
Larger-Than-Life: A Dubai Guide
If there’s one word you’d probably never apply to Dubai, it’s ‘understated’. This is a place where bigger is almost always considered better. There’s the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building…
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If there’s one word you’d probably never apply to Dubai, it’s ‘understated’. This is a place where bigger is almost always considered better. There’s the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building…
CheFollowing a thawing in international relations with Iran in 2015, the country is at long last opening up to UK visitors. But after years of negative representation in the media,…
ZaraWe don’t know about you, but here at dealchecker we can’t wait for some spring sunshine. Instead of waiting around for possible (but unlikely!) temperature rises in the UK however,…
ZaraEvery year, school kids get at least 13 weeks of holidays. That’s 65 days of the year that need filling, on top of weekends and bank holidays. Luckily, there’s an…
CheNot to be overdramatic, but forking out a fortune on a holiday, running onto the beach and leaping into the sea only to be covered in coldness, is the absolute…
EmmaArchipelagos are clusters of land freckled all over the earth. Many of them have been torn away from their motherland and forced to find their own way in their ever-changing…
Laura DuckettWith many iconic Pride events over for another year, you may be left wondering just where you can celebrate next. The London flags have flown, the New York parade has…
Lindsay ClarkAs winter comes to an end and spring knocks on the door, thoughts turn to the beach, the sun and where we will manage to get away to. But for…
Em HorriganHere at dealchecker we’re truly quite averse to the cold. In the office we’re shivering in to our scarves and dreaming of warmer climes where layers of clothing can be…
Rosie PanterEverybody likes lists of the best things to see and do, and the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is probably both the most famous and the hardest to complete,…
Em HorriganWe always love an excuse to talk about food and with this week being National Breakfast Week we just couldn’t resist! We’re told here in the UK breakfast is the…
Lindsay ClarkIt’s difficult for our feeble human minds to conceive of ‘what’s out there’ – aliens, lizard kings, mad scientists cohabiting on Mars? Sometimes it feels a little too overwhelming to…
EmmaWe’ve all heard lots about Abu Dhabi and Dubai, but what do we really know about Sharjah? If we’re honest, we didn’t know an awful lot about this Emirate state…
Lindsay ClarkWith technology constantly changing the world and the way we travel, we decided to put together a list of the most uber-modern cities in the world. These are places where…
dealcheckerWhen I think of Dubai I see huge glittering shopping malls with more attractions than the average UK town, world-beating high-rise buildings, man-made islands and swish hotels. And I think…
Em HorriganA room with a view – it’s a must for some. But how about a hotel where almost all the rooms offer far-reaching views across the city? Where the lift…
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