EATING
Zuma
'This has got to be my number one. Colin Clague, the head chef from London, has now moved here. He always comes over and tells us what we should eat.' zumarestaurant.com
Shimmers
'Beachside eatery in the Mina A'Salam hotel, part of the Madinat Jumeirah resort. 'A chilled-out place on the beach where you can take the kids. It also has a pool bar.' jumeirah.com
Ruth's Chris Steak House
'Part of the famous American chain, this restaurant can be found in the city's Monarch hotel. 'We love to eat out, maybe two or three times a week and this place does great steaks.' ruthschris.com
SHOPPING
The Dubai Mall
'I'm not a big shopper, however we do spend time in the malls. You've got pretty much everything. It's a day out.' thedubaimall.com
Mall of the Emirates
'This is the one with the ski centre in the middle of the desert. Like the Dubai Mall, it has a cinema and you can easily spend the whole day there.' malloftheemirates.com
Bur Dubai
'I've been around all the souks there. I get all my suits made in Bur Dubai. They measure you up and you get the suit in a week or two. I went to a Diwali party last year so I had an Indian suit made.'
SPORT
Horse racing
'I went to the opening of the Meydan racecourse and it was spectacular. There's a real tradition for horse racing in Dubai and everybody gets behind it. Thursday and Friday nights are racing nights here but you can't gamble so there's a competition. I've got a share in three horses. I go there with Rachael and really enjoy the night out, under the floodlights.' meydan.ae/racecourse
Gyms
'I'm in the gym every day as part of my rehab so I'm quite spoilt for choice. There's the Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club and I'm also a member of all the Jumeirah Beach gyms.'
Golf
'I like the golf course at the Els Club in Sports City. One of the things I wanted to do when I came over here was improve my golf. I'm forever apologizing for it and I get nervous before every shot. Some of the courses here are amazing — you've got the Montgomerie Course, the Creek and the Emirates Golf Club, where the Dubai Desert Classic is played.' elsclubdubai.com, dubaigolf.com, themontgomerie.com
FOR CHILDREN
Beachside kids' clubs
'Around the hotels in the Jumeirah Beach area, the kids' clubs have everything my children could need.'
Camel Riding
'There's a really nice place out in the desert called Bab Al Shams Hotel. It's got swimming pools, camels, falconry and a rooftop restaurant.' jumeirah.com
HOTELS
Al Qasr
'You've got the villas in the grounds of the hotel and there are countless huge suites. We spend a lot of time at Al Qasr — the Abra boats take you to the restaurants.'
British Airways is offering four nights at the five-star Al Qasr at the Madinat Jumeirah from £1,445 per person (based on September 2010 departures and includes flights from Heathrow and accommodation on a half-board basis).Visit ba.com/dubai or call +44(0)844 493 0758.
Al Maha
'This resort spa is in the desert. There are Bedouin tents with your own plunge pool. You're looking out onto the desert the whole time and you're even given an easel so you can do a bit of drawing.'
BA is offering four nights at the five-star Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa from £2,352 per person (based on September 2010 departures. Includes return flights from Heathrow and accommodation on a full-board basis). Visit ba.com/dubai or call +44(0)844 493 0758.
WAY TO GO
TAKE OFF
British Airways flies to Dubai twice a day from London Heathrow. Flight time: approx seven hours.
BA MILES
Join the Executive Club and ern up to 17,016 BA Miles when you fly First to Dubai (return), for example. Or redeem your BA Miles. For example, with 40,000 you can fly to Dubai (World Traveller return, exluding taxes, fees and surchanges).
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