By telling us your country of residence we are able to provide you with the most relevant travel insurance information.
Please note that not all content is translated or available to residents of all countries. Contact us for full details.
Shares
Not able to sleep the entire night, waiting eagerly for the sun to shine to catch my flight to Dubai. I was more than excited as it was my first international trip. Not a long flight but all I remember was me sleeping and as we were about to land, I was woken up by my friend. As expected all I saw were huge buildings amongst a huge amount of sand, was a smooth landing but as soon as I got my luggage and I was surprised to see so many expats here from all around the World. Very rarely did I get to see any locals here. We stayed in Bur Dubai, near the old Bastakiya quarter, across the street from Al Fahidi Fort and Dubai Museum, just 2 minutes from the old souk, a mosque, a Hindu temple and the fluttering activity of the creek. It was a lively, energetic area, and I’d chose it again – not least because of our favourite breakfast spot, the very agreeable Basta Art Cafe, a breezy courtyard by an old wind tower. I didn’t see Dubai Museum as thoroughly as I would have liked. Dummies were an integral part of the dioramas showing Dubai through the ages and my friend has a fear of “false doll-people”; they’re just life-like enough to be a bit scary. But I saw enough of Dubai Museum to recommend it, certainly.I would rather recommend Dubai malls, my favourite was Mall of Emirates though. Dubai’s malls would surely make for fascinating socio-anthropological study projects – and worthy of a photo post on their own. I was especially intrigued by the Emirati women in their various stages of hiding. From the ones completely covered in chadors (even eyes covered!) to beautifully made up young women in black hooded cloaks, but fully opened, revealing shining jewellery, super-tight jeans and impossibly high heels underneath. Such contrasts. Then ofcourse there is SkiDubai , Skydive Dubai and many more places to visit which we didn't. On the other end of the temperature spectrum, Dubai’s beaches are worth a mention. With soft, white sand and gorgeous waters, most are in the Jumeirah district, home to numerous luxury hotels, including the iconic Burj-al-Arab. Just beware of the undercover police patrols. A trip wouldn't be much interesting without a Theme Park and it was the last day of the trip so we made a visit to Atlantis which is located in the man made island called "The Palm".One of the best theme parks I visited till date I would say. certainly made it alive in the end after great day.ate a good dinner and went to bed early as we had our flights the next morning. A trip to remember.