https://www.storyismine.com/en/ Story is Mine: stories and magazine en https://www.storyismine.com/en/abu-dhabi/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/abu-dhabi/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT What ten stays in Abu Dhabi taught me: ten experiences, tips on food and shopping, and up-to-date answers on entry rules, getting to Dubai and prices. https://www.storyismine.com/en/abu-dhabi/ferrari-world/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/abu-dhabi/ferrari-world/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Ferrari World theme park on Yas Island: the red roof with the largest Ferrari logo, the Formula Rossa roller coaster and some 40 other attractions. https://www.storyismine.com/en/arabian-perfumes/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/arabian-perfumes/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Why can a scent take us back decades? A story of Arabian perfumes, oud, bakhoor and attar – plus a fragrance finder by mood and notes. https://www.storyismine.com/en/arabian-perfumes/fragrance-notes/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/arabian-perfumes/fragrance-notes/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Oud, rose, saffron, frankincense, musk. An atlas of 33 fragrance notes in Arabian perfumes: where they come from, how they smell, what they pair with. https://www.storyismine.com/en/arabian-perfumes/her/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/arabian-perfumes/her/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Tenderness, sensuality, elegance, mystery, confidence and freedom. Six moods and the notes that capture them: rose, oud, saffron, musk and jasmine. https://www.storyismine.com/en/arabian-perfumes/him/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/arabian-perfumes/him/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Strength, charisma, mystery, elegance, passion and tenderness. Six moods and the notes that capture them: oud, frankincense, vetiver, cardamom, tobacco. https://www.storyismine.com/en/chocolate/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/chocolate/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT How heavy is the world’s largest chocolate, what does the most expensive one cost and who eats the most? Verified chocolate records and facts in numbers. https://www.storyismine.com/en/chocolate/brownies/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/chocolate/brownies/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT A one-bowl brownie recipe: butter, good chocolate and 20 to 30 minutes in the oven. Easy even if you and baking are not on first-name terms. https://www.storyismine.com/en/chocolate/chocolate-fondue/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/chocolate/chocolate-fondue/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Chocolate fondue was invented in the 1960s by a Swiss restaurateur in New York. Its story, and what you need to make it at home. https://www.storyismine.com/en/chocolate/chocolate-strawberries/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/chocolate/chocolate-strawberries/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Chocolate-dipped strawberries pair the favourite fruit with the favourite sweet. A three-ingredient recipe even children can make. https://www.storyismine.com/en/chocolate/homemade-chocolate/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/chocolate/homemade-chocolate/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT A recipe for homemade chocolate from cocoa, coconut oil and honey. A versatile base with endless variations that also makes a lovely gift. https://www.storyismine.com/en/face-yoga/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/face-yoga/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT What face yoga is, how soon you can expect results and how to prepare your skin. Ten minutes morning and evening, and what research says about facial exercise. https://www.storyismine.com/en/fishing/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/fishing/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Why do anglers get up at four in the morning? Five freshwater fishing techniques, verified records, tall tales and a quiz. Told with humour and respect. https://www.storyismine.com/en/fishing/first-trip/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/fishing/first-trip/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT What to buy, what to learn and what to do when a fish bites. Tackle by technique, four knots step by step and a checklist for your first trip. https://www.storyismine.com/en/fishing/fish-atlas/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/fishing/fish-atlas/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Carp, pike, catfish and sturgeon: how to recognise them, where they live, what they eat, how to catch them. An atlas of 17 freshwater fish, with a quiz. https://www.storyismine.com/en/fishing/sea-fishing/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/fishing/sea-fishing/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT From Norway's fjords to New Zealand. An interactive map of seven sea fishing destinations, their signature fish and five ways to fish the sea. https://www.storyismine.com/en/fishing/where-to-fish/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/fishing/where-to-fish/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Orlík, Lipno, the Danube, Liptovská Mara: a map of ten angling areas in Czechia and Slovakia. What the water is like, which fish live there, who it suits. https://www.storyismine.com/en/green-smoothie/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/green-smoothie/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT What is a green smoothie, who invented it and what goes in it? From Orange Julius to Victoria Boutenko, plus 15 recipes and 24 ingredients A–Z. https://www.storyismine.com/en/green-smoothie/ingredients/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/green-smoothie/ingredients/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT What can go into a