News & guides
Dispatches from the city
What is new, what is changing and how to get around like a local.
Guides · 24 Oct 2026
First time in Abu Dhabi: what we tell our friends
Dress codes, getting around, the heat and the one thing everyone underestimates.
Guides · 21 Oct 2026
Getting around: taxis, buses and the Corniche on two wheels
Cream taxis are metered and cheap. Here is how to use them, and when the bus wins.
Culture · 18 Oct 2026
Under the dome: how the Louvre makes rain out of light
Jean Nouvel’s dome filters the sun through eight layers of steel to recreate shade under palm fronds.
