respite before the onslaught that toiled tour manager Virendra could have to be Hollywood stars), we endured beyond: filth, smog and desperate poverty. prepared us for the swarm of children that an archaic security process and Children chased us, clutching magnets, engulfed us at Jama Masjid mosque, nor throngs of crowds to see this wonder postcards and snow globes, yelling: ‘Two for
I ons, ns ght V Imper I al r ajasthan tour w th Ins ght Vacat Based on a 13-day the choked alleyways of Chandni Chowk of the world. Magnificent against a 100 rupees.’ I felt helpless... broken.
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September 17: Namaste for the flu
I’m down with a sore throat and sniffles but not miserable enough to miss seeing Jaipur, known as the pink city for its ornate salmon-coloured buildings. Two of the town’s locals led us through the Old City, its maze of laneways jammed with temples, courtyards and shops selling bangles, spices, saris and men’s wedding garb. We prayed to the monkey god Hanuman and one of the guides treated us to syrupy jalebi (like funnel cakes) and spicy chai, which was expertly poured into our tiny cups by a gangly chaiwallah. From there, jeeps transported us to Amber Fort, the former capital of Rajasthan, whose Palace of Mirrors, gleaming in the centre of crumbling ancient pavilions, was spectacular. After the visit, instead of retiring to the hotel to watch CNN – as has become The iconic Hawa Mahal in Jaipur my routine – I broke off from the pack September 15: and escaped to Rambagh Palace, a Onwards to Jaipur onetime royal residence now run by the Taj Hotel group. (After independence Headed to the 16th century Mughal the government stripped royal families of capital, Fatehpur Sikri (city of victory), their stipends so palaces were turned into today. I dropped behind the guided tour, hotels to pay for their upkeep.) I booked distracted by the heat, instead taking an Ayurvedic cupping treatment set in a photos of locals immaculately dressed in tent amid manicured grounds populated by glittering saris and colourful kaftans. peacocks. It really was a treatment fit for a Long stretches between bus stops maharani. allow us time to recalibrate and take in the changing scenes: new glass towers outside Delhi, shanty towns by bridges, Rickshaws swerved pedestrians, sheep, camels and roaming cows, dozing children on dusty ground, parched swaths tuk-tuks dodged buses and trucks of land, women wrapped in saris balancing zoomed past plastered with the sacks of produce on their heads, stores made of corrugated iron, dentists and words “blow horn” or “honk please” barber shops along the highway, buses laden with cargo, packed with passengers, their heads poking out of windows, groups of three teetering on the edges of tiny motorbikes. Dodging goats and a herder shaking his shepherd’s crook at us, the bus finally pulled into our destination, Le Meridien Jaipur, where staff greeted us with garlands of marigolds. Many of us were also given bindis to signify true love, prosperity and marriage. How quickly they spotted our wedding ring fingers.
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Jaisalmer Fort, a fully preserved fortified city
September 20: After Jaipur, we spent the night in On the first day touring Jaisalmer Baked by the desert a small palace hotel in Bikaner before (founded in 1155), we trudged up to its embarking on the six-hour ride to residential hilltop fort packed with buildings There’s a problem. Apparently I’ve been Jaisalmer, a caravan city that was once a and home to about 2,000 people. The sitting at the back of the bus too much central trading hub for spices, wheat guide took us on a silent walking tour and tongues are starting to wag. The and opium. through the labyrinths filled with vendors tour manager came to my seat and In the heart of the Thar desert, which hawking books, saris and fans. Overheated, requested that I move up front. It wasn’t heats to 40C on a good day, stands I bought one without even haggling. all bad there. Apart from nattering Suryagarh Hotel. Built a few years ago Architecturally, the fort city stuns with about insurance, pensions and gardening to resemble a fort, it feels stuck in the its elaborate Jain temples and multi-storey with my neighbours, I watched the middle of nowhere, 20 minutes from mansions, or havelis, decorated with driver tackle roads devoid of working town, about 160km from the Pakistan frescoes and sandstone filigree. From one traffic lights and signs. And if there border, surrounded by nothing but of the rooftops, we photographed the city were any rules, they were completely undulating sand and India’s biggest wind below, baked golden by the scorching sun. disregarded: Rickshaws swerved past turbine farm. That evening, sand dunes beckoned with pedestrians, tuk-tuks dodged buses and That said, everything about this hotel camel rides and sunset. Thanks to rounds trucks zoomed past, plastered with the is exotic: the chai, unique desert sweets, of rum and coke supplied by our guide, the words “blow horn” or “honk please”. outdoor courtyards, silk throw pillows and mood was more jovial than usual and we As you can imagine, incessant honking staff in multi-coloured turbans. Imagine a whooped it up back to the hotel before ensues all day, every day, so much so scene from One Thousand and One Nights indulging in an eight-course dinner under that I’ve become immune to it. and you’re not far from the truth. the stars.
