Blogs from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East - page 117

In two weeks I was able to visit most of the popular places in Dubai together with my sister and a friend. I realised that it is definately more fun to be in Dubai with someone else and definately someone who can take you around in Dubai. Dubai has awesome shopping with malls like Ibin Battuta and Mall of Emirates that have brands from all over the world! Expensive but definately a unique experience.The mall is divided into several styles taken from different countries such as Egypt, Tunisia, Persia, India, & China. Ibin Battuta is the name of a very famous traveler from the Arab region and therefore they intend for the visitor to have a similar experience of traveling from one country to the other. Dubai Museum is a must visit too! Learn about the ... read more

We woke up to a balmy, overcast 65 degrees F and enjoyed a quiet breakfast on our verandah. We ventured into the cruise terminal at 08:00 AM to meet our guide Lissie—originally from Waterford, Ireland, but who has lived in Dubai for 29 years (a temporary detour on her relocation to Australia). She told us about the quaint town by the sea, she first came to live in, that has exploded into a najor port metropolis expanding at a rate of 10-15% per year in building and population with massive traffic jams to match. She also mentioned how the native Dubai population has decreased to 25% with the large influx of Indians, Pakistanis, Saudis, Iranians, Brits, Americans and other Europeans making up the rest. We drove along the shore front road past beautiful homes and modern ... read more

Monday 4th December Best to start off with the dramatis personae - Chris, erstwhile good guy, hero, world saver and idiot. Kathy, Chris’ crutch, mother to our two sons Jamie and Ben, all round marvel Andy, father to Jack and Poppy, estate agent and genuinely nice guy, wicked sense of humour. Ronnie, mother to Jack and Poppy, mad, bubbly, fun to be with, equally wicked sense of humour, Just four people from Hollingbourne, setting off to the Desert! We are off! Uneventful drive to the airport, it gets dark bloody quick these days. Car park easy to find, only two U-Turns. Got to Terminal 3 and no queues! Check in and three hours to kill. We now know why they ask for the 3 hour check-in window. It’s for the poor saps who actually turn up ... read more

What a journey, we defintely dont want it to end, but before we get all solemn and depressed, what have we been up to since the last Dubai update? We have been shopping to Karama (a town full of shops with so much fake stuff its incredible) but we love it, and its the home of yummy shawarmas, a must have for anyone travelling to Dubai, just a posh chicken kebab with tahini , mmmm mmmm! It rained all day when we were there but didnt matter, we just shopped till we literally dropped. The rest of the time we have chilled and eaten lots, and more shopping at the Mall of the Emirates. Steve is impressed with me as I have only bought for others this holiday, whereas he has bought for himself and others ... read more

Link to the video I made of the pictures and video on YOUTUBE.com: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQLJ4zy_jgs --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dubai is a combination between Las Vegas, Miami Beach and all the planets in Star Wars. It has huge buildings with tons of lights and things to catch your eye, there are man-made waterfalls everywhere, flashy Bentleys and Porsches everywhere you look and even the taxis are BMWs. The Miami Beach part brings a lot of palm trees and a beach with lots of men in thongs. Star Wars comes in with Dubai’s huge building, called the Burj Al Arab, with a bar that hangs off the top in an oval shape and on the other side has a huge helicopter-landing pad. At night they have a sequence of 8 colors that illuminate the side of the building. It’s pretty much ... read more