Lifestyle blog - Polo and Travel
The Dubai Polo Gold Cup is one of the highlights of the winter season in Dubai, and especially exciting to me. I have attended the tournament games and the final every year since I moved to Dubai for the first time, over 5 years ago. The first 3 years I was simply an enthusiastic spectator, enjoying the amazingly smooth and elegant operations of a day packed with entertainment. Last year I volunteered to help on the final day, just to...
The week here in Dubai starts on Sunday, so whilst my Instagram feed is full of cozy images of lazy #sundaze and polo antics, I am in fact at my desk by 8 am and have a full inbox screaming at me. Sundays always just pass by in a total haze of busy. So many e-mails, meetings and plans and just a long to-do list to get the week going. Some day I will tell you guys exactly what I do...
Monday, February 6th was one of the big days in my job, as social media and marketing executive at Al Habtoor Polo Resort and Club. It was the press conference and live draw for our most important tournament, The Julius Baer Gold Cup 2017. I have been to many press conferences before, in several different capacities, but this one was a new one for me. I have sat were the reporters were sitting, taking pictures and noting all the important...
Friday the 13th was the final of the Julius Bär Dubai Polo Gold Cup and it was an excellent day, which I had looked forward to for a long time. The weather was perfect, the company was great and the polo matches were fast and furious and very exciting. This was my third time attending this event in Dubai, which in my opinion is the highlight of the octal calendar and I hope to be able to come back every year....
Tomorrow Friday the 13th of March 2015 will be the final of the prestigious Julius Bär Dubai Polo Gold Cup held at the Dubai Polo and Equestrian Club. This will be my third year attending and although my favorite team unfortunately is not playing tomorrow I am still very excited as it for me is the main event of the year in Dubai. I have collected some of the important facts to know beforehand about this tournament and the final...
We are almost half-way through the Dubai Gold Cup and it has been very exciting, 4 out of the 12 matches played so far have gone in to Over Time. Especially Sunday’s match between UAE and Abu Dhabi had a surprising twist at the end. By the end of the 4th chukker UAE was behind with 3 goals, they managed to even it out in the 5th chukker and went in to OT where their star player 9-goaler Lucas Monteverde...
It is said that polo is the king of sports and the sport of kings. It most certainly is the king of sports, but nowadays you don’t need to have blue blood to play and enjoy the sport. Polo is one of the best spectator sports, in my opinion at least, as it combines a powerful and exciting game with beautiful surroundings a light atmosphere and an excellent social setting. As there are many pauses in the game, during play...
From the mountains in Switzerland to the beaches in Miami and the deserts of Dubai, polo is played everywhere and all the time! The sport of kings is played in more than 80 countries around the world. There are different types of polo adapting to the climate, so you have regular grass polo, which essentially is the “original” type of polo, then you have arena polo, which can be played inside a hall making it easier for players who live...
Tuesday the 13th of January it was announced that the Swiss private bank Julius Bär will be the title sponsor of the Dubai Polo Gold Cup, which will be held from the 23rd of February and the final match will be played on the 13th of March 2015. Last year the title sponsor was Bentley Dubai. This is only one of many changes that have been made to the Dubai Polo Gold Cup since last year’s cup. The first change...
Hey there! I'm Diana, a Danish/Brazilian traveler of the world and I love polo. I fell in love with polo in Argentina and I started to learn to play in April 2015. Explore the site and join in on my polo passion or read more about me right here
