Burj Dubai

Entry containing 14 photos titled: Burj Khalifa, Liana, Lois and me, Lois and I, Inside the mall, Waterfall, Dubai at night, At the top of Burj Khalifa with the girls, The Burj, The girls, Lois at the beach, Sunset, God's hand at work

Entry containing 1 photo titled: Dubai

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Entry containing 114 photos titled: Flying into Dubai, Just a few satelite dishes, Souk at Dubai Creek, Spices!, On Dubai Creek, Jumierah Mosque, Starbucks!, Burj Khalifa, Lamborghini, Souk Madinat Jumeirah, Madinat Jumeirah the Arabian Resort, Fur at Souk Madinat Jumeirah, Heading towards Atlantis

10am We took a taxi to the Dubai Mall this morning, where we collected our tickets to go to 'At the Top' - observation deck of Burj Khalifa - 124th floor of the tallest building in the world! At the top - wow what amazing views! Although the air is quite dusty, we could see the city skyline well, as well as the World Islands. I felt dizzy being up …

We stayed for four amazing days in Dubai and loved every minute however it's not a backpacker destination because it's rich, rich, rich. Hummers, Porsche's, palm islands and designer clothes is the typical lifestyle although no backpacker fault the shishas and beaches. On the last night we visited the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa and …

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To those of you who were maybe expecting more pictures, sorry but we were so busy and believe me, I was disappointed as well.

The days are all kind of a blur since I've waited a while to write about my trip but I'll try my best. I'm still really tired from the trip so I'll probably just ramble about a few random things.

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So I've reached my digs for the next few days - setting the tone for the rest of the trip. Flight was easy. A380 is amazing - so quiet, loads of space and on my flight half empty so I got a whole row to myself to slob out on. Even managed to get an hour or two sleep. Got here at 6:30, Dubai airport is massive - looks like a posh hotel really. Nic …

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... to our newfound friend Sam from Canberra we headed out of the park to check out the massive 7 star hotel well known by all, Burj Al Arab. Funnily enough they wouldn't let us in for a look but we headed to the local public beach to watch the sun set and ...

He Said: Prior to the controversy a few months back when a number of US ports were purchased by a Dubai company, Dubai and the United Arab Emirates were certainly not on the radar of most Westerners. That's not a big surprise, it is a tiny nation and ...

· Dubai, United Arab Emirates · GMT +4:00hrs "build it and they will come"  - Kevin Costner, Field of Dreams Under construction Dubai, the jewel of the Arab world, is one of the 7 emirates that make up the oil-rich Persian Gulf country, The ...

... night I met A friend at the souk Madinat Jumeriah. A very pretty reconstruction of the markets in new Dubai with a great view of the changing lights on the Burj Al Arab building, and pretty little canals. We explored all over what is a very spread out ...

... Dubai.  The number of large-scale projects going on is mind-boggling.  Projects under construction or recently completed include Burj Dubai, which will be - by far - the worlds tallest structure, four man-made islands that are all visible from ...

... woman/stewardess who was milking it for all it’s worth. This night I met Dulce, one of Diggy’s closest friends in Dubai. She is originally from but due to her father’s line of work, she has lived in Germany and now Dubai for five ...

... and telling yourself "yep, I've been there and done that". So the day was dedicated to our highest point Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Mall (reputed to be the largest Mall in the world?) which is just below it. Yep killing our legs yet again. If ...

... I did not find any 6 star hotels in the world. There are thousands of 5 star hotel and then there is the Burj al Arab; a 7 star hotel. How did they decide that this should have a 7 star status? Did someone decide that the facilities obviously were ...

... little so we stayed on the beach all day which was much nicer than the pool. Highlight of today though was a trip to the Burj al Arab next door for afternoon tea. Quite pricey but worth it for sure. We booked early in the morning and because they are in ...

... his birthday. Met my friend Jane today, great to see her after 12 years lots to talk about. She had her car so drove us down to Burj al arab. Tried to get in but no go, so went next-door to Jumeira (parked next to a Ferrari) we got in the hotel but they ...