He used to live in Dubai, from 2004 until 2011, and from 2007 worked for the Time Out Middle East group, overseeing publications in Bahrain, Qatar and Oman, and also edited the international Time Out guide book for Dubai. As a freelancer back in London, Chris works for publications based in Dubai, serving as the editor of the inflight magazine for Jazeera Airways and writing for the Gulf Air, Emirates and Qatar Airways magazines, and also for the Conde Nast Traveller Middle East website. He has also contributed to the UK version of Conde Nast Traveller, producing a 12-page guide to the Middle East over consecutive years.