Is there anything better than a whole week off from work?  I've been enjoying my mini break by trying to find a new place to live in Dubai.  Spoiler alert: there are some great properties!  Here's the last links of 2015.

  • The Best Things We Ate in 2015 (from AFAR)

  • Tablet's Best Boutique Hotels of 2015 (pretty sure I want to stay in all of them)
  • Cook Like Hermoine Granger and 11 Other Ladies of Literature (via Food52)
  • The Best Of The Best In 2015 – TheDesignAir’s Round-up Of The Year (lots of great choices across global airlines and proud to see my 'hometown' Etihad getting a lot of coverage, now if only they could make AUH a better airport).
  • New Year's Eve food traditions from around the world.  In the south we eat okra and black eyed peas! (via Mashable)
  • Lonely Planet's new openings in 2016.
What are you most looking forward to in the new year?