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all so delicious, especially the rich and fresh the second generation owner sold us on coconut chutney. stories of his dealings with major fashion All of the hotel buffet breakfasts include houses. I got sucked in, just like everyone western options – omelettes, toast, eggs else, and now own a Valentino wrap and September 22: Benedict and Danish pastries – which the Hermès pashmina. The food tour group takes to because they either Following a long drive with stops fear getting sick or subscribe to the if-I- at a Jain temple, we arrived late in I’ve just realised I haven’t written anything can’t -pronounce-it-then-I-don’t-want-to- Udaipur, known as the city of lakes. about Indian food. Street stalls abound and eat-it mentality. Full disclosure: I cannot get My spirits lifted upon boarding a boat we have tried plenty of delicacies based used to eating with my fingers. headed toward the Taj Lake Palace. We on tour guides’ recommendations, such as But I’ve been eating copious amounts were staying in the hotel that anchors jalebi and cooling mango lassi, a luscious of yoghurt and honey to cool down my the Venice of the East. Rose petals mix of yoghurt, cream and cardamom. mouth and insides from the heat of the showered us as we entered the marble Dairy is very popular here – the cow is a spices that come as standard. lobby covered with sofas and pillows. sacred animal and protected by the Hindu Candles lit up the place and we sipped religion – and no meat is consumed. It’s all September 23: guava juice while waiting for our keys. about vegetables, lentils, breads and spices. India’s Venice of My room had an amazing view Oh, and plenty of bananas. the East of Lake Pichola and the City Palace, I’ve been ordering a lot of spinach aglow under the morning’s sunrise. The paneer (firm cottage cheese squares) My last night in India before enduring hotel felt like a boutique cruise ship, and idli (rice and lentil dumplings) topped the long journey back to LA. Just when I resplendent with fountains and gardens with different chutneys: coriander, coconut thought I couldn’t tour another fort, we overlooking ancient views. Everywhere and tomato with curry leaves. For today’s visited Meherangarh, one of the most smelled of incense and flute players breakfast, the waiter brought moong dal beautifully preserved monuments with abounded. Apparently James Bond’s kachori (mini empanadas with potato and views of blue-hued Jodhpur. Against this Octopussy was filmed here so I ordered lentil fillings) and dosa, a rice and lentil landscape, bright colours really stand out. a version of the film’s signature cocktail crepe that you dip into sambar (lentil and Lunch of paneer kebabs was followed – made with vodka and jasmine syrup – vegetable stew made with tamarind). It was by a visit to a textile warehouse, where at the bar. I’m sad to be leaving. Travelling with a tour group has been enjoyable. Truth Without fixers and guides, pulling be told, I’m partial to independent off a two-week trip of this kind travel but navigating India is not easy. would have been incredibly tough Without fixers and guides, pulling off a two-week trip of this kind would have been tough, and being surrounded by a circle of fellow travellers lessened the intimidation of India staring me straight in the face. As for travelling solo in a group, that part was liberating. I never felt lonely, took my time, escaped when I needed to, avoided cliques, caught up on my reading (Behind the Beautiful Forevers, a non-fiction book about Mumbai slum life, was a constant companion) and didn’t have to question whether someone else was “having a good time”. While I might have done my own thing and occasionally adjusted the sightseeing schedule (not that I’ll ever forget first seeing the Taj Mahal with a bunch of sticky strangers under the blazing afternoon sun), there’s one thing A stall owner selling produce at Chandni I simply would not have changed for the Chowk bazaar world – that air-conditioned bus.
