Comments on: The Truth About Dubai

By: joyesmith

joyesmith — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:49:44 +0000

Dubai is one other largest city of the seven United Arab Emirates. Dubai is also popularized as a city that can leave you better mesmerized. If you are into among the people those have a taste for both art and style, thus you can certainly go for really those best art galleries to make your Dubai vacations unforgettable

By: Andy Hayes

Andy Hayes — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:05:23 +0000

@Maree – Wow those are some fantastic travel tips! I’ve not been to Dubai yet but I’ve just updated my bucket list with your suggestions

By: Maree

Maree — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:38:39 +0000

Very nice article on Dubai, however just wanted to encourage people thinking about at trip to the UAE to consider getting out and exploring some other locations.

My favorite city in the UAE is Al Ain, it has an amazing array of attractions, from lovely walking and 4WDing to interesting museums.

The High Dunes at Liwa on the edge of the Arabian Empty quarter are staggeringly beautiful, the range of colors in the sand and the scale of dunes are simply breath taking.

By: Inspiring Travel Monthly Roundup – August Edition | Sharing Travel Experiences

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:25:31 +0000

[...] start out our tour in Dubai, of all places. Not content with Samar’s post, The Truth About Dubai, my fellow traveller Andy Geoghegan has a followup: Dubai – The Second Attempt. A worthy read [...]

By: jen laceda

jen laceda — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:22:07 +0000

a great guide that's worth bookmarking. in fact, i'm doing it now... jen laceda’s last blog post..My First Persian is from Jerusalem

By: Samar

Samar — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:52:28 +0000

Hey Kim!

I hope you enjoy your time in Dubai! Bastakiya also has a market/bazaar once a week if I’m not wrong. I didn’t include it because I wasn’t sure what day it is on.

Festival City is having a flea market set up for two days ie Friday (today) and Saturday.

Andy: I made a little mistake. Tashkeel is in Nad al Sheba and not in Bastakiya. Their location is available on their website to anyone wanting to visit.

Owais: Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it

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By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:29:31 +0000

Hi Samar, A very timely post as I am currently in Dubai. I didn't know about the wind tower houses and will definitely go to investigate. Regards Kim Kim’s last blog post..Why I Travel

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:10:21 +0000

@Marci – thanks for your comments… very small world, eh?

@Samar – We’ll hold you to that! See you soon

@Owais – Yeah, I kind of felt the same way….

By: Owais Siddiqui

Owais Siddiqui — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:45:45 +0000

Hi Samar,
Reading your article made me feel as if I was there. Very nicely done

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By: Samar

Samar — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:34:59 +0000

Hi Marci, the mentoring program sounds fascinating. I’m glad you got a glimpse into the life here. Congratulations to your student. A doctrate is awesome!

Incidentally,I am from Pakistan. Spent my entire life there before moving to UAE. I will say this: to live in countries like Pakistan and Lebanon, you need a certain mind set. Which we’re born into and expats have to cultivate.

Lebanon has been one of the countries I’ve been dying to visit. A friend of mine is Lebanese and the stories she’s told me reminded me of home so much!

Any time you guys come over to Dubai, don’t forget to let me know

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