Tuesday, July 24, 2018

10 Reasons to Go to Dubai

The Skyline is Ridiculous
dubai skyline
With clusters of super talls everywhere you’ll get a kink in your neck from all the looking up. Currently Dubai is home to 911 completed highrises – 88 standing taller than 180 metres and a world record 18 rising to 300 metres or more.

The Shopping is Unparalleled
dubai shoping
The city of Dubai is synonymous with spending. Whether you’re looking for gold and handicrafts at traditional souks or more upscale global shopping destinations you’ll find it here.
Start (and probably finish, shattered) at the Dubai Mall, the world’s biggest shopping centre by area. There’s over a 1000 stores spread out over 50 football fields or so.


They Built an Island Shaped Like a Palm Tree
dubai palm island
Part tourist attraction, part engineering marvel. Palm Island, the world’s biggest man-made island houses over 5000 residential units and a ton of top class hotels and resorts all connected by the (don’t laugh, Simpsons lovers) Middle East’s first monorail. Artificial archipelagolicious.

It’s a Foodie’s Paradise
dubai restaurants
High class cuisine to suit every taste is the name of the game here. Over the years Dubai has transformed itself into the go-to destination for international chefs looking to open new restaurants from Gordon Ramsey to Silvena Rowe to Nobu Matsuhisa and beyond.

It’s a Massive Mix of Cultures
dubai culture mix
With upwards of 80% of the population coming from abroad it’s hard to find a bigger mix of culture anywhere the world. Filipinos, Indians, Bangledeshis, Sri Lankans, and a sizeable Western European population all coexist using your favourite language as the default linga franca – English!


The Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa in dubia
This megatall skyscraper is the world’s tallest free standing structure at 829.9 metresspread out over 154 floors – do cameras have vertical panorama settings?

There’s a 7 Star Hotel
Dubai's Burj Al Arab - 7 star hotel
The world’s most luxurious hotel cost $1 billion to build and probably won’t be in your price range (the Royal Suite goes for $24,000 a night) but just a walk through will be enough to inspire you to be better! Or give up entirely 😉

The Dubai Fountain is Bloody Amazing
dubai fountain
The world’s largest choreographed fountain system is illuminated by over 6000 lights, shoots water up to 500 feet in the air, and has 22,000 gallons of water in use at any given time. No need to throw in any change – shows run several times a day. Free entertainment? Check.


You Can Do Pretty Much Anything
ski dubai - snow
It’s no surprise that the place of camel riding robots puts out a veritable buffet of tourist attractions – whether you’re looking to drive F1 cars, dive with sharks, get a 24 karat gold facial, or even ski and snowboard you’ll feel right

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