green smoothie? The basis of every good green smoothie is leafy greens. You can use mild baby spinach or kale. You can add rocket too, a https://www.storyismine.com/en/green-smoothie/recipes/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/green-smoothie/recipes/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Tried-and-tested green smoothie combinations. It is not for nothing that the smoothie is thought of as a quick, simple meal that won’t take you all day to https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/12-habits-that-will-make-you-a-new-person/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/12-habits-that-will-make-you-a-new-person/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Resolutions don't work. Try this instead: one new habit a month – from regular sleep, reading and daily walks to smiling more. https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/angler-writers-and-competitive-fishing/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/angler-writers-and-competitive-fishing/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Hemingway, Zane Grey and Ota Pavel by the water. Plus the float-fishing world championships, the World Carp Classic and the IGFA Hall of Fame. https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/arabian-perfume-bottles/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/arabian-perfume-bottles/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Why does an Amouage bottle carry a dagger hilt, and what does the name Swiss Arabian mean? On glass, gold, ornament and bottles we keep when empty. https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/blue-not-a-colour-but-a-state-of-mind/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/blue-not-a-colour-but-a-state-of-mind/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Why is blue the world's favourite colour? How it affects us, why police wear it, and the truth about blue plates and blue offices. https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/catch-and-release/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/catch-and-release/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT A short fight, a landing net, wet hands and seconds in the air. What science says about catch and release, and why a released fish is not always saved. https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/coffee-the-big-dictionary-of-coffee-drinks/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/coffee-the-big-dictionary-of-coffee-drinks/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT How does a lungo differ from an americano, or a flat white from a latte? A clear dictionary of 23 coffee drinks – what goes in and in what ratio. https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/freshwater-fish-in-the-kitchen/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/freshwater-fish-in-the-kitchen/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Zander, trout, carp or pike: how they taste, what to do about bones and how to store fish safely. Plus butter-fried zander and caraway-baked trout. https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/how-perfume-is-made/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/how-perfume-is-made/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT The brief, distillation and extraction, synthetic molecules, hundreds of trials, maturation and IFRA rules: a perfume’s path from laboratory to bottle. https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/how-to-photograph-stars-with-a-phone/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/how-to-photograph-stars-with-a-phone/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT A tripod or a rock, night mode, manual exposure and ISO, infinity focus and RAW. What a phone can do under the night sky, and why the Moon is hard. https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/life-is-a-mirror/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/life-is-a-mirror/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Everything that happens to us reflects our inner world. A short essay on responsibility, leaving the victim role and moving from surviving to living. https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/nature-in-pink/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/nature-in-pink/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Why are flamingos pink, and what colours Lake Hillier and Lake Retba? Pink in nature – from nebulae, diamonds and flowers to the orchid mantis. https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/perfumers-behind-arabian-perfumes/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/perfumers-behind-arabian-perfumes/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Haji Ajmal Ali, Cécile Zarokian, Quentin Bisch and Pierre Negrin: four people and four routes to the fragrances of Ajmal and Amouage. https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/pink-history-of-the-most-controversial-colour/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/pink-history-of-the-most-controversial-colour/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT How did pink become the colour for girls? The story of pink from Roman frescoes through Madame de Pompadour and the 1940s to millennial pink. https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/sky-calendar-2027/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/sky-calendar-2027/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Moonless Quadrantids, moonlit Perseids, a partial solar eclipse on 2 August and three planets at opposition. The 2027 sky from Czechia and Slovakia. https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/valentines-appeal-men-be-men-again/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/valentines-appeal-men-be-men-again/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT A personal essay on masculine and feminine energy, the muddle in gender roles, and why the author asks men to be men