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Parliament Hill Despite being unheated, this shimmering 60-metre Art Deco beauty remains surprisingly toasty, thanks to its stainless steel pool liner (the only one in the UK) that moderates water temperature. Take an afternoon siesta in one of the gazebos or retreat to its pop-up sauna to escape any winter chill
here’s something rather beautiful about a lido. Even in the UK, these ornate creations remain true to their Mediterranean style Tcues, silently and solemnly disapproving the beige-carpeted leisure centres that brought about their demise. A staggering 169 lidos were constructed in the UK during the swimming boom of the 1930s, most of which fell into disuse in the 1960s and 1970s when holidaying abroad became more affordable and people realised that England was, well, freezing. Add to that bouts of vandalism and the scene was set for a shift indoors. But the desire to swim in the open clearly appeals to the average Londoner and the city is now entering a second golden age, with 17 lidos currently open for business (including one of Europe’s largest at Tooting Bec) and ongoing bids to resurrect even more Art Deco relics. It’s people that have generated the movement. Retro gems like Uxbridge’s iconic 12-sided star pool, the Olympic- length Brockwell and Grade II listed Parliament Hill have all been spared demolition and abandonment, thanks
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almost entirely to community support. One of east London’s best-kept secrets and the city’s only floodlit lido, London Fields, was restored to its former glory a decade ago after a local pressure group campaigned for nearly 20 years. The Charlton Lido Swimming Club, meanwhile, rallied to re-open Greenwich’s Charlton pool in 2013, which finally underwent a much-needed facelift. From retro to radical, one outdoor pool that recently thrust the city’s aquatic recreation into the spotlight was King’s Urban swimming experiences are Charles II famously swore by a daily 5am Cross Pond. Dubbed a land art pop-up, expanding beyond the confines of swim and the ambitious kickstarter-funded London’s first man-made, self-cleaning, man-made pools as Londoners are re- Thames Baths Project – backed by the freshwater pond was an art installation connecting with the city’s natural waters. artist Tracey Emin – is on course to reclaim that proved so popular it almost outlived Astonishingly, it’s London’s main artery, the some of the city’s famous waterway for its two-year planning permission, with Thames – once so polluted it was deemed swimming once more. calls for it to remain a permanent fixture biologically dead – where it all began. If England’s second longest river is a little unfortunately falling on deaf ears. Londoners have been taking a dip in this too high profile for you, thankfully you’re This isn’t just a lido thing, however. iconic river for more than 400 years. King spoiled for choice. At Hampstead Heath,
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Highgate Men’s bathing pond Elevated on a hillock, the men’s pond affords a bucolic setting, just 6km from the hustle and bustle of Oxford Street. The best way to make an entrance? Dive in using the pond’s springboard, reached via a wooden jetty
formerly a reservoir system supplying water to the capital in the 1700s and set in an enormous 320-hectare ancient park, you can now perfect your front crawl alongside bobbing ducks and moorhens. If you’d prefer something with a royal edge, try Hyde Park’s regal lake – Henry VIII used the area as his personal hunting ground – where swimmers are close to outnumbering the swans. Its Serpentine Swimming Club also happens to be the oldest of its kind in Britain. Taking a dip with wildlife adds a whole new dimension and it’s no longer a niche hobby. Wild swimming is gaining momentum, thanks to cleaner rivers and heroic charity challenges while the lido rebirth gathers momentum by the month. The UK Outdoor Swimming Society’s members have swelled from just 300 in 2006 to a whopping 25,000 today but it’s not just the about the activity. In reality these outdoor pools and lakes are community hubs as much as they are fitness destinations. All you need to do is turn up and take the plunge.
