Dubai the true sunshine state.
Eventually leaving Beijing after lengthy delays and possible cancellations I jumped onto my Airbus A380 and left for Dubai. I landed at 5am in 34 degrees. Having spent a week in Dubai 34 is actually fairly mild and you feel like putting a jacket on… I wish I was serious… It's the desert!!! ITS HOT ALL THE TIME!!!!
I admit that I have slightly fallen in love with Dubai, the people and the culture. What makes Dubai so fantastic is it's diversity. I have not experienced a city with as many cultures and religions coexisting. Spending time in Dubai you will see people from all over the world who bring their own foods and cultural peculiarities to the huge melting pot that is Dubai.
When visiting Dubai a safari is a must. I was lucky enough to do two desert safari's. The first was a 4x4 dune bashing safari in land cruiser's. This was hysterical, well actually maybe the funny thing was seeing all the other cars stopping for people to throw up! (I guess they couldn't take ascending and descending dunes that are over 100 metres high) THEY ARE MASSIVE. The next safari was very similar to the first however I was going up and down the dunes on a quad bike. Best experience on a quad bike! The rush of adrenaline you receive can't be described, it must be experienced. I never knew how beautiful sand could be, and the desert sand in Dubai is glorious.
After the fun and games up and down and over the dunes like Prince Ali, I was taken to a desert camp where an Arabian feast was awaiting to be devoured. At the camp I enjoyed camel riding, sand boarding down the dunes and henna tattooing.
Dubai is certainly known for its malls. The two biggest being the Mall of the Emirates and the Mall of Dubai. These malls I guess you could say are incredible. Home to an ice rink, aquarium, thousands of shops and of course the indoor ski field. Maybe more ridiculous than incredible. Like everything in Dubai the mall's are larger than life, crazy and over the top. Dubai is certainly an experience.
Live your dreams.
