Abu Dhabi THE PERFECT BLEND OF OLD AND NEW
ABU DHABI IS AS FLAMBOYANT AS IT IS UNPRETENTIOUS, as avant-garde as it is traditional. When I visited the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, it left me awestruck with its rich history and dramatic evolution—from being a pearling and fishing town to the biggest oil repository in the Emirates to a cosmopolitan hotbed of creativity in the making. Today, Abu Dhabi is recognised not just for its centuries-old heritage and mind-boggling oil reserves, but also for its urban art and design, groundbreaking architecture, and many avenues of leisure. Although there are countless ways to dive into this contemporary yet traditonal city,
