Hazel Plush is an award-winning travel writer, who specialises in the Arabian Peninsula. She has spent the past 13 years exploring, working and writing throughout the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain, and is the founding editor of sauditravelexpert.com. She has served as a senior staffer on the editorial teams of Wanderlust and The Telegraph's travel section, and currently splits her time between the UK and Middle East – both of which she calls home. She is the author of The Independent's guides to the best hotels in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.