Expat blogs roundup: the perils of a Dubai lifestyle Annabel Kantaria: perils of a Dubai lifestyle I've long suspected that residents of the UAE have a slightly too dependent relationship with their smartphones... Sophie Pitman: free summer events in New York y I managed to snag the New York equivalent to Charlie Bucket's golden ticket. Rather than gaining me admission to a weird and wonderful Chocolate Factory, the pair of tickets I obtained entitled me to an evening of Shakespeare at the Delacorte Theatre... Anna Nicholas: Spain tops the list for lost and stolen British passports Most British holidaymakers dread the thought of misplacing a passport while on holiday and yet every year more than 6000 are either lost or stolen in southern Europe...