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cuisine is spicy and the dress
code smart casual.DAY TWO
After breakfast, slather on
the sun screen and make
sure you’re high on
adrenaline for an
adventurous desert tour!
Take a quad bike tour
through the desert.
Experience the thrill of
sandboarding down steep
dunes. Ride a camel,
Bedouin-style and visit a
camel farm. For sanddune
bashing, race along the
dusty trails and rumble up
and down the desert hills.
End your day with dinner at
Logma. Located in one of
Dubai’s funkiest strip malls,
this casual cafe serves up
authentic Khaleeji cuisine.DAY THREE
After enjoying a leisurely in-
room breakfast, visit Dubai’s
beaches as recommended bythe concierge. Of the lot of
them, pick from Burj Beach,
Jumeriah Beach, Kite
Beach, Ghantoot or 4x4
Beach. Head straight to
Coya restaurant for lunch
and make sure to order
ceviche, the Solomillo de
Res (spicy beef fillet) and a
pisco sour. In Dubai, every
shopaholic will be spoiled for
choice with so many
options—some of the best
are The Dubai Mall,
BurJuman and the Mall
of the Emirates. If malls
are not on your agenda,
head to the souks and
boutiques. Ask the
concierge for suggestions.
Conclude your Dubai trip
with a meal at Play, a new
Mediterrasian eatery that
creates fusion dishes.TIP Step into the hotel’s
Court Art for unheard of
local lore and work by
folksy regional artists.HYATT AT OLIVE 8, SEATTLE
Hyatt at Olive 8 is one of
the most celebrated
LEED-certified
buildings in the city,
with each of the 346
guest rooms specifically
designed to reduce
carbon footprint.DAY ONE
Begin your morning with the
best farm-to-table breakfast
at Urbane where the chef
works with farmers who are
dedicated to sustainable
farming. Book a bed for
yourself in Elaia spa, which
uses only organic and local
products. Have lunch at
Chop’t, which serves Stevie
Wonder-approved vegan
salads that owner Makini
Howell developed when she
was Wonder’s personal chef.
Walk around Columbia City,
the most diverse place in the
United States with over 60
spoken languages, and visit
Girin in Pioneer Square for an
unusual drink: the Korean
makgeolli. Girin is, as far as
they know, the only place
brewing it in the United
States. Return to Urbane for
a quiet dinner.DAY 2
Do a quick breakfast and pack
for a day trip to Olympic
Peninsula. Any Twilight-
reader would place it as thesetting of Stephenie Meyer’s
vampire novels. You can book
a Twilight tour. However,
there is much more to it than
vampires—national and state
parks, rainforests, lakes,
mountains, lavender farms
and the Dungeness National
Wildlife Refuge. Return to
Seattle, rest and get ready for
dinner at Cafe Campagne, a
picture-perfect Parisian-style
brasserie in Pike Place Market.DAY 3
Check with the concierge
about the local wineries and
breweries. You can pick from
their recommendations—
Columbia Winery, Chateau
Ste. Michelle, Washington
Hills Winery and Redhook
Ale Brewery. When hungry,
step into B’s Po Boy for the
authentic New Orleans-style
sandwich. Enjoy shopping in
downtown Seattle— from the
Pacific Place Shopping
Center, Westlake Shopping
Centre to the Nordstrom
Flagship Store. Have dinner
at Canlis, which has, since
1950, been universally
considered the apex of Seattle
fine dining. This restaurant
requires a suit or sport coat
for men.TIP As a gesture towards
people with special needs,
Hyatt at Olive 8 provides
assistive devices for
people with disabilities.90 travelandleisureindia.in