Travel & food · by a Dubai kid
Sachi?
currently: Dubai. usually: eating.
From Deira’s souks to Bangkok’s vegetarian tables — everything eaten, priced, and written down so you don’t have to guess.
The trail so far
One Dubai kid, passport in the tote bag
keep scrolling — the cities come to you.
Home base
Raised here. The skyscrapers get the postcards; the creek and the souks get my appetite.
start where the gold is.
Oman · by road
Desert out the window for hours, until Oman quietly turns green.
best drive in the region.
India · the calling
Kerala’s backwaters to the ghats of the oldest living city — the trip that planned itself.
some places summon.
Türkiye · two continents
Europe for breakfast, Asia for dinner, a dangerous new relationship with simit in between.
barely enough. go anyway.
Thailand · the (V) files
12 vegetarian restaurants in Bangkok
Twelve spots deep and not one sad salad. Bangkok understood the assignment.
vegetarian, minus the apology.
The guide
Dubai under
AED 100 a day
yes, that Dubai. the one everyone says needs a yacht.
Latest
Fresh off the plastic chairs
the stuff I don’t put in captions →
Take 5 · Dubai
10 best Dubai museums to visit
yes, Dubai has museums. good ones.
Food · Work
10 best cafes for work & coffee in Dubai
for when the apartment stops being a personality.
Food · Survival
15 best places to eat in Dubai Mall
skip the food court. trust the list.
About
Hi, I’m Sachi.
I grew up in Dubai, which means I’ve been unknowingly researching this website my entire life. I find the places locals send their visiting cousins — then I write down the price, because nobody else will. Vegetarian by choice, opinionated by nature.