Dubai was a bonus stop for us on this trip. When booking our flights, our travel agent said we could save $2,000 if we connected through Dubai on our way from Delhi to Istanbul. We were also able to fly Emirates Airlines which is known for being one of the best airlines in the world to fly. Our stay in Dubai only lasted 2 nights and like Koh Samui, we used this stop to relax on the beach. We did some pretty heavy, exhausting touring in India and expected to tour a lot in Istanbul so we welcomed the break in Dubai.
Dubai is a very interesting city and we were curious about it before arriving. It was the hottest and most developed city we visited. In the U.S., Dubai is known to be a big business town with a trendy party scene. Coming from India and other developing or third world countries on our trip, it was nice to arrive in such a developed city with paved roads and traffic laws. It’s funny what you come to appreciate after being in less-developed countries!
We had one full day in Dubai and spent the whole day relaxing on the beach or at the hotel pool. We had to pay a small fee to use the beach but it was a very clean beach with a small amount of people. As you may remember, we got sunburned pretty badly in Thailand so in Dubai we rented an umbrella. This also helped us stay cool; the ocean certainly didn’t help! Normally, no matter how hot a beach is you can count on the ocean to cool you off. Not in Dubai. The ocean was bath water, probably 80 degrees.
Another interesting note on the Dubai beach, there’s no cameras allowed. We can only assume this is due to their conservative dress. The men and women wear burkas, or long cloaks that women wear to cover their bodies, heads, and faces. We even saw some wearing these clothes on the beach. It wasn’t until Kate asked Chris to put some sunscreen on her back at the beach when we remembered the conservative nature of Dubai.
We spent our nights in Dubai at the pub in the hotel bar. They had a great band, drinks and food. And honestly, after our time in India and in the heat in Dubai, we were too exhausted to reallly venture further out not to mention we didn't exactly bring any "going out" clothes with us. We would like to go back to Dubai or even Abu Dhabi as we’ve heard they are great tourist spots and we’d love to do a desert excursion. However, Dubai was all we could hope for. It was relaxing and we even got some much needed grooming in – Chris got a haircut while Kate got a pedicure.
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