again. https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/why-darkness-is-disappearing/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/magazine/why-darkness-is-disappearing/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Skyglow, glare and a lamp in someone else’s window. What the measurements say, what night light does to insects, birds and sleep, and five lighting rules. https://www.storyismine.com/en/provence/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/provence/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Where Provence lies, how Greek Massalia became a Roman province and then part of France, and what to see: Calanques, Avignon, Aix, Pont du Gard, Verdon. https://www.storyismine.com/en/provence/cooking-with-lavender/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/provence/cooking-with-lavender/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Which lavender belongs in the kitchen and how much to use, plus recipes for lemon cookies, muffins, roast chicken, lemonade and a sweet loaf with lavender. https://www.storyismine.com/en/provence/food/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/provence/food/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Ratatouille, salade niçoise, bouillabaisse, tarte tropézienne, aïoli, tapenade and Montélimar nougat: what to eat in Provence and where they come from. https://www.storyismine.com/en/provence/lavender/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/provence/lavender/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT When lavender blooms in Provence, its journey through history, how to grow it at home, how to make lavender oil and what to cook with it. https://www.storyismine.com/en/provence/tarte-tropezienne-recipe/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/provence/tarte-tropezienne-recipe/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT A step-by-step recipe for Tarte Tropézienne: sweet brioche, vanilla pastry cream and whipped cream. Plus home-made pearl sugar and substitutes. https://www.storyismine.com/en/reading/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/reading/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT A big story about reading: how we began to read, what famous people read, what statistics and science say, and how to become a better reader. https://www.storyismine.com/en/reading/3-books-for-a-weekend/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/reading/3-books-for-a-weekend/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT The Housemaid, a French comedy about a planned suicide and a Czech humorist. Three reading tips you can get through together in a single weekend. https://www.storyismine.com/en/reading/art-of-war/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/reading/art-of-war/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Ten ideas from Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, where in the book they come from and why they are still useful today – at work, in a team and at home. https://www.storyismine.com/en/reading/kids-reading/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/reading/kids-reading/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Phone or book? Six simple ways to encourage children to read and to rekindle their love of books. https://www.storyismine.com/en/reading/reading-faq/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/reading/reading-faq/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT What is the longest book? How fast do we read? Are print books or e-books more popular? Ten questions about reading, with fact-checked answers. https://www.storyismine.com/en/reading/recommended-books/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/reading/recommended-books/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Crime, history, romance, fantasy, self-improvement, business, health, children’s books, cooking, hobbies and art. Three picks from every genre. https://www.storyismine.com/en/reading/why-read/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/reading/why-read/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Less stress, better sleep, a sharper mind. Eleven reasons to fall in love with reading (again) – and what the studies really say about them. https://www.storyismine.com/en/starry-night/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/starry-night/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Five starter constellations, darkness and light pollution, planets and satellites, a history of discovery and a quiz. The night sky, no horoscopes. https://www.storyismine.com/en/starry-night/constellation-atlas/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/starry-night/constellation-atlas/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT The Big Dipper, Orion, Cygnus and Cassiopeia: how to find them, their brightest stars and what to see in binoculars. 22 constellations, with a quiz. https://www.storyismine.com/en/starry-night/first-night-out/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/starry-night/first-night-out/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT When to go, what to bring and how to let your eyes adapt to the dark. Kit from nothing to binoculars, a plan for your first hour and a checklist. https://www.storyismine.com/en/starry-night/where-to-find-darkness/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/starry-night/where-to-find-darkness/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Poloniny, Veľká Fatra, the Jizera Mountains, the Beskids: a map of declared dark-sky areas and observatories where you can look through a telescope. https://www.storyismine.com/en/steaks/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/steaks/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT How to cook steak and which cut to choose. A steak doneness chart with temperatures and times, five tips from a chef and the story of steak through the ages. https://www.storyismine.com/en/steaks/recipes/ https://www.storyismine.com/en/steaks/recipes/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT Four tried-and-tested steak recipes: demi-glace sauce, grilled steak with asparagus, garlic butter steak and a rib-eye salad.