Scene Traveller

22/11/2025

Dinosaurs, meteorites, and a director who believes the secret to saving our planet is simple: love it first.

In this special interview, the Director of the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, Dr. Peter C. Kjærgaard, shares why every gallery is designed to make you fall in love with life itself. 🌍✨

In this special interview, the Director of the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, Dr. Peter C. Kjærgaard, shares why every gallery is designed to make you fall in love with life itself.

22/11/2025

: Somewhere in Abu Dhabi, past the gleaming skyline and carefully curated cultural icons of Saadiyat Island, there exists a place where time stretches, shrinks, and bends in the most curious ways. Where dinosaurs stare you down, meteorites invite you to touch them, and the tiniest creature can feel as monumental as a skyscraper. Welcome to the newly opened Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, where falling in love with life itself isn’t just encouraged—it’s essential.

Dr. Peter C. Kjærgaard, the museum’s internationally acclaimed director who has led some of Europe’s most respected natural history institutions, doesn’t mince words: “If you love something, you take better care of it.” And with that simple philosophy, every display, every gallery, every fragment of the planet’s story is designed not only to educate but to enchant.

You begin in the cosmic dark, where fragments of the universe older than Earth itself wait for curious hands to brush against them. From there, the museum unfurls like a living storybook. Dinosaurs dominate their gallery, predators and prey locked in cinematic tension. And then the timeline marches forward: a four-tusked prehistoric elephant that once roamed Arabia, the gentle sweep of a blue whale skeleton, creatures both colossal and delicate, alive in their diversity today.

You don’t just walk through exhibits—you think of your place in the universal story, of how small, and yet how connected, you are. And perhaps, just perhaps, you leave the museum with a new kind of affection—not just for life in general, but for the fragile, irreplaceable world you actually live in.

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21/11/2025

Dinosaurs towering over deserts. Mammoths roaming the Arabian Peninsula. And fragments of the moon that made their way to earthen lands. Abu Dhabi’s newly-opened Natural History Museum is where our region’s cosmic, Jurassic, and prehistoric tales collide—and where you can snag a T-Rex plushie 🦖💫

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21/11/2025

The new wide-bodies will support longer routes and increase frequencies, signalling another step in the airline’s shift away from its original low-cost model. The move builds on Flydubai’s gradual upgrades in recent years, including business class, lounges and inclusive meals.

The new wide-bodies will support longer routes and increase frequencies, signalling another step in the airline’s shift away from its original low-cost model.

21/11/2025

The newly opened Museum of Natural History Abu Dhabi opens a window to 13.8 billion years of life and the universe. Tap to get a sneak peak of dinosaurs, prehistoric elephants, blue whales, and cosmic wonders in a journey that spans time itself.

From the birth of the cosmos to the giants that roamed the Arabian Peninsula, the Museum of Natural History Abu Dhabi is a portal to the past.

21/11/2025

: For millions of years, the Arabian Peninsula has been a stage for life’s grandest stories. Not just in shifting sands or jagged stone, but in oceans that rose and fell, continents that drifted, and creatures that walked these lands long before humans even existed. Now, Abu Dhabi has given that story a home: the Natural History Museum, the first of its kind in the region, and nothing short of a temple to time itself.

The building is a marvel—a jagged, rock-like structure designed to echo the natural formations of the desert. Its path winds like a wadi, with sculpted creatures peering over ledges, and paw prints guiding you to the main door. Once you enter through it, you’re hit by the jaw-dropping spectacle of life, as dinosaurs the size of buildings tower over you in the lobby, already hinting at the wonders within the galleries.

Covering 13.8 billion years of history, the museum starts before the earth even existed. Meteorites older than time itself—and pieces of the Moon—carry stardust formed billions of years ago. Fossils from the Arabian Peninsula whisper of life that once thrived here. Every rock, every specimen, every fragment of cosmic dust is a portal to the universe’s earliest chapters.

Then come the giants. Stan, the T. rex, 67 million years old and one of the most complete specimens on Earth. Stegotetrabelodon emiratus, a prehistoric elephant that roamed this land long before humans. And a 25-meter blue whale, suspended as if still gliding through the Arabian Gulf.

The Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi is not just a collection—it is a time machine. A place where the cosmos and the Earth converge. Walking through its galleries, you feel the sweep of existence: the birth of the universe, the rise and fall of species, the delicate threads that connect past, present, and future.

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20/11/2025

While the world was writing rules about gender roles, the women of Tunisia’s Kerkennah Islands were quietly running the show. 🌊 From managing salt flats to building homes out of seaweed and clay, they built a matrifocal society that still leaves its mark today.

20/11/2025

: Off Tunisia’s east coast, the Kerkennah Islands seem quiet at first glance. Small, sun-drenched, and dotted with fishing boats, they might look like any Mediterranean archipelago. But for centuries, they quietly flipped the script on gender.

While men spent months at sea, chasing the Mediterranean’s unpredictable bounty, women ran the islands. They oversaw the salt flats, managed money, and even built homes from seaweed and clay. Life depended on their leadership.

Today, the islands still carry the imprint of that matrifocal legacy. Markets bustle under women’s watchful eyes, families thrive in structures shaped by generations of female leadership, and local traditions bear the subtle authority of those who kept society moving.

Visiting Kerkennah isn’t just about turquoise waters or sun-baked streets—it’s a journey into a society that quietly defied expectations, reminding us that power doesn’t always need to be loud, and sometimes the most revolutionary systems are the ones that simply work.

19/11/2025

If you’ve ever imagined the desert leaning into the sea, folding cliffs, coral reefs, and wide-open silence into one surreal landscape…welcome to Saudi's newest lifestyle destination on the Red Sea, AMAALA. 🌊🏜

Six ultra-luxury resorts, a marina village, a marine-life institute, horseback rides at sunrise, guided archaeological tours, and wellness experiences that feel like they were designed by people who know how to rest.

Full guide at SceneTraveller.com.

Six ultra-luxury resorts, a marina village, a marine-life institute, horseback rides at sunrise, and wellness experiences that feel like they were designed by people who know how to rest.

19/11/2025

ZAMNA Festival is taking over Sharm El Sheikh on November 21st and 22nd, 2025, and SUNRISE Resorts is turning it into a four-day music escape you’ll never forget. Pre-parties, after-parties, VIP passes, and epic Red Sea views included!

On November 21st and 22nd, 2025, ZAMNA Festival lands in Sharm El Sheikh and SUNRISE is offering access to private pre-parties, after-parties, and luxury stays that steal the show.

18/11/2025

Starting in November 2025, Emirates will roll out Starlink Wi-Fi across its entire fleet, finishing the upgrade by mid-2027.

The new system allows passengers to stream shows, make calls, play games, and browse social media on seatback screens or personal devices.

17/11/2025

From the monumental tombs of Petra to the spice-scented streets of Old Cairo, these vintage postcards capture the timeless soul of the Middle East.