Author Archives: Time Out Editors

Both of them are perfectly legal, but the gold and white taxis, as you can probably tell from their appearance, are from a bygone age when doing business was a less formal affair and safety restrictions were less stringent

You’re a brave individual, but then again all this waiting around for a taxi and then putting your life in your driver’s hands can be a testing experience

Abu Dhabi’s slowly catching on to the organic revolution, with chemical-free food gradually creeping on to shop shelves and restaurant menus

As the prominent signs all over the Corniche and most public parks testify to, barbecuing is on the same blacklist of banned activities as picking flowers, camping and ball games at most places across the capital

I’ve just relocated to Abu Dhabi and I am a keen swimmer, but I’ve been unable to locate a competition-sized swimming pool in the city

Despite house prices falling from their ridiculously high peak of a few years ago, Abu Dhabi’s still a costly spot to rent property, especially if you want to find somewhere on the main island

On-demand TV services are generally limited to their country of origin due to copyright restrictions, but there is a workaround

This is an issue very close to our hearts, so we’re also concerned to hear that the cans and bottles you have lovingly washed out are being dumped with the ordinary trash