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27 stories for“gulf travel seasons”

For ten weeks the Gulf empties. In the last fortnight of August it refills, all at once, and the version of the city you got used to disappears in about four days.

Aug 16, 2026

Lifestyle

Cooling Is More Than Sixty Per Cent of a Gulf Household's Electricity, Against About Twenty Five in America

Air conditioning is roughly half of peak electricity demand across the region, and nearly every building has it. Which means almost everything that reduces a household bill here is about heat getting in, not about appliances.

Aug 21, 2026

Lifestyle

September Is the Real New Year, and There Is Research Explaining Why That Works

People start things at the beginning of a week, a month or a school year far more often than at any other moment. Behavioural scientists call it the fresh start effect, and it is worth using deliberately.

Aug 17, 2026

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The City Fills Back Up, and Nobody Warns You It Will Be Loud

Cooling Is More Than Sixty Per Cent of a Gulf Household's Electricity, Against About Twenty Five in America

September Is the Real New Year, and There Is Research Explaining Why That Works

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The City Fills Back Up, and Nobody Warns You It Will Be Loud

Cooling Is More Than Sixty Per Cent of a Gulf Household's Electricity, Against About Twenty Five in America

September Is the Real New Year, and There Is Research Explaining Why That Works