The Journal

For those who travel to feel something.
Your invitation to slow down.

Your Invitation to Slow Down

The Journal is where Nara writes down what ten years of hosting has taught us. Stories, guides, and quiet arguments about how an evening is made, gathered from the desert, the sea, and the city.

Some of it is practical, for anyone planning a dinner, a celebration, or an event. Some of it is simply what we have come to believe about hosting well.

Eating Outside in Dubai, and Why It Took Us This Long to Get It Right

Recently Written

How Hospitality Can Work With the Desert, Not Against It

Romance Without Walls: Why Dubai’s Best Celebrations Happen Under Open Sky

The Sounds of the Desert: How Music Shapes a Perfect Evening

The Place

Where Nara happens. The desert that quiets the city, the water that carries the skyline, and how the settings help to shape an evening.

The Place

The Sounds of the Desert: How Music Shapes a Perfect Evening

The Place

How to Plan a Private Group Dinner in Dubai (Desert, Sea, or City)

The Place

What It’s Actually Like to Sleep in the Dubai Desert

The Place

Dhow vs. Yacht: Which Dubai Dinner Cruise Is Right for You?

The Occasion

The evenings worth crossing a city for. Proposals held under open sky, birthdays in the dunes, and the events brands are remembered for.

The Occasion

Romance Without Walls: Why Dubai’s Best Celebrations Happen Under Open Sky

The Occasion

The Most Unforgettable Birthday Celebrations in Dubai’s Desert

The Occasion

5 Ways to Propose in the Dubai Desert (From the People Who’ve Seen Hundreds)

The Craft

How we think about an evening. The ideas beneath the hospitality, and where Dubai’s experiences are going next.

The Craft

How Hospitality Can Work With the Desert, Not Against It

The Guide

The practical companion.

How to plan, where to sit, and the experiences most people miss.

The Guide

Beyond the Safari: Dubai Desert Experiences Most Tourists Miss

The Guide

The Complete Guide to Desert Dining in Dubai

Planning Something of Your Own

The Journal is where we think out loud.

When you are ready to turn an idea into an evening, our experience team plans, designs, and produces private events across the desert, the sea, and the city.

The Journal

Your Invitation to Slow Down

Eating Outside in Dubai, and Why It Took Us This Long to Get It Right

Recently Written

How Hospitality Can Work With the Desert, Not Against It

Romance Without Walls: Why Dubai’s Best Celebrations Happen Under Open Sky

The Sounds of the Desert: How Music Shapes a Perfect Evening

The Place

The Occasion

The Craft

The Guide

Planning Something of Your Own

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