ADAM HELLIKER takes his maiden voyage aboard the elegant Brilliance of the Seas as she embarks on her inaugural Middle East cruise from Dubai

Home to many of the world’s tallest, biggest and firsts, the city also has an interesting past. In search of it, PATRICK WEAVER heads to the Creek, Dubai

JANIS BUCKLAND finds there’s plenty of opportunity for adventure at the wonderfully pink and very civilised Palm Dubai resort

Covering 160 acres and boasting 1500 rooms, 65,000 marine animals, 17 restaurants and its own water park, the £1billion Atlantis in Dubai is surely the world’s most remarkable hotel.

It had been four years since I’d visited Dubai and it was as if I’d come back to a different city.

The sun is beating down, my water supply is running low and I'm sinking deeper into the baking hot desert sand. All I have to rely on is my seven-iron......

I had to ask. "Ever rolled it?" I enquired of Azim, the driver of our tank-like 4x4, as we sped over sand dunes on the outskirts of Dubai.....

Enjoy a pukka pastime in Dubai.