Dubai International Airport (IATA: DXB, ICAO: OMDB) is an international airport serving Dubai. It is a major airline hub in the Middle East and is the main airport of Dubai. It is situated in the Al Garhoud district, 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) east of Dubai. The airport is operated by the Dubai Airports […]
Mall of Emirates – dull, the same shops as other places in the world with nothing unique other than Ski Dubai as an attraction. A taxi rank that zig-zagged and seemed endless and waiting queue of just over 20 minutes, there is no quick shopping here. Seems like a complicated experience to me, what […]
Dubai – Uninspired and unimpressed, there is no culture here. No culture. No alcohol is allowed other than at hotels. Good family destination. Great climate. Unwelcome to gays. No one is equal with clear discrimination towards Asians and lower classes. A tall building not visible from 40 km away because the air is dusty and […]
Burj Khalifa, known as Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration, is a skyscraper in Dubai, and is the tallest man-made structure in the world, at 829.8 m (2,722 ft). Construction began on 21 September 2004, and officially opened on 4 January 2010, and is part of the new 2 km2 (490-acre) development called Downtown Dubai. Burj […]
The Dubai Mall is the world’s largest shopping mall based on total area and fourteenth largest by gross leasable area. Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E), it is part of the 20-billion-dollar Downtown Dubai complex and includes 1,200 shops. Dubai Mall opened on 4 November 2008, with about 635 retailers, marking the world’s […]
JBR – The Walk at Jumeirah Beach Residence is a 1.7-kilometre strip at the ground and plaza level complex in Dubai. It was developed by Dubai Properties Group, and was completed by 2007 and opened officially in August 2008. The Walk is one of Dubai’s outdoor and tourist attractions, with activities such as street […]
Fantasia Dubai nightclub is at Velvet Underground, Royal Ascot Hotel – Burdubai. This weekly event gathers those who generally have to remain underground and is generally the only place to gather in a public, but the place is fabulous with a multilevel setting and stage. International attractions, great ambient, exhilarating music, breathtaking shows and […]
No culture. No alcohol other than hotels. Good family destination. Great climate. Unwelcome to gays. No one is equal with clear discrimination towards Asians and lower classes. A tall building not visible from 40 km away because the air is dusty and unclear. Everything is a long journey, too far, but the taxi offers […]
JA Ocean View Hotel is located in Dubai JBR (Jumeirah Beach Residence), with direct access to the beach and rooms with ocean views All the 342 guestrooms at JA Ocean View Hotel feature balconies with sea views, with complimentary newspapers and wireless high-speed Internet access, flat-screen TVs with satellite channels and spacious rooms. The level of […]
03:33Dubai is a city in the United Arab Emirates known for luxury shopping, ultramodern architecture and a lively nightlife scene. I admit this isn’t a favourite destination and I don’t really find much appealing about it, however, it does make for a short break or stop-over. Burj Khalifa, an 830m-tall tower, dominates the skyscraper-filled […]
London gets knocked off the top spot in figures released from Euromonitor International Top City Destinations Ranking, covering 100 of the world’s leading and most dynamic cities in terms of international tourist arrivals. After recording a decline in 2009, international arrivals to countries regained growth in 2010. Star performers in 2010 were emerging city […]