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1 9 S I M P LY A B U DH A B I FOUNDER & CO-FOUNDER’ S LETTER Dear lovers of luxury W elcome one and all towhat is a very special editionof SimplyAbu Dhabi. Please join us as we celebrate our 10th issue and the beginning of our third year of this exciting journey. We have travelled the world with open ears and keen eyes in order to present you, our esteemed readers, with the finer choices in life. As Simply Abu Dhabi evolves into a globally respected luxury lifestyle publication, we have redoubled our efforts to showcase what a truly magical cityAbuDhabi is, aswell as a shininga light onotherpartsof theworldand the refinements to be found therein. Whenwe first launchedSimplyAbuDhabiwewereprivileged tobe invited to oneof themost importanthotels intheUAE, theEmiratesPalace. Inthis issue, wewerehonoured to accept an invitation to return to this incomparablehotel, and our gratitude extends to General Manager Mr. Bugra Berberoglu and to all whomade our stay there such a pleasurable one.We also thankMrs.Nayla Hayek for her warm welcome and the interview she granted us in Basel, Switzerland, whilst we were attending the world’s largest luxury watch exhibition sowe could bring you our selection of impressive new timepieces. InSimplyTravelwereveal theexoticcharmsof theSeychelles courtesyof Abu Dhabi’s award-winning international luxury flight services provider, Royal Jet, and we also experience the Mandarin Oriental Group’s first resort project in Europe, as Asta ş Holding invite us to Bodrum, Turkey to view the luxury development first hand. You will also find in this landmark issue a free gift from Luca Caprai, the Founder and CEO of Italian fashion house Cruciani. We tell the incredible storyofhis fashionphenomenonandofferabeautifulCrucianibracelet toeach of our readers. Aswe continue togrowwe also recruit newmembers of the teamthat helpus tomake Simply AbuDhabi the best it can be. Joining the formidable talent of our Creative Director Colin Statham we welcome Nick Rice as Managing Editor, AndyWhite as Simply Cars Editor and SophieMcMullan as Fashion &Beauty Editor. As usual there is muchmore covered inside, including concerts in the capital city by Sting andGunsNRoses, high fashion fromtop brands such as Brioni and Hermès, plus boutique hotels, British Polo Day and the finest jewellery andmost dynamic automobileswe could find for you. So please take some time to relax and enjoy the issue. Wishing theWorld: Peace, Prosperity&Progress in 2013 Arnie S Hira – CEO & Founder Arnie.Hira@simplyabudhabi.com Jordana Imogen Lynch – Managing Director & Co-Founder Jordana.lynch@simplyabudhabi.com Manoj S Hira – Director – info@nowaiting.co.uk Editor: Arnie S Hira Co-Editor: Jordana Imogen Lynch Copywriters: Jordana Imogen Lynch, Arnie S Hira Like our Facebook page via http://www.facebook.com/simplyabudhabi Printers: United Printing & Publishing Abu Dhabi. Images: All photos used in Simply Abu Dhabi are by Getty Images/Shutterstock/GoRunway/ Distribution: Abu Dhabi Media Company Distribution Director: Raed Hamdan Distribution In charge: Muzammil Sulaiman Disclaimer: The publishers regret that they cannot accept liability for error or omissions contained in this publication, however caused. The opinions and views contained in this publication are not necessarily those of the publishers. Readers are advised to seek specialist advice before acting on the information contained in this publication, which is provided for general and entertainment use and may not be appropriate for the reader’s particular circumstances. The intellectual property and the ownership of trademarks are acknowledged. No part of Simply Abu Dhabi or any parts of the contents thereof may be duplicated or reproduced, saved, stored in a retrieval system or communicated/transmitted in any form without written permission of the publishers. An exemption is hereby granted for extracts used for the purpose of fair and reasonable review. Simply Abu Dhabi Limited HQ is Elizabeth House, Elizabeth Street, Manchester, M8 8JJ, United Kingdom. Born in Abu Dhabi, Designed in Manchester, Distributed throughout the world. ترشع و شیع هماخف सुख 奢侈品 Lujo Luxe Luxus Lusso Management team Creative Director: Colin Statham - colin@simplyabudhabi.com Managing Editor: Nick Rice - nick@simplyabudhabi.com Beauty Editor: Sophie McMullan - sophie@simplyabudhabi.com Car Editor: Andy White - andy@simplyabudhabi.com Sub Editor: Kerry Smith - kerry@simplyabudhabi.com W E L COM E T O S I M P LY A B U DH A B I : “Your Passport to Pure Luxury” Jordana &Arnie