Stories from the Places Worth Reaching
Dispatches from the destinations we cover, the experiences we have vetted, and the moments that reminded us why we do this.
Selected Reading
A handpicked selection of the journal — for those starting here, or simply looking for something worth reading.
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In Pursuit of the Extraordinary
There are people in this world who believe that the finest experiences are worth going to extraordinary lengths to find. Zameera was built by them, for those who feel exactly the same way.
A Weekend in the Empty Quarter
Three days in one of the most remote landscapes on earth, what we found, why it met our standard, and why it is the kind of place that stays with you long after you have left.
What Dubai Looks Like When You Stop Looking Up
Every visitor arrives and looks at the skyline. The ones who come back are the ones who eventually looked elsewhere. A guide to the Dubai that exists beneath the surface.
The Journal
Every story, dispatch and consideration from the Zameera team, added only when we have something worth saying.
In Pursuit of the Extraordinary
There are people in this world who believe that the finest experiences are worth going to extraordinary lengths to find. Zameera was built by them, for those who feel exactly the same way.
A Weekend in the Empty Quarter
Three days in one of the most remote landscapes on earth, what we found, why it met our standard, and why it is the kind of place that stays with you long after you have left.
What Dubai Looks Like When You Stop Looking Up
Every visitor arrives and looks at the skyline. The ones who come back are the ones who eventually looked elsewhere. A guide to the Dubai that exists beneath the surface.
An Evening in the Desert, and Why Nothing Since Has Compared
There is a particular quality of silence that only exists deep in the desert, after the sun has gone and before anything else has taken its place. We went looking for it. We found it.
The Maldives That Most People Never Find
A thousand islands in the Indian Ocean. Most visitors see the same three. We went looking for the ones not on the seaplane.
What Makes a Luxury Experience Worth the Journey
Not every experience that calls itself luxury deserves the description. A considered look at what separates the ones that do, from the ones that simply cost a great deal of money.
48 Hours on a Private Yacht Between Dubai and Oman
Two coastlines, one crossing, and the particular freedom that only comes from having nothing between you and open water. A first-hand account of what it actually feels like to leave a city by sea.
The Last Places on Earth That Feel Like They Were Kept Just for You
There are corners of the world that have not yet been discovered by the kind of traveller who photographs everything and pays nothing. We know where some of them are. This is one of them.