An overnight flight to Dubai arriving at 6am is quite tiresome, especially when you have an ICE system with over 100 of the latest films, games and music. Emirates airlines was fantastic. Comfortable seating, an excellent array of meals and service as if I was a Sheik. Immediately as we embarked from the plane you knew England was a long was away. It was 30C degrees in the evening and I was still wearing my fleece from the flight. Dubai is a turmoil of construction. A concrete jungle on a bed of sand. I guess it is will fast become the new Las Vegas of the East. Congestion is a huge problem. There are so many cars. It took us 1h30 to travel from the airport to the youth hostel. A distance of only 4km. Devoid
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