Blogs from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East - page 23

The first destination on our big adventure was Dubai. Both Dubai and KL have always been viewed as places to break up the flight on our way to Melbourne. However, since it was the start of our trip we took full advantage and tried to fit in some of the main things Dubai has to offer. We booked to stay in the 4* Media One Hotel located in the Media City - we chose this because it was close to the Marina which we had heard so much about. As soon as we landed the heat was incredible even though it was 9am! The Media One driver was brilliant, pointing out landmarks and recommending things to do which was a great help. The hotel itself was fine, had everything it said it did and everything we ... read more

Day One On Sunday Donna and I planned on experiencing the authenticity of Dubai by exploring their culture. We had a fantastic time at The Dubai Mall, enjoyed some traditional food, and even got a chance to watch a thrilling camel race! We woke up quite early that morning and found an aura of excitement was engulfing everyone at our hotel. Luckily the staff spoke English well enough to explain to us what all the buzz was about. It was apparently a time of the year when everyone is usually headed to the closest mall for a grand shopping festival. This of course captured Donna's attention, and we were off to rent a car and started driving to the mall. As we were driving, we were engulfed in the noise of continuous honking and the loud ... read more

Geo: 25.27, 55.33It was so nice to have a stopover in Dubai, had a great nights sleep. I was a little annoyed the travel agent had sent us out to a hotel in the middle of nowhere, 30 minutes from the airport. HOWEVER we were located right next to the Mall of the Emirates. We had the morning to fill and Dubai had awesome shopping - who knew??There is a ski field at the shopping centre complete with ski lift. As my snowboarding skills are so awesome we considered it, but G had forgotten her fluffy ear muffs so that was the end of that idea. So shopping it was. Wow. Cheap. And very successful. Now G's shopping is all in my suitcase to carry around. So good. Need to find a fedex tomorrow to ship ... read more

Day 2 in Dubai, (I'm late posting this because we've now been in Denmark a few days catching up with family, but better late than never, right?) After a lazy start we decide to brave the heat to go out for a walk in the local area. Mostly computer stores on our street so we venture down another way where we find lots of stores selling traditional Indian and muslim clothing. The colours are vibrant and the fabrics are beautiful. I stop to admire a beautiful Indian sari in red white and black and the store owner immediately dashes out of the store and wants me to come in and try it on. No thanks I say but he continues to beckon as we keep walking down the street. Every time we linger outside a store ... read more

I was planning a trip to China to spend two weeks there and as I am booking my trip, I saw the option to fly into Dubai. I have always wanted to see Dubai ever since the city grew in the early 2000s so I gathered some extra money and was able to spend 24 hours in Dubai. Now I can see why many people call it one of the greatest cities in the world! Here is a short summary of my 24 hours in Dubai. Visiting Sega Republic Sega Republic is a theme park revolving around Sonic the Hedgehog and other popular Sega games. With over 170 arcade games and 14 attractions, it was hard to not spend all my 24 hours here! My favourite attraction was the Sonic Hopper. This ride took you 9 ... read more