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Be sure to keep hold of your boarding Resorts, which oversees Bollywood Parks pass if you’re travelling to or through Dubai, Motiongate Dubai, Legoland Dubai Dubai between now and August 31 – it and Legoland Water Park. might just make your day. To take advantage of the fantastic offers My Emirates Pass turns your boarding at some of the city’s best known hotspots, pass into an exclusive membership card for simply show your Emirates boarding pass* the city, which means Emirates customers and a valid form of identification and get can explore more of Dubai and enjoy ready to have the time of your life. Being two of the most populous exclusive offers and discounts across 120 To see all My Emirates Pass offers cities in the world, it’s unsurprising world-class restaurants, championship in order to plan your trip, and for a that customer demand is high on golf courses and the city’s must-see new complete list of terms and conditions, visit routes to Beijing and Shanghai. As a attractions – including Dubai Parks and emirates.com/emiratespass result, Emirates has upgraded its daily services to an all A380 operation that will commence on July 1. The move will increase capacity ULTRA SUccESS fOR EMIRATES on the route, offering passengers Sir Tim Clark, President, Emirates even more seamless A380-to-A380 airline, received the awards at the connections between the two ceremony in London’s Savoy hotel, Chinese cities and at more than 30 attended by key members of the travel international points – including 18 in industry, British personalities and a the UK and Europe – via its hub in notable special guest: Sarah Ferguson, the Dubai. The new flights will replace the Duchess of York (pictured). current Boeing 777-300ER operations. It’s a fantastic reward for an Emirates The upgrade strengthens Emirates’ team known for its dedication to overall mainland China offering, which improving the travel experience of its also includes services to Guangzhou, passengers. Earlier this year it was also Yinchuan and Zhengzhou. Emirates has received yet more named Best Airline in the World at the The popular Emirates A380, which accolades, this time voted Best Airline TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice awards for offers up to 519 seats in a three-class in the World and Best Middle Eastern airlines, after being the most positively configuration on Chinese routes, Airline by the readers of the Daily reviewed airline in the industry, and only now flies to seven North Asian cities, Telegraph’s luxury travel magazine last year it won the World’s Best Airline including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Ultratravel in its prestigious awards, The award at the 2016 Skytrax World Airline Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul in South Ultras, 2017. awards. Korea and Narita, Japan.
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THIRD DAILY FOR BRISBANE SECOND DAILY route network, which includes over 150 A380 TO destinations in more than 80 countries and territories. BIRMINGHAM The direct service will be operated by a B777-200LR aircraft and has eight seats in First Class, 42 in Business Class and 216 in Economy Class. The additional flight will increase capacity on the route by 3,724 seats a week, inbound and outbound between Brisbane and Emirates’ Dubai hub. A third daily service to Brisbane is to be Flights EK434 and EK435 operate non- launched by Emirates on December 1, stop between Dubai and Brisbane and complementing the airline’s two existing onwards to Auckland, New Zealand, while daily services. flights EK432 and EK433 operate between The launch will give passengers in the Dubai and Brisbane via Singapore. UK, France and North America greater Additionally, with codeshare partner access to Australia with just one stop Qantas, Emirates offers services to in Dubai as part of Emirates’ global Singapore twice daily from Brisbane.
Emirates is to introduce a second daily A380 service between Dubai and Birmingham in the UK. Beginning on October 29, flight EK39/40 – currently operated by a Boeing 777 – will be replaced by the iconic and highly popular Emirates A380, adding to the existing daily A380 already operating on the route. Emirates’ decision to use a double-daily A380 service was in part driven by huge demand from FIRST FREIGHTER TO LUXEMBOURG passengers to travel on the iconic aircraft. Since the first A380 service Emirates SkyCargo, the world’s largest and Cargolux Airlines that was announced in from Dubai to Birmingham launched international cargo airline, operated its May this year. on March 27, 2016, more than first scheduled weekly freighter service to Emirates SkyCargo will operate its Boeing 300,000 passengers have flown on Luxembourg on June 12 and was warmly 777 freighter aircraft on the route, providing a the aircraft between the two cities. welcomed by a traditional water canon total cargo capacity of over 100 tonnes. As with the current A380 used on salute on arrival. Emirates SkyCargo’s freighter will arrive at the route, the aircraft will operate in The freighter operation between Luxembourg at 13.25 local time every Monday a two-class configuration, featuring Luxembourg and Dubai World Central and will depart for DWC at 15.25 local time. 58 flat-bed seats in Business Class (DWC) is one of the first steps in the Luxembourg joins Emirates SkyCargo’s global and 557 spacious seats in Economy implementation of the strategic operational network of over 150 destinations in more than Class, as well as Emirates’ popular partnership between Emirates SkyCargo 80 countries across six continents. Onboard Lounge.
