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50 Things to do in the UAE

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raniroo	May 5 2009, 05:22 AM Post #1
Sightseer Group: Local Expert Posts: 946 Joined: 25-September 06 From: Sydney Member No.: 19411	Although the UAE is a small place there is plenty to do besides shopping and sunning your self. Here is the first 10. Get in the thick of Indo-Pak wrestling Sample a secret restaurant Watch bulls butting Coo at baby turtles Burn up the road to Jebel Hafeet Catch the fish market Run the Dubai Marathon Visit a haunted house Join in a street sport game Snoop in a sheikh's place Check out the article for the full list and details. 50 things to do in the UAE -------------------- If you really look like your passport photo, you need the holiday! "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain

starlagurl	May 5 2009, 08:41 AM Post #2
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	Sweet, you know I'll be expanding this list on the TP blog. -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

raniroo	May 5 2009, 11:37 AM Post #3
Sightseer Group: Local Expert Posts: 946 Joined: 25-September 06 From: Sydney Member No.: 19411	Awesome, thanks Louise! This article is great, as there is not alot of information like this in the guidebooks for Dubai and things are changing so rapidly, its good to get updated lists....I haven't done a quarter of this stuff yet! -------------------- If you really look like your passport photo, you need the holiday! "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain

raniroo	Jun 17 2009, 05:38 AM Post #4
Sightseer Group: Local Expert Posts: 946 Joined: 25-September 06 From: Sydney Member No.: 19411	QUOTE(lotramar @ Jun 17 2009, 05:31 AM) How long should we need to spend for doing all these Quite a few of these things listed are seasonal but to get the most out of Dubai and the UAE you can do as little as 2-3 days and up to a week or two depending on what your interests are. -------------------- If you really look like your passport photo, you need the holiday! "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain

jayr.roberts2	Jan 13 2010, 12:12 AM Post #5
Drifter Group: Members Posts: 39 Joined: 4-November 09 Member No.: 482241	things to do: check out the cool buildings like the Burj Khalifa, worlds tallest building the desert dubai safaria is great ski dubai seawings dubai, take an aerial view of dubai arabian adventure atlantis water park there are so many more, just do your research

gipi	Jan 23 2010, 11:03 PM Post #6
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 23-January 10 Member No.: 689421	I would like to add more to the list: 11. Eat at the n' number of Indian and Pakistani restaurants. Living in the UK we pay 5 times more for all those amazing food!

raniroo	Feb 1 2010, 04:07 AM Post #7
Sightseer Group: Local Expert Posts: 946 Joined: 25-September 06 From: Sydney Member No.: 19411	QUOTE(gipi @ Jan 23 2010, 11:03 PM) I would like to add more to the list: 11. Eat at the n' number of Indian and Pakistani restaurants. Living in the UK we pay 5 times more for all those amazing food! Oh yes, fantastic indian food at cheap prices...Ravi's is highly recommended. -------------------- If you really look like your passport photo, you need the holiday! "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain

westalan80	Sep 14 2012, 02:34 AM Post #8
Wanderer Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 6-September 12 Member No.: 3229353	Visit Desert Safari and Ski Dubai, have a one-of-a-kind live encounter with the most intelligent and endearing snow bird, the penguins at the largest snow park in the world.

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