Unforgettable Watersports Experiences

Living on an island, I was fortunate to have an amazing array of water sports to choose from as a child. After all, being brought up on the Coral Coast of the exotic Fiji Islands has its advantages and amongst a host of watersports like surfing, sailing and canoeing, people from our town and visitors enjoyed river rafting as well. It may not be as dramatic as the Futaleufu River’s Terminador rapids but still provided an exciting experience. Naturally, finding out more about the Futaleufu River brought back a host of childhood memories. Heard surging from a quarter of a … Continue reading Unforgettable Watersports Experiences

Celebrating Legendary Italian Design

Legacy Pininfarina ventures in the Middle East By Shereen Shabnam As an architecture and a motoring enthusiast, my love for cars and buildings came together recently with Pininfarina at its Middle Eastern debut. The legendary Italian design house established by Battista Pinin Farina in 1930, became the most acclaimed car designer of his time but in 1986, the third generation of the Pininfarina family created Pininfarina Extra to extend the design capabilities of the company outside of the automotive sector. Over the past 30 years, Pininfarina Extra has developed more than 600 projects under the direction of its President and … Continue reading Celebrating Legendary Italian Design

Leading Change

An interview with H.E. Mr. Zulfiquar Ghadiyali By Shereen Shabnam As Managing Director of the Royal Diamond Group, under the Chairmanship of H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Khaled bin Ahmed Al Hamed, H.E. Mr. Zulfiquar Ghadiyali is an inspiring individual who wears many hats. He hails from a 3rd Generation of a successful Real Estate and Industrial conglomerate family from Mumbai, India known as Lokhandwala Group and is a pioneer on various social and political initiatives. H.E. Ghadiyali is Swiss Graduate in Hospitality and MBA from Cornell University, USA in International Business. H.E. Ghadiyali represents industry and society at large and has … Continue reading Leading Change