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step one A liquid cleaning product is first applied manually to the entire external surface of the aircraft.
did yoU Know? It’s still possible for other maintenance work to be carried out during a drywash. This is not the case when washed with water.
an environmentally friendly clean in nUmbers... 12 9 Hours it takes to clean Hours it takes to 11,300 Litres of water it takes to wash an an A380 clean a Boeing 777 A380 using traditional pressurised water techniques
Number of times Emirates aircraft get a drywash each year (in comparison to four or five times for 3 a pressurised water wash)
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step two step three Clean microfibre fabric is The aircraft is left then used to remove the with a fine protective cleaning product – which film allowing the has now dried to a film painted surface to – removing the dirt along retain a longer gloss with it. and shine.
DID YoU KNow? The dirt accumulated on an aircraft will actually increase its fuel consumption by making it heavier and less aerodynamic.
11,000,000 Litres of water Emirates saves every year by using the drywash technique Number of people in a 15 cleaning crew
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NICE
Take advantage of Emirates’ daily A380 to Nice and enjoy a city filled with all the style and swagger of the South of France
Ah, Nice. The Côte d’Azur, the Mediterranean, the sun-seekers, Much of what Nice has to offer can be digested sedately and the high-rollers, the joie de vivre, the belle époque. Playground languidly within the course of a day or two. The Promenade des to the rich and famous and gateway to Provence, Nice is the Anglais, with its pastel-painted buildings overlooking the sea, is stretch of the Côte d’Azur famed for its benign winter climate the centre of most tourists’ attention, while the narrow streets of and year-round sun. Le Vieux Nice – in the old Town – house cafes, restaurants and The grande dame of the French Riviera, the city is sometimes boutique shops. overshadowed by its glamorous neighbours – the aristocratic Place Rossetti, meanwhile, is a charming square fronted by the Monaco, star-studded Cannes, and the Champagne-soaked St baroque Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate – a must-see along with Tropez – but it more than holds its own. A beautiful mix of the old the Parc de la Colline du Château, which overlooks the city and and the new, it is the unofficial capital of the Côte d’Azur. provides wonderful views of the Baie Des Anges (Bay of Angels).
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RESTAURANT JAN HOTEL NEGRESCO PARC DE LA COLLINE DU Holder of a single Michelin star, With the added benefit of being CHATEAU Restaurant Jan is an intimate little home to Le Chantecler, a two-star You can’t visit Nice without venue near the port serving a Michelin restaurant run by Jean- trekking up to Castle Hill. Once seasonal tasting menu. Run by Denis Rieubland, Hôtel Negresco is boasting a reputedly impregnable South African chef Jan Hendrik, arguably the finest of the city’s five- citadel, it’s now a wonderful point it serves modern French plates star hotels. Situated on Promenade from which to view the Baie des with touches of inspiration from des Anglais, it has sea views and Anges, Old Nice and the port his South African heritage. It takes opulence in abundance. below. Access is via steps that start some beating. hotel-negresco-nice.com at Place Garibaldi and lead to a restaurantjan.com maze of greenery. HOTEL LA PEROUSE OLIVE & ARTICHAUT Another seafront hotel, this time at PROMENADE DES ANGLAIS Situated on Rue Sainte-Reparate the point where the Promenade The most famous stretch of in the Old Town is this modern des Anglais becomes the Pointe seafront in Nice, the Promenade restaurant with an ever-changing de Rauba-Capeu. Roughly five des Anglais is named after the chalkboard menu that embraces minutes’ walk from the Old Town English aristocracy who used to both the sea and the mountain. and built up and around the rocky frequent the city in the early Another proud holder of a Michelin headland, it not only has a superb 19th century and helped pay star, expect steak tartare, tarte à la terrace, but unparalleled views of for its construction. Stretching sardine and albacore tuna. Oh, and the Baie Des Anges. for seven kilometres, it is lined plenty of olives and artichokes. leshotelsduroy.com with numerous attractions and is oliveartichaut.com perfect for sunset strolls. HOTEL LA VILLA VICTORIA L’ACCHIARDO A landmark building located on the LE VIEUX NICE Get your fill of authentic Art Deco-style Boulevard Victor The Old Town is where the majority Niçoise cuisine at this frequently Hugo, this stately townhouse has a of attractions lie, particularly if the packed and noisy restaurant, large garden, an open-plan ground finest food and drink is what you’re run by the Acchiardo family floor and is just a five-minute walk after. Get lost in the narrow lanes since 1927. Expect dishes such from the sea. Recently renovated and wander aimlessly until you find as pissaladière, swordfish with and featuring 38 rooms, it sits Cours Saleya, where the flower, fruit confited lemon and a superb peacefully on one of Nice’s more and vegetable markets take place. soupe au pistou. distinguished central streets. It’s a huge square that’s pleasantly +33 4 9385 5116 villa-victoria.com packed in summer.
