My Stories

Jun 19, 2020
0 min

Family Fantasy Island

TIME OUT ABU DHABI | Move over lovers! The Maldives is for more than just honeymooners. Liz Totton says bring the whole brood to paradise!

Liz Totton

Jun 19, 2020
1 min

Where the Wild Things Are

TIME OUT ABU DHABI | Paradise found! Liz Totton travels to fantastical Sir Bani Yas Island and discovers a menagerie of animals.

Liz Totton

Jun 14, 2020
0 min

Goa: Cliché or Well-Kept Secret?

TIME OUT ABU DHABI | Spice plantations and tantalising food served on unspoiled beaches await discovery. Words Liz Totton

13 Reasons to Never Take Your Kids to Cape Town

Liz Totton

May 20, 2020
0 min

13 Reasons to Never Take Your Kids to Cape Town

MATADOR NETWORK | At the tip of Africa is a city rife with fantastical animals and sights Here are 13 Reasons to Never Take Your Kids there.

Liz Totton

Sep 1, 2019
1 min

Pushkar Camel Festival

Spice up your travel life with a weekend jaunt to the colorful camel fair in Pushkar Indian.

14 Reasons to Never Take Your Kids to India

Liz Totton

Apr 29, 2016
0 min

14 Reasons to Never Take Your Kids to India

MATADOR NETWORK | India offers intrepid families a broad spectrum of hues, flavors, and experiences, but please DON'T bring your kids there.

Liz Totton

May 14, 2014
2 min

I Want to Live on Camel Street

My neighbor on Camel Street. If the city street names absolutely MUST change again, let it be known that I, personally, Want to Live on...

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