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LifestyleElona Karafin2016-12-17T16:01:30-05:00

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I spent the entire ride to the hotel with my n

I spent the entire ride to the hotel with my nose pressed against the window and the fragrance of fresh new car leather tickled my nostrils. ⁣⁣
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Dubai never gets old.⁣⁣
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Dubai is the model that every photographer dreams to shoot; it is young, vibrant, sophisticated and sexy. ⁣⁣
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The city of Dubai has existed since the mid 1800’s and in 1968 there were just 13 cars on the roads. ⁣⁣
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Fast forward some 40 years, not only are there double decker highways, but also the worlds tallest building, largest mall, tallest hotel, second largest manmade marina, and the world’s largest aquarium. ⁣⁣
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It’s hard to fathom that Dubai is technically still in its infancy.⁣⁣
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I am sitting on the balcony of my 25th floor suite at @addressfountainviews , the rays of sunlight glide across the sky likea butterknife on toast and reflect against Burj Khalifa in the distance. ⁣⁣
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I press my nose against the window. Dubai will never get old. ⁣⁣
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What’s your favorite city ?

I don’t usually go to “instagrammable cafes”

I don’t usually go to “instagrammable cafes” but when I do … I have to feel like I am part of a 3D storybook, surrounded by hand-drawn stencils and illustrations of Emirati royals 😇 ⁣
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swipe for a video 👉🏼⁣
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Their Umm Ali (a yummy Egyptian dessert comparable to bread budding), is some of the best I’ve had in the city. ⁣
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@foreverrosecafe has locations in UAE, Qatar, KSA and the UK. 10/10 recommend, save this post ☺️⁣
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What is the prettiest cafe or restaurant you’ve been to?

It is nearly impossible to believe that the first

It is nearly impossible to believe that the first high-rise in Dubai was constructed only in 1979 (Dubai World Trade Center) … at the time it was also the tallest building in the Middle East!⁣
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Some 40 years later and you can see a plethora of structural masterpieces 🤩⁣
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The Address Sky View, which was completed just in 2019, is Dubai’s newest architectural marvel. On the 54th floor is a skybridge with an infinity pool, a restaurant and a ballroom with 360 degree views of Downtown Dubai & the Gulf 😍⁣
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This is easily one of the most iconic pools in Dubai and possibly even the world! ⁣
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Have you been to Dubai? ⁣
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📍 @addressskyview // @mydubai

WHAT’S THE SECRET TO HAPPINESS? Take 2 minutes o

WHAT’S THE SECRET TO HAPPINESS? Take 2 minutes out of the last day of 2020 & read this caption. I’ll meet you at the bottom 😉 ⁣⁣
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Harvard ran a study on happiness for nearly 80 years (that’s an eight zero!) It is one of the world’s longest studies of adult life: tracking 268 men since they were teenagers in 1938 and the study expanded to their wives and offspring. ⁣⁣
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The men came from various economic and social backgrounds. Some participants went on to become successful businessmen, doctors, lawyers, and others ended up as schizophrenics or alcoholics.⁣⁣
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The most important finding of this study is that health flows from how happy people are with their relationships (spoiler alert: Morten & I are just friends ☺️).⁣⁣
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Close relationships, more than money or fame, are what keep people happy throughout their lives.⁣⁣
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Those ties protect people from life’s discontents, help to delay mental and physical decline, and are better predictors of long and happy lives than social class, IQ, or even genes.⁣⁣
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If people are isolated or suffer from conflict-ridden relationships, their health and happiness deteriorate. ⁣⁣
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If people have good relationships with family, friends, and the community, they live longer, they're healthier, and they're happier.⁣⁣
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Several studies found that people’s level of satisfaction with their relationships at age 50 was a better predictor of physical health than their cholesterol levels were! ⁣⁣
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Tag your real friends ☺️ who would you do this movie night with?
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📸: @melissa 📍 Soneva Jani

Women love to over-think, and when rejection happe

Women love to over-think, and when rejection happens the first culprit is always, “he didn’t like the way I look.”⁣
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You project your internal feelings onto other people when things don’t go your way, and the most conscious source of imperfection remains physical looks. ⁣
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Women are often slaves to their own insecurities. Improving their looks, buying new things, “changing their attitudes.” ⁣
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Because of this many women, want to “be chosen.” This is a bi-product of many societal structures. ⁣
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Over and over again, I see women getting into mediocre relationships. I see women falling for the same narrative and settling for someone that is barely anything more than a person to “come home to.”⁣
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Being happy together isn’t about having someone to come home to; it’s about having someone to explore life with.⁣
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You can spend every day with a person, you sleep with a person, you say you love a person but are you communicating or are you simply talking? ⁣
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Talking is the crust, communication is the filling. When you stick with the crust, you don’t get to see what the pie is made of, you’re falling in love with a basic ingredient that all people have, a buttery flaky top layer.⁣
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Re-evaluate your relationships … your friendships … everyone that has access to you period. Your energy is your currency - spend it well and invest it wisely. People are LUCKY to have you around. ⁣
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Do you agree? ⁣
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inspo // credit G L Lambert.

✨ BEST HOTELS OF 2020 ✨ - which one is your f

✨ BEST HOTELS OF 2020 ✨ - which one is your favorite? ⁣
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Although this is barely a third of what I would’ve posted in 2019 … this year is not the year that I got everything I wanted - but definitely the year that I appreciate everything I have 🙏🏼 ⁣
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Looking back - this list is not too shabby 🤩⁣
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1. Fairmont Maldives (📸 @melissa 📍 @fairmont.maldives)⁣
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2. Al-‘Ula, Saudi Arabia ⁣(🎥: @samkolder 📍 @winterattantora)
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3. St. Pancras, London ⁣(📸: @ofleatherandlace 📍 @stpancrasren)
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4. Four Seasons Punta Mita, Mexico (📍 @fspuntamita)⁣
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5. TWA Hotel, JFK ⁣(📍 @twahotel )
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6. Ritz- Carlton, Geneva ⁣(📍@ritzcarltongeneva)
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7. Soneva Jani, Maldives⁣ (📸: @melissa 📍 @discoversoneva )
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8. @zenhouseny , NY⁣ (📸: @jerometraveller)
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9. Soneva Fushi, Maldives⁣ (🎥: @resortsbymorten)
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10. @browns_hotel, London (📸: @ofleatherandlace )

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