Emirates flight EK77 leaves Dubai at 08.45 and arrives in Nice at 13.40, while EK78 departs Nice at 15.40 and arrives in Dubai at 00.10 the next day.
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COMFORT IN THE AIR To help you arrive at your destination feeling relaxed and refreshed, Emirates has developed this collection of helpful travel tips. Regardless of whether you need to rejuvenate for your holiday or be effective at achieving your goals on a business trip, these simple tips will help you enjoy your journey and time onboard with Emirates today.
SMART TRAVELLER
DRINK TRAVEL WEAR USE SKIN KEEP MAKE SHARPS BOXES PLENTY OF LIGHTLY GLASSES MOISTURISER MOVING YOURSELF Sharps boxes are WATER Carry only the Cabin air is Apply a Exercise your COMFORTABLE available onboard Rehydrate with essential items drier than good quality lower legs and Loosen clothing, all Emirates flights water or juices that you will normal, moisturiser to calf muscles. remove jacket for safe disposal frequently. Drink need during therefore swap ensure your skin This encourages and avoid anything of medical tea and coffee your flight. your contact doesn’t dry out. blood flow. pressing against equipment. Please in moderation. lenses for glasses. your body. ask a member of your cabin crew for more information.
BEFORE YOUR JOURNEY AT THE AIRPORT DURING THE FLIGHT WHEN YOU ARRIVE Consult your doctor Allow yourself plenty of time Chewing and swallowing Try some light exercise before travelling if you for check-in. will help equalise your ear or read if you can’t sleep have any medical concerns Avoid carrying heavy bags pressure during ascent after arrival. about making a long through the airport and and descent. journey, or if you suffer onto the flight as this can Babies and young from a respiratory or place the body under passengers may suffer cardiovascular condition. considerable stress. more acutely with popping Plan for the destination – Once through to ears, therefore consider will you need any vaccinations departures try and relax as providing a dummy. or special medications? much as possible. Get as comfortable as Get a good night’s rest possible when resting and before the flight. turn frequently. Eat lightly and sensibly. Avoid sleeping for long periods in the same position.
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CUSToMS DECLARATIoN FoRM
All passengers arriving into the US need to complete a Customs Declaration Form. If you are travelling as a family this should be completed by one member only. The form must be completed in English, in capital letters, and must be signed where indicated.
ElEctronic SyStEm for travEl authoriSation (ESta) If you are an international traveller wishing to enter the United States under the Visa Waiver Program, you must apply for electronic authorisation (ESTA) up to 72 hours prior to your departure.
ESta factS: Children and infants require an individual ESTA.
The online ESTA system will inform you whether your application has been authorised, not authorised or if authorisation is pending.
A successful ESTA application is valid for two years. However, this may be revoked or will expire along with your passport.
apply onlinE at www.cbp.gov/ESta
nationalitiES EligiblE for thE viSa waivEr*: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Monaco, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom**
* SubjEct to changE ** only britiSh citizEnS qualify undEr thE viSa waivEr program.
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K customs & visa information Cut the queue at JFK with quiCK ConneCt If you’re connecting through New York JFK, you can avoid long waiting times in US immigration and queues for connecting flights with the Quick Connect service. The US Customs and Border Protection agency created the special service for passengers who have a connecting flight within three hours of arrival at New York JFK.
Follow TheSe STePS:
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have your boarding card or You’ll be given a Quick After passport clearance, If your bag is tagged to your ticket for your connecting flight Connect card. Continue to the claim your baggage and clear final destination, hand it to ready for the ground staff as Quick Connect queue in the US customs, regardless of your emirates staff at the transfer you exit. Arrivals hall. final destination. counter for your onward flight.
quarantine in australia Australia has strict biosecurity laws, so when you arrive you’ll need to declare certain food, plant or animal items on your Incoming Passenger Card.
