Abdul Jabbar

Dubai has a genuinely active outdoor sports culture, but it runs to a strict seasonal clock. From October through April, cycling groups depart before sunrise, padel courts fill days in advance, and running clubs meet along the creek and through residential communities from Al Barsha to Jumeirah. The Dubai Fitness Challenge, which runs annually each

Most Dubai residents know the summer is hot. What fewer people have thought through carefully is what sustained, extreme heat actually does to the contents of an apartment or villa over two to four months, especially one that is sealed, unoccupied, and left without climate control. The damage is not always dramatic. Sometimes it is

Every year, somewhere between late May and the end of June, a large portion of Dubai empties out. Flights fill up. School WhatsApp groups go quiet. The lobbies of buildings in Dubai Marina, JLT, and Jumeirah get noticeably calmer. For apartment residents leaving for two, three, or even four months, the question is never really

Inherited belongings arrive without warning and without a manual. A relative passes away, an elderly parent downsizes overseas, a family home is cleared after decades, and suddenly there are carpets, furniture, framed photographs, China sets, and boxes of papers sitting in a Dubai apartment that was not designed to hold any of it. The emotional

Nobody Tells You About the Gap There is a period that almost every first-time arrival in Dubai goes through that nobody really prepares you for. You have landed, you have somewhere to stay, but your permanent home is not ready yet. Or you are in a short-term furnished rental while you figure out which community