Where to Stay in Dubai

... time any of you are going through ____________________________________________________________________________________________ China,Central Asia,Dubai‏‏ ------------------------------------- Im currently finishing up 12 days in ...

... dinner we headed to the Dubai Mall, on the way to see the Dubai Fountain at the foot of the tallest building in Dubai - the Burj Khalifa...what a magnificent sight! The fountain was 'dancing' to music...absolutely wonderful to see...it is beautiful. We ...

... process the ticket and we did feel a little worried that we would still not be able to get on the flight and have to stay in Dubai, but thankfully it did work and we were on our way again. The airport bus journey to our plane was the longest airport bus ...

... first day. Anyway, I booked a desert safari tour for that day, which was the most popular attraction in Dubai. When I went back to the branch of the hostel where I had stayed, a Korean was watching TV in the lounge. He was Jinkyu from Suwon, South ...

... a frappucino at Starbucks (how we love those...) and a bite to eat at TGI Fridays at Heathrow, we got on our flight to Dubai where we arrived, exhausted, early the next morning. Unfortunately our room was not yet ready so we went up tp the pool. A ...

... besides a trendy drink, or a plain pitcher of sangria one can also kiss the sheesha pipe with ease. Regardless of where you go in Dubai, drink specials are prevalent, and there is a plethora of literature broadcasting these, and the highlights of the ...

... it could get more authentic than when we were taken to a butcher where we witnessed the chickens being killed then stuffed into a machine where it rips out its feathers. Chris was put off eating and I ran away and thought I was having a heart attack. We ...

... from the 1960s. We then returned as Fletcher's knees were not good today. Tonight we have booked an evening dinner cruise along the creek so we are looking forward to that. Enjoying Dubai especially as I could get around in short aleeves ...

... government buildings. Apparently doing so would result in a very long stay in Dubai for the photographer, lol. We visited the old part of Dubai where we explored on foot. Steve started to get upset as it was so hot and to him quite boring. He got over it ...

... all well? Cassie and I have survived Dubai and are getting ready to head to Perth in the morning!! Our adventure started at Heathrow where we were asked at check in if we were the pop stars they were expecting for the flight! Clearly once they saw our ...

... , and Sheikh Mohammed, who isn't actually my friend per se. Things I will NOT miss about Dubai: 1.  Getting stood up! 2.  Waiting for hours in the scorching heat for a ...

... The monorail will travel up the trunk, to the end. Atlantis is a huge resort. We only saw a small portion, mostly lobby areas, where the gigantic aquarium is located. Some rooms have walls made of the aquarium. These run quite high (a couple k per nite). ...

... and aunt shadowing her from within the crowd below, and it was another 20 minutes before she made it back to the stage, where she was 'arranged' on an enormous white couch. The guests, in all their finery, walked the catwalk in ...

... inlet in the Persian Gulf, around which the city's trade developed. North of the Creek is called Deira, and Bur Dubai refers to the south where it joins the tourist and residential developments of Jumeirah along the coast.  Dubai also has the highest ...

... the immediate area of low rise (because it's near to the airport) modern buildings and then have an easy afternoon planning our stay in Dubai (and onwards) and catching up on sleep. In the evening we had made arrangements to meet with Bashkar, Mini and ...

... of the round-abouts, the housing, and the Mosques (prayer places). The only painful part was the Oman / UAE border (united arab emirates, where Dubai is.) We had to get me a UAE visa, a road pass, a vechile pass, and many check points to see if we had ...

... that is where we wanted to go. We also found early in the piece it was no use saying "where the Emirates staff accommodation is" - it is all over Dubai considering there are around 10,500 Emirates cabin crew living in Dubai! But the biggest barrier ...

... a rough day on the slopes you can stop in for a bite to eat at a huge array of restaurants including everything from a McDonald's (where the Big Mac Value Meal is cheaper than in Aspen) to fine dining that matches anything Aspen has to offer.  Then ...

Figuring out Dubai was quite a task. Finding out what to do and where to stay (if your not there for mindless shopping of Western brands), wasn't that easy. Where to stay We'd normally stay in boutique hotels or something with a special twist to it, near ...

... that remains of it. The next day, we were supposed to meet directly at the World Trade Centre. Unlike my previous trips to Dubai where I had to pay a hefty sum for local travels because taxis were the only means, the train service was now ready. I ...

Dubai, UAE Of all the places we have visited in the past 3 months, this is the only place where it really was like being on another planet.  Dubai is home to the worlds only 7 star hotel (Burj Al Arab) and the largest building in the world ...