You also need to declare equipment or shoes used in rivers and lakes or with soil attached. All aircraft food must be left onboard. Please take particular care when you complete your Incoming Passenger Card – it's a legal document and false declarations may result in a penalty.
quarantine in Japan Japan has strict rules around exposure to livestock and bringing in livestock items. You will need to go to the Animal Quarantine Counter if:
• you have recently been to a livestock farm • are bringing livestock products into Japan • your visit to Japan will involve contact with livestock
The counter is in the baggage claim area. If you’re bringing meat and livestock products into Japan without an import certificate, you must see the animal quarantine officer.
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Focus on your priorities. Not ours.
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NATIONALITIES THAT CAN USE BE SMART! UAE SMART GATES USE UAE SMART GATE AT DUBAI UAE INTERNATIONAL A A A AIRPORT B B B GO THROUGH IMMIGRATION IN SECONDS AND GET YOUR VISIT TO DUBAI OFF TO A FLYING START
Citizens of the countries listed on the right and UAE residents can speed C D F through Dubai International by using UAE Smart Gate. If you hold a machine-readable passport, an E-Gate card or Emirates ID card you can check in and out of the airport within seconds. F G G Just look out for signs that will direct you to the many UAE Smart Gates found on either side of the Immigration Hall at Dubai International Airport.
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N N Z N Place your passport photo page on the scanner. If you are a UAE resident, place your E-Gate card or Emirates ID card into the 2 card slot O P Q
OK! Go through the open gate, stand in the blue S M S A S footprint guide on the floor, face the camera straight-on and stand still for your iris scan. When finished, the next set of gates will open
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REGISTERING FOR UAE SMART GATE IS EASY
To register, just follow the above process and then spend a few moments having S *UK USA your details validated by an immigration officer. That’s it! Every time you fly to *UK citizens only (UK overseas citizens still require a visa) Dubai in future, you will be out of the airport and on your way just minutes after you landed. UAE SMART GATE CAN BE USED BY: IF YOU’RE A UAE RESIDENT • Machine-readable passports from Remember to bring your Emirates ID card next time you’re travelling through DXB the above countries – you’ll be able to speed through passport control in a matter of seconds, without • E-Gate cards paying and without registering. Valid at all Smart Gates, located in Arrivals and • Emirates ID cards Departures across all three terminals at DXB.
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NEW ROUTE: Phnom Penh: daily service via Yangon starts July 1
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ABU DHABI JABEL ALI TEL: +971 2 639 44 46 TEL: +971 4 887 16 79 [email protected] [email protected] SHARJAH INTERNET CITY TEL: +971 6 572 86 66 TEL: +971 4 390 08 20 [email protected] [email protected] RAS AL KHAIMAH TEL: +971 7 204 67 19 [email protected]
UAE | SAUDI ARABIA | QATAR | BAHRAIN | KUWAIT | OMAN ROUTE MAP
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OS77_065-089 Briefing.indd 86 6/21/17 10:53 AM SPECIAL COSMETIC PACKAGES - SAVE UP TO 45%
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Between June and August, take advantage of our special oers on an extensive range of cosmetic procedures including: • Laser hair removal • Skin rejuvenation • Cellulite treatment • Botox • Teeth whitening • Chemical peels
Special oers are available at selected Mediclinic hospitals and clinics in Dubai and selected Mediclinic facilities (previously Al Noor and Al Madar) in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and the Western Region. For more information, and a full list of participating facilities and applicable procedures, please visit www.mediclinic.ae
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EXPERTISE YOU CAN TRUST.
A MEDICLINIC INTERNATIONAL COMPANY. FLEET
Our fleet of 261 aircraft includes 246 EMIRATES FLEET passenger aircraft and 15 SkyCargo aircraft
AIRBUS A380-800
2500+
18%
All Emirates A380 aircraft are fitted with Wi-Fi, Mobile Phone and Data Roaming services. A total of 17 (18%) of the A380s are now equipped with Live Television, 96 in fleet. Up to 489-615 passengers. Range of 15,000km. L 72.7m x W 79.8m with more coming soon.
