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Reflets par Pierre Gagnaire

helicopter from the Burj Khalifa to Dubai Festival City, admiring the sprawling Downtown Dubai and Dubai Creek far beneath. Call Aerogulf Services on 04 220 0331 or visit aerogulfservices.com 16.50-18.00 Relax and unwind Head to the Spa InterContinental for some of the best men’s treatments in town. The classic European Casanova Facial uses a blend of minerals combined with hydrating ampoules and a balanced and ready for an evening of five-star indulgence. Call 04 701 1257 to book an appointment. 18.30-19.30 All dressed up With one of the city’s most upmarket culinary experiences ahead, it’s only fitting to take your time dressing for dinner. Enjoy a relaxing soak in the freestanding bathtub before carefully running through your personal grooming routine. After all, you want to be as chic and as stylish as the cordon bleu cuisine that awaits. brightening mask to provide the skin with essential nutrients, leaving it cleansed,

20.30-23.00 Dine in style James Bond has a penchant for the finer things in life so it would be rude not to sample the exquisite dishes at award- winning Reflets par Pierre Gagnaire, which is overseen by the Michelin-starred chef Pierre Gagnaire. Wash dinner down with a bottle of Salon 1988 Champagne and you will be hard pushed to find a better French restaurant in the city. Call 04 701 1199 for more information. 23.00-00.00 Post-dinner cigar Round off your action-packed day with a relaxing cigar at Trent’s, the premium bar at Al Badia Golf Club. With a wide range of fine, imported cigars, this is

one outlet not to be missed. Call 04 601 0111 for more information.

Vista Bar

Written by award-winning American author Jeffery Deaver, Carte Blanche tells the story of James Bond fresh from Afghanistan and recruited to a new agency. The secret agent is called away from dinner with a beautiful woman to prevent an Between the covers

15.00-16.30 Scale the Burj Khalifa Leave the speedboat in Dubai Marina, hop in a top-of-the-range Bentley and shift through the gears until you reach the Burj Khalifa (right), the tallest building in the world at a staggering 828 metres high. Ride in the world’s fastest elevator to the 124th-floor observation deck and take in the stunning panoramic views. Call Lane Luxury Car Rentals on 04 335 5188 or visit lanerac.com , and call 800 ATTHETOP or visit burjkhalifa.ae 16.30-16.50 Enjoy Dubai from up high Dodge the onset of Dubai’s rush-hour traffic and charter a

attack that will cause thousands of casualties, and he has carte blanche to do whatever it takes to fulfil his mission. The story takes 007 to many far-flung destinations including Dubai, one of the seven emirates to make up the United Arab Emirates. Much of the plot centres on Dubai Festival City, the InterContinental and the adjoining shopping centre where Bond plots his counter attacks, drives impossibly fast cars, samples the finest Arabic cuisine and relaxes over a glass of medium dry Stolichnaya martini, “ shaken very well”. Published by Hodder & Stoughton, Carte Blanche is available from all good bookshops.

19.30-20.30 Pre-dinner drinks Suited, booted, preened and polished, head to Vista Bar at the InterContinental Dubai Festival City for your essential martini, shaken not stirred, of course. It’s here on the terrace that James Bond sits in Carte Blanche , overlooking the spectacular city skyline. Recreate the scene with drink firmly in hand. Call 04 701 1127 for more information on this stylish outlet.

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