
Abu Dhabi
Insider: Guntra Lipska
Desert culture is still one of the most authentic characteristics of Abu Dhabi. Even though the Bedouins no longer live in the desert or dive for pearls, they continue to regularly organise cultural events...

Dubai
Insider: Damien Carlier
If anything in Dubai can be labelled underground, then it’s Alserkal Avenue. This feels like an absolutely unique place compared to the Dubai we’ve known up until now. The project began in 2007 as a private initiative by Abdelmonem bin Eisa Alserkal, the patron and developer of the area...

Tel Aviv
Insider: Anna Mihailova Adamsky
Tel Aviv is a very welcoming place, no matter who you are and where you come from. It is also very laid back, for better or worse, but I like it...

Tokyo
Insider: Tengyo Kura
I grew up in east Tokyo. To have a better idea, you have to take a look at the geographical contour of the city - it is a long and narrow stretch of land...

Abu Dhabi
Insider: Jessica Seraphim
Jessica Seraphim is an artist who works with glass. She is French but grew up in Abu Dhabi. Even though her artwork - jewellery, interior design objects...