BOEING 777-300ER
up to 2500+
77%
103 (77%) of Emirates Boeing 777-300ERs are equipped with Live Television, Wi-Fi, 133 in fleet. Up to 354-442 passengers. Range of 14,594km. L 73.9m x W 64.8m Mobile Phone and Data Roaming services, with more coming soon.
BOEING 777-200LR
2500+
10 in fleet. Up to 266 passengers. Range of 17,446km. L 63.7m x W 64.8m
EMIRATES SKYCARGO BOEING 777F
The most environmentally friendly freighter operated today, with the lowest fuel burn of any comparably-sized cargo aircraft. Along with its wide main-deck cargo door which can accommodate oversized consignments, it is also capable of carrying up to 103 tonnes of cargo 13 in fleet. Range of 9,260km. L 63.7m x W 64.8m non-stop on 10-hour sector lengths.
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CONNECTIVITY AND ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES AVAILABLE
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Live Television Wi-Fi Mobile Phone Data Roaming Channels of in-flight GSM GPRS entertainment
BOEING 777-300
1500+
6 in fleet. Up to 364 passengers. Range of 11,029km. L 73.9m x W 60.9m
AIRBUS A319
550+
The Emirates Executive Private Jet takes our exceptional service to the highest level to fly you personally around the world. Fly up to 19 guests in the utmost comfort of our 1 in fleet. Up to 19 passengers. Range of 7,000km. L 33.84m x W 34.1m customised A319 aircraft with the flexibility of private jet travel. Further information at emirates-executive.com
EMIRATES SKYCARGO BOEING 747 ERF
This aircraft is capable of carrying up to 117 tonnes. The deck-side cargo door, with a height of approximately three metres, allows the uplift of oversized shipments that cannot be accommodated in the belly-hold of 2 in fleet. Range of 9,204km. L 70.6m x W 64.4m passenger aircraft. The nose door allows the carriage of long pieces.
For more information: emirates.com/ourfleet Aircraft numbers accurate at the time of going to press
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OS77_065-089 Briefing.indd 89 6/21/17 10:53 AM street knowledge the Guide Star of the Golden Globe-winning TV series Modern Family and the highest paid actress in America, Sofia Vergara shows us around Barranquilla
You need more than a The first thing you should do plus there’s so much other that will be relaxing after a few daYs here is grab an Aguila (Colombian delicious street food. big night out. Come for a week and beer) and just get to know divide your time between your new surroundings. there are some rules You have to come Barranquilla and Cartagena, for an evening out for the carnival which are only about two if You’re looking to If you want to go out in This is one of the most hours’ drive apart. Both cities eat like a local Barranquilla you have to be famous in Latin America – are beautiful with stunning Sancocho is a very traditional ready to dance all night – we the only one bigger is Rio. It’s coastline views. dish – and it’s one of my simply don’t allow sitting spectacular, so if you’re here favourites. It’s a soup but down. There are dance clubs in February come along and the best waY to spend with meat, vegetables and all over the city, but if you help celebrate our heritage. Your time? sometimes even fish. head for Calle 84 there are Eat! I’m passionate about This is a coastal city so the lots of places to enjoy and the best daY? Colombian food so when I’m seafood here is very good. they’re all especially busy at Simple. Have a breakfast of home I catch up with arepas the weekend. arepas and fresh fruit on the (a corn cake) and fresh fish. It’s if You want to shop beach, do some shopping at all delicious. You need to go to places that the perfect option the local markets, then go
you can only find in Colombia. for the next daY and watch our very good on: rou I F r A n CISC o if it’s Your first daY, There is a fantastic open-air Head just out of the city to football team win at the just relax market in Barranquilla that the Totumo natural mud baths national stadium. End the Barranquilla is one of the is a must-see. For me it sells set inside a volcano. It’s a very day by dancing until the early most relaxed places there is. the tastiest fruit in the world, famous attraction – and one hours of the morning. Emirates’ five times weekly service from dubai to Fort Lauderdale lets you take advantage of a codeshare partnership with JetBlue Airways and
connections to 32 destinations in the uS, as well as the Bahamas, Colombia, Costa rica, dominican republic, Ecuador, Jamaica, Mexico, and Peru. word S : EMMA C o ILE r ; I LL u ST ATI
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