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"Dubai - a city growing before your eyes! " a Dubai Travel Page by sue_stone

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Real Name: Sue
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Dubai - a city growing before your eyes!

by sue_stone - last update: Jan 7, 2008

Burj Al Arab Lobby
In Dec 2007 we spent 5 nights in Dubai, flying back into London on Christmas morning. Dubai had been on the wish list for a while, and December is a great time to visit - top temperatures between 23-27 degrees celcius (as opposed to 45+ in summer) make a nice change from wintery London, and at around 7 hours, the flight is easy.

We really loved Dubai. The city is growing at a phenomenal rate - the amount of construction happening is amazing! You have never seen so many skyscrapers being built simultaneously, and so many cranes. At the centre of it all they are building what will be the tallest building in the world, reported to peak at around 810 metres on completion. Not only modern skyscrapers, but whole suburbs are rising out of the dessert.

Dubai is somewhere we will definitely return, and I am sure we will be astounded by the changes. Next time we would love to take a helicopter flight and view the city from above - especially the incredible developments being built offshore - 'The World' and 'The Palm' (there are three of the latter planned).

Photo highlights can also be viewed on Flickr.

Full trip report here.

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OverviewThings to Do
Tips: 9 - Photos: 38
 
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Tips: 1 - Photos: 5
 
Nightlife
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sue_stone's Dubai Travelogues
Title [Click to view]Travel YearPictures
Full Trip ReportDecember, 2007 1
Burj Al ArabDecember, 2007 8
Desert AdventureDecember, 2007 8
Miscellaneous PhotosDecember, 2007 8
Dubai Drain CoverDecember, 2007 1

Comments for sue_stone about Dubai
bugulma Sat Apr 26, 2008 21:18 UTC
 nice photos of one of the my favorite cities. thx for recollections :-)
MM212 Mon Feb 4, 2008 11:57 UTC
 Excellent page on Dubai. Your opening picture of Burj al-Arab is Stunning!
Kaspian Fri Feb 1, 2008 15:56 UTC
 It would have been nice of me to rate them the first time around, huh? I was too busy looking at the purdy pictures. Perfect 5/5 on everything!
Lord_E Tue Jan 29, 2008 14:05 UTC
 True - the taxi queues can clear quickly - but once I was leaving the Mall o/t Emirates around 4:30pm and waited over an hour for a taxi :-/
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