It’s always a joy to hear from friends. Especially ones you’ve met overseas who recently move to a city you are currently visiting! While in Toronto, we heard that very good friends of ours from Dubai had moved to Canada and so we called them. The Nassari Family who have been friends with us since …
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We’ve been fortunate enough to take multiple trips to Morocco, one of our favorite North African countries. We first learned how to make this easy Moroccan Harira Soup recipe while at our friend’s house in Morocco. It’s an easy kid-friendly recipe – Lou Lou helped in the kitchen while I took pictures to document. Read …
It was 7:58am and I just put the kettle on to make myself a cup of tea. My husband was already on the balcony, listening to Fairuz as he normally does every morning when he drinks his coffee. I was just about to join him when my 8-year-old son walked outside and handed me the …
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Traveling with kids is an adventure and one my husband and I highly recommend doing. There’s no right age to travel with kids – we started when Lou Lou and Jaf were both babies, taking them along on work trips. It wasn’t until Lou Lou was 4 (and Jaf was 2) that we decided to …
This post is for anyone who’s looking for things to do in Dubai with kids with insider tips from former Dubai residents. We’ll cover Dubai attractions for kids, places to visit in Dubai with family, kid-friendly restaurants in Dubai, and family friendly hotels in Dubai. Find out the best things to do in Dubai with …
Lebanese food is a staple in our household; with the kid-foodies being half-Lebanese, their dad a chef, and their mom aka me a Middle Eastern food lover, you can only imagine what dinner at our house looks like. While Lebanese food is very popular in, well, the Middle East, it’s not a popular dining option …
Beirut is home to my husband’s side of the family, which is the main reason why we visit Lebanon quite often. When we’re not exploring the city and its outskirts, you’ll find us indoors, stuffing our faces with delicious, elaborate home-cooked Lebanese meals. The kids grandma (or Teta as she’s affectionately known, which means …
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We don’t always get the best responses when we tell people we’re going to spend part of our holiday in Lebanon. We almost always get asked the question: Is Lebanon currently a safe country to visit? As I sat down to write this post, with a deliciously refreshing glass of Jallab in hand, I can …
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If you’ve been following our travel adventures, you know just how much we love Morocco, its culture, people, and of course, its tasty cuisine. With the kid-foodies dad co-owning Kan Zaman, Hawaii’s first Moroccan-Lebanese restaurant here on Oahu, it’s no surprise that Moroccan food is a staple in our diets. Any time we visit Europe, …
Before I had Lou Lou and Jaf, my husband and I lived in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for 20 years. In 1993, I got into a fender-bender with a van while driving in the Emirate of Sharjah. Since I did not have an international license, and the car that I hit was not driven by …
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