Global Village, Dubailand

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Around The World in Three Friggin Hours
Dubailand
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
25 December 2015
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Merry Christmas!

It's one of those unplanned-trip things. Well... what do you expect from an expat living in Dubai without my family in-sight? And it's Christmas, nonetheless! I'm just lucky, Dubai is very open when it comes to other religions. It is still predominantly Islam, but the place has certainly embraced its status as an international hub.

The Global Village is, most definitely, a testament to that.

Around the world in 3 hours!

Abu Dhabi Escapade

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I swear, you cannot NOT go there
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
3 to 4 December 2015
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It's a pre-birthday thing: go to Abu Dhabi because I'm nearing my first year in the UAE yet I haven't actually been outside of Dubai; and, well, just because I CAN. :D

Al Ghubaiba Metro Station

Dubai, UAE

Let's go to the beach~ beach~ let's go get away~

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Near, but not too near, The Burj Al Arab
Jumeirah Beach
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
23 August 2015
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Three things:

(1) It's free.
(2) It's crowded during the weekends.
(3) And, as the sub-title suggests, it's near but not too near, the other famous landmark of Dubai.

Not in THE WALK: Burj Al Arab in the background

Dubai Desert Safari

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Riding Rough! Or Not.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
23 April 2015
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Anyone new to Dubai will be asked this question: "have you experienced Desert Safari yet?"

It's not as thrilling as the rides in Ferrari World, but it's also fun in a sense that it gives you (sort of) an idea how the locals managed to live-- and even thrive-- amidst the vast, and more often than not, unforgiving desert.

Don't Hit The Camel: in the UAE, you will be fined 200,000 AED

if you hit a camel in a car accident-- same goes with a Palm Tree