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In 2007, Hong Kong was celebrating its 10th anniversary since being back to China in 1997.

local friend of mine were optimistic about adding value to the mainland.

Dubai, UAE; July 21, 2007: Today the world has a new global landmark - Burj Dubai. At 512.1 metres (1,680 ft), Burj Dubai, is the tallest building in the world.

Burj Dubai is now taller than Taipei 101 in Taiwan, which at 508 metres* (1,667 ft) has held the tallest-building-in-the-world title since it opened in 2004.

Burj Dubai has now reached 141 storeys - more storeys than any other building in the world.

The final height and number of storeys, a topic of enthusiastic debate among media and experts alike, has not yet been revealed.

Dubai high raise buildings remind me for sure with NYC, which in my opinion the the most energetic city in the world, always look young and full of excitment about life.

There is life outside your hotel room, and you only gonna see if you leave.
Here are some pages I am building now a days

I am adding daily tips to my Hong Kong page Also take a look at My Riyadh pages
My Dammam pages , and Al Qatif

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I live in here, and I have so long way to go discovering, and keep my self aware of whats going on in this inspiring city.
If you have limited time in this city, you have some hard decisions to make.
Lots of things to see in London
Back to London: In summer 2006, I visited This wonderful city again. It was the same large town I've left late 2003.
July was colder that year, at least for a person who was coming from the Middle East,
I stayed in Fitzrovia Hotal, and it was so nice one, I spent few nights where I was close to all famous sites in the central London.
I've enjoyed seeing my old friends, walking all roads, public parks, river sides, that I missed so much.
Living in London - the strengths of it are the museums, gallleries, restaurants, parks, river and cenimas if u talk about British movies, Hollywood movies, arrive late, few weeks or months in some cases.
I would say - probably shopping is good in London, lots of choices, just walk in some streets such as Oxford. there are so much else to see. such as Buckingham Palace, London Eye, Public Parks, and sure i can't forget the great museums, theatres especialy the musical plays such as Mary Poppins, Evenue Q, Wicked etc.
It is not the walls that make the city, but the people who live within them. so
Some one said once London was a city not to be visited but to be captured, and Samuel Johnson also noted "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford" some how!!!.

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Qatif (al-QaTiif) is a historic coastal city and oasis located on the western shore of the Arabian/Persian Gulf in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, some 13km north of the port city of Dammam and southwest of major oil port Ras Tanura.
The oasis covers a large area that includes many other traditional Saudi towns and villages such as Saihat (almost touching Dammam), Safwa (closer to Jubail side), Anak (between Saihat and Qatif), and sure my hometown Tarut Island which includes Taroot village, Sanabis, Dareen, Al-Rabeia. in Qatif also you find the southern srounding villages of Um Al Hammam, Al-Khuwaildia, Al-jaroudia, Helat Muhaish, Awamia. Abu maan and AlNabya and Al Awjam.
Qatif is famous for its dates and fish.
I was born there some 35 years ago, but, even though I've been studying and working far a way from it for more 10 years "in Riyadh, Qatif is still where I call it home.
My little Island, Taroot, is located the mid of gulf with the same name, just infront of Qateef city, srounded by Dammam from south, and Ras tanora from north.
The area (Qatif and the srounding towns) is famous of its large oil proven reserves, beside that our area enjoyes a wonderful agrictultural recources , and it has a long history.
The gulf was the working place of our great grandfathers. My people memorize stories from the past about the fishing and diving for pearls.
They also have tell stories about sailors who died or lost in the sea after stormy days and nights, some have been found away by the other bank of gulf, or never return.

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For a small country Switzerland has an awful lot of worthwhile attractions. If boasts three world heritage sites alone: Bern?s historic city center which I?ve spent 3 nights in it. The second heritage site is St Gallen?s cathedral, and abbey library. And the convent of St John in Mustair. you can see this site too about my Bern and Interlanken trip

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Paris is so active in Summer-I think it goes like that throughout the year too.
Any way since it was my first tour, I had to visit all famous sites, such as Effal tour, the louvre, Latin quarter, champs alyeese, notre dame cathedral. I also to took a tour in the river, walked by its banks, saw the event of Paris plage which turned the river banks into Prasil beach, by creating an artifcial beach close the Island, the oldest part of the French capital.
I'm sure all these are very usual for Pris vistor. still I had to see all that, and see them all over again.
I'm here share the experiences in traveling to middle east, far Asia, and few European countries.
Personal Travels:
1982, 1987, 1997, 2001, 2004: Egypt
1986, 1996: India
1991: Syria
1995, 2005: Iran
1999, 2001, 2002: Malaysia
2001, 2004: Japan
2002: Singapore
2003: Lebanon
2003, 2006, 2007: UK
2004: Italy
2004: Swiss
2004, 2005: Austria
2005: France
2006: Norway
2006: US
2007: Hong Kong
As a guy from Eastern province of Saudi Arabia, I wouldn't count my tens of visit to Bahrain as travels as its close enough to drive every weekend.
I also hasn't mentioned Dubai, Kuwait and Qatar as travel destinations as they considerably close to where I live.

You can look at my Italy page and the other traveling pages they may interest you.

Funny Things Happened while traveling:

1- 1999, in my way traveling back home from KL, Malaysia, I over slept in the departure terminal, and I missed my flight. My suitcase gone to Jeddah, and I stayed behind with Passport, bank card, Mobile phone, and some cash.
I decided to go back to town, and booked for the next flight, 4 days later. I stayed in cheap hotel as I wasn't sure if my bank card will work or will let me down. So I stayed in a hotel that I have enough cash to pay for.
The card worked, and I moved to a nicer hotel.

2-In my way to Norway, my suitcase was missing in Oslo airport. The staff there said it will be arriving an hour late on the next flight from Frankfurt, but, as I had to depart to Molda, I asked them to send it to my hotel in Molda. And thank god they did, and in the same day.

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I had chance to visit Japan twice, the first was 2001, the second 2004, I had great company in both visits.
When I hear the name Japan, the first thing that pops into my mind is the singularity in the life style, cuisine, history. It has a unique manner, lovely people and its resting on a very long special history",
i had chance to visit, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Okinawa, and sure had hostay both in Okinawa and at first Fokochiyama, the country side of Kyoto,
It must be a very great chance to have 2 or 3 weeks in japan, visiting sure there are alot to see,

The autumn will be good time to visit it .. summer would be hot a bit %c

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When you visit Lebanon you will enjoy the history, sea coast, and the best treat in the entire Middle East

I fell in love with Beirut, but it wasn't the only that I loved, also Ba'albak, Jibail, Tripoly, and the two southern towns, Sayda, and Soor.

The coastal towns and lovely mountain villages are easily made from Beirut. In Jbail you can walk among the remains of several civilizations, and in Bcharre you can hike in a deep gorge or relax in a grove of graceful cedars

For The Arabic language readers, the books stores can be the most attractive points in Lebanon.

But Wait, who can forget the fabulous mediterranean cuisine.
so so so great, I loved all that.

Its not all great, quite expensive in Lebanon. The political debate, or struggle has reached in 2005-2006 a v dangerous level,, not good at all.