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Dubai – First Impressions
The first impressions of a country are always telling. With Italy, it was the smell of cappuccino. With Spain, it was the musty smell of stale cigarette smoke. With the UAE and Dubai, it is the smell...
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Dubai’s Lost in Translation
My second day in the UAE city of Dubai felt a bit like the Sofia Coppola movie Lost in Translation. I spent the day on the wrong time zone (walking the lobby at 3:00am), eating at weird hours and...
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If you’re stuck in meetings, you’d never know. Today was another sun-up to sun-down session. However, in the evening, I journeyed out to the Habtoor Grand hotel out in Jumeirah near the Palm Jumeirah...
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The Mall of the Emirates
After a long day working a convention at the Trade Center, my personal trip began in earnest with a trip to the Mall of the Emirates. After a long trip through gridlocked traffic, I finally arrived at...
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Skiing Inside in the Desert: Ski Dubai
I spent the morning working the convention at the Trade Center. In the afternoon, I headed back to the Grand Hyatt Dubai to meet Laura. She had spent the morning at the Wafi City Mall. We had a quick...
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Oman!
Oman! Oh, man. It is wonderful! We left the Grand Hyatt Dubai* early in the morning and took a taxi to the middle of nowhere…which doubles as the local bus station. There’s really no station, the...
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The Forts of Muscat
We got up late and had breakfast in the Club Lounge at the Grand Hyatt Muscat hotel. We took a cab to the Muttrah Souq. The previous day, the Muttrah was quiet and relaxed. Today, the Muttrah Souq was...
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ONTC Buses
We are generally fans of getting out there and trying to experience as much of the local environment as possible. When I first discovered that I would be traveling to Dubai, UAE for work, I hit on the...
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Shopping and Cruising in Dubai
We woke up early and had breakfast at our hotel, the Four Points by Sheraton Downtown Dubai in Bur Dubai. They have a nice breakfast buffet in the lobby restaurant. As I’ve previously indicated, Dubai...
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Dubai Mall Culture and the Burj al Arab
We slept in and had breakfast at our hotel, the Four Points by Sheraton Downtown Dubai in Bur Dubai. We took a Dirham 14 cab to the new Dubai Mall. Dubai Mall is the newest (just opened in October...
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Maximum Dubai
This is our last day in Dubai and we wanted to squeeze the most out of it. Therefore, we slept in and had a nice leisurely breakfast at the hotel. We took a cab to the Souq Madinat Jumierah for a...
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Ski Dubai: Snow in the Desert
Ski Dubai is a legend. This indoor ski park is one of the most iconic attractions in Dubai. Whatever you might imagine skiing in Dubai to be like, we promise you that it’s better! The post Ski Dubai:...
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The Mwasalat Buses: Tips for Getting the Dubai to Muscat Bus
The northern coast of the Arabian Peninsula is populated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the nation of Oman. Oman was largely isolated form the world until the 1970s, so it still retains much of...
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Shopping in the Dubai Gold Souk
Dubai has a reputation as a modern, cosmopolitan city. In Dubai, bigger is better: world’s tallest building, world’s largest mall, etc. However, in Bur Dubai and along the banks of the Dubai Creek,...
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The Strange Culture of Malls in Dubai
In a city that does everything in a big way, it makes sense that the malls in Dubai are also big. But there is more to Dubai mall culture than just shopping. The post The Strange Culture of Malls in...
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Ski Dubai: Snow in the Desert
Ski Dubai is a legend. This indoor ski park is one of the most iconic attractions in Dubai. Whatever you might imagine skiing in Dubai to be like, we promise you that it’s better! The post Ski Dubai:...
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The Mwasalat Buses: Tips for Getting the Dubai to Muscat Bus
The northern coast of the Arabian Peninsula is populated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the nation of Oman. Oman was largely isolated form the world until the 1970s, so it still retains much of...
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Shopping in the Dubai Gold Souk
Dubai has a reputation as a modern, cosmopolitan city. In Dubai, bigger is better: world’s tallest building, world’s largest mall, etc. However, in Bur Dubai and along the banks of the Dubai Creek,...
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The Strange Culture of Malls in Dubai
In a city that does everything in a big way, it makes sense that the malls in Dubai are also big. But there is more to Dubai mall culture than just shopping. The post The Strange Culture of Malls in...
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