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Laurel Munshower | Travel Writer & Editor in Abu Dhabi & Dubai

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Asia Sri Lanka

My Sri Lankan Escape Into the Pandemic

Posted on May 25, 2021 by travelaurel
Reading time 11 minutes
Abu Dhabi Food UAE

The Abu Dhabi Snack Stroll

Posted on April 16, 2021 by travelaurel
Reading time 9 minutes
& All The Rest Expat Life

Bye-bye Dubai

Posted on September 19, 2020 by travelaurel
Reading time 3 minutes
Africa Morocco

A quick guide to shopping in Marrakech

Posted on August 2, 2020 by travelaurel
Reading time 10 minutes
Europe France

An epic Paris tour by foot; or, Walking 15 miles in my shoes

Posted on June 5, 2020 by travelaurel
Reading time 15 minutes
Africa Tunisia

How to explore ancient Carthage in just 2 hours

Posted on May 21, 2020 by travelaurel
Reading time 7 minutes
& All The Rest Fashion

Fashion that gives you those holiday feels

Posted on May 14, 2020 by travelaurel
Reading time 5 minutes
Asia Cambodia

5 of the best temples to visit in Angkor (that aren’t Angkor Wat)

Posted on May 9, 2020 by travelaurel
Reading time 7 minutes

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Happy #WorldElephantDay from #Rajaji National Park in the #Garhwal #Himalayas. This was my second experience with #elephants in the wild, following close encounters on #safari in the Masai Mara. But while an #elephant never forgets, I most certainly do. In this case, forgetting to transfer all my photos from that Kenyan safari over to a new drive before I reformatted the one they were living on, and lost them all!
Happy weekend! Enjoy some Costa Rican critters. Spoiler alert: no sloths. They are much harder to find (especially in the dense, wild jungle I was usually in) than the marketing/tourism board would have you believe! But I’m not complaining, there was always plenty to marvel at.
My final stop in #CostaRica was the #Caribbean coast. #PuertoViejo, a jungle-backed beach town filled with backpackers, laid-back expats and stylish sun-worshippers. I joined the latter category at Hotel Aguas Claras, a plush beachside hotel in a refurbished Victorian mansion filled with decor by the multimedia-artist owner and imbued with a retro-Havana or Palm Springs vibe. Scroll through for a taste of the digs — I’ve included a peek at my tropical dream home, one of the hotel’s villas, on the last slide.
As #Ramadan wraps up and #Eid al-Fitr is about to be called, I’m keenly missing my adopted #UAE home and everyone in it. #EidMubarak!

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  • A weekend in Bahrain, the Pearl of Arabia
    A weekend in Bahrain, the Pearl of Arabia
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    Bye-bye Dubai
  • An epic Paris tour by foot; or, Walking 15 miles in my shoes
    An epic Paris tour by foot; or, Walking 15 miles in my shoes
  • Yokoso Nippon at the 2016 St. Moritz Gourmet Festival 
    Yokoso Nippon at the 2016 St. Moritz Gourmet Festival 
  • 5 of the best temples to visit in Angkor (that aren’t Angkor Wat)
    5 of the best temples to visit in Angkor (that aren’t Angkor Wat)

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