Abu Dhabi Doooo. You cannot leave Abu Dhabi without paying a visit to its Mosque and the (stolen) Louvre. In the middle of nowhere, this place proudly stands and takes you to another dimension 🕌

Just aside the desert, walking barefoot on the marble ground of the Mosque made me feel like Aladdin was about to join me. Everything was so peaceful, I swear a butterfly landed on my head. You could almost smell hummus in the air… But was it real? Had I just arrived in a magical land where culture, oil and buildings thrive to the sky? Or was it just some marketing strategy trying to brainwash my head into thinking I could live a fairy tale in the “new” Emirates 🤔

Well, seeing the highway from the Mosque shook me straight. They may have bought the Louvre but they seriously needed a new mentality. See, everything may look like the Emirates are forward-thinking, they actually are but only in terms of business and architecture. Aside that, it feels like going back decades. Can believe being with your beloved one in public and not be able to show each other your affection? I’m not talking French kiss here, but just some sweet innocent gesture (prude aleeeeert). It seems like the only boyfriend every girl in town has is Chanel 👜. Hell, women just got the right to drive. And the list goes on and on… How could you possibly live a happy life in such a restricted country? Sure, sunshine and the ocean are great, but is that all there is my friend? Officer, a list of Abu Dhabi Don’ts is in order 👮🏻

Sounds like hummus and baba ganoush are the only stuff I could live happily ever after with from there 🤷🏻‍♂️

Jordan

Easy-going 27 year-old bitch.