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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a union of seven sovereign sheikhdoms, formed when the British withdrew from the Gulf in 1971. It boasts mountains, beaches, deserts, oases, camel racing, markets and the renowned duty-free shopping of dazzling Dubai - all packed into a relatively small area.
The UAE is a contradictory place where traditional Bedouin lifestyle meets Western consumerism and big-town bling. But rather than clashing, these disparate influences have produced a unique 21st-century nation that combines the cultures of conservative Islam and the liberal West in one package.
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Mon, 11 Oct 2021 | By krodin | Views [137]
Dubai
Dubai conjures up images of expensive shops, gold, glistening glass covered buildings shooting to the sky, and massive environmental destruction of the coral reefs and shorelines. Advertisements for tourists on Youtube tout how the city ... Read more >
Sat, 9 Oct 2021 | By krodin | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 14 Mar 2019 | By globetrotteuse | Views [512]
Du 15 au 17 avril 2019 , les professionnels de la beauté vous donnent rendez-vous à Dubaï à l’occasion du Beauty World Middle East and Wellness & Spa Exhibition . Durant ces trois jours consacrés au bien-... Read more >
Tags: beaches, dubai, uae
Tue, 26 Dec 2017 | By mirlingabroad | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 26 Jul 2017 | By meta-anik | Views [561]
At the Pakistan embassy in New Delhi we were told, that one can only apply for a visa for Pakistan in his home country. In the end we flew to Dubai from where we could take a ferry to Iran two weeks later.
Luckily the embassies in Dubai are in ... Read more >
Tags: adventure, hitch hiking
Wed, 26 Jul 2017 | By meta-anik | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 14 Feb 2017 | By supergg | Views [407]
The little fishing town of Fiumicino was very quiet when we wandered out for dinner after a restful afternoon in our very comfy and spacious room at Hotel Seccy. Eventually we came across a restaurant that was open and serving dinner at what we consider ... Read more >
Tue, 14 Feb 2017 | By sadaf | Views [538] | Video
Life is a journey filled with impressions left upon one; some from sights, some from words. It is these impressions that create the person we are. Some impress so deeply they become the foundation we build our morals and ethical standards on.
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Mon, 26 Dec 2016 | By iain_and_tamara | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 26 Dec 2016 | By iain_and_tamara | Views [779] | Comments [1]
“All good things must come to an end” so they say and it seems that “they” are right!
We had set aside the last month of our trip for family in the UK and had a great time with them, starting with celebrations ... Read more >
Tags: burj khalifa, travel hack
Fri, 9 Sep 2016 | By paganmaven | Views [304]
This small museum is a former fort (Al Fahidi), which was founded in 1787 and is the oldest surviving building in Dubai.
I especially liked the various exhibits, dioramas depicting everyday life in the desert ... mannequins of artisans, merchants ... Read more >
Tags: historic reminders
Fri, 9 Sep 2016 | By paganmaven | Views [396]
Whilst we were in Downtown Dubai we plunged into high tourism mode by taking in the obligatory Burj (Tower) Khalifa, at 829m (give or take a half-metre) the world's highest skyscraper/human-made structure.
We did the standard thing, paid to go ... Read more >
Tags: structural ascents
Fri, 9 Sep 2016 | By paganmaven | Views [197]
On our last day in UAE our TG took us on a late afternoon drive for a spot of dune-buggy "rally driving" in the sandhills. Well, that was the first part of why we headed for the hinter-hills. Desert dwellers with SUVs?
Actually we spent an hour ... Read more >
Tags: emirati camp & desert life
Fri, 9 Sep 2016 | By paganmaven | Views [340]
Upon arriving at our Dubai hotel, the Mecure Gold, I tried to exchange some of my money for the local currency, but I couldn't interest the next-door Islamic Bank on Al Mina Rd in my AUDs. They directed me to another bank "five minutes" down the street ... Read more >
Tags: mall trekking
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