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desert dunes
See that car on the dunes. That's what we endured for 45 mins of 'dune bashing' a.k.a the never ending roller coaster! It was pretty amazing.
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2006
desert safari meal
We're eating a traditional meal....I'm eating some lamb kabobs which were very tasty.
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2006
camel ride
ibn battuta tunisia
This is inside the Ibn Battuta Mall, the Tunisia section. Looks like it's outside doesn't it? Cobblestone...
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2006
mall of emirates ski slope
Yes this mall has a ski slope inside it! We didn't ski though (it was really expensive). This place puts the Mall of America to shame!
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2006
mall of emirates starbucks
If you look close you can see two Arab men traditionally dressed sitting in Starbucks. Sitting around...
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2006
muslim women
Traditionally dressed women wearing an abaya (a long-sleeved black dress) and the one on the left has...
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2006
mega mall mcdonalds
The line of people waiting at this McDonald's is a little different than we would see in America. They...
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2006
mega mall mosque
This mosque entrance is at a mall. Every mall and even some restaurants have mosques/prayer rooms. And...
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2006
mosque at night
There were mosques on every corner. They had such beautiful architecture.
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2006
ibn battuta starbucks
Ibn Battuta mall was designed after the famous Arab explorer and had architecture from 6 different...
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2006
dubai city construction
There is an area of Dubai called Media City where there are like 150 high rises under construction. I've...
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2006
mall of emirates chilis
burj al arab
Here we are at the Burj al Arab hotel. It is designed to look like a sailboat and is the only 7 star...
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2006
arabic stop sign
Even though Dubai is very westerinized the signs are in Arabic and everyone speaks Arabic.
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2006
persian gulf
Never thought I'd go to the Persian (Arabian) Gulf...it was beautiful.
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Uploaded on Apr 25, 2006
Dubai Trip
