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Things to do in Dubai:

1) Shop till I drop 

End Of Day One

Who Said Retail Therapy Doesn't Work?

2) Try as many dishes as I can from around the world

Sweet Moroccan Tea 

White Mocha Latte

Hummus Ma Lahmi (hummus with meat)

Chicken Teriyaki

Stir Fry With Schezuan Sauce

Tribe Special

Brainstorm

Amazing Thai Food At Ibn-e-Batuta Mall

Yogurt  With Strawberries, Raspberries, Kiwis and Walnuts

Sahar Devouring The Chicken Satays

3) Dance till the moon becomes the sun

4) Soak up the sun

Jumeira Beach

5) Dress Sexy

All Dolled Up

I Feel Pretty, Oh So Pretty!

Off To The JBR Walk and then Horizon

6) Learn some self control

I Dinnae Buy These

7) Try a whacky accessory

8) Sit in a corner, watch the world go by and pretend to be frozen in time

A Massive Crowd Outside The Dubai Mall

People Watching

9) Go sightseeing for a change

The Madinat Jumeira

Two Hotels, Summer Houses, Souk Etc In One Plaza

Connected By Boat

And The Best Things About The Hotel? Us.

The Meydan Racecourse

Global Village: A Central Exhibit For Worldwide Cultures, Shopping and Entertainment

Pavilions From All Over The World

Live Shows And All That Jazz

10) Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war

Pretty successful trip I'd say.

  

What Happens At The Atlantis.....

Conversation among friends after some crazy partying at the Atlantis in Dubai

G1: Did I make out with anyone??

B: That cute guy you were dancing with was kissing you on the cheek

G1: What!? Are you serious?

G2: Don't worry, he kissed me too.

B: Yea, I think he kissed me too

I Think I've Got Frostbite

Its a hot day in Dubai. You can't go for a dip in the pool because you don't want to get sun burnt. You wish for the Swiss Alps with its snow covered mountains. You'd think you're in a dilemma, but not really. Just get in your air conditioned Prado and get dropped to the Mall of the Emirates, straight down to the ground floor, take a left from the escalators and you're in a winter wonderland right in the middle of the desert. Welcome to Ski Dubai! 

 Snow, FTW!

I can't get enough of how amazing these projects are that the Arabs have constructed all over the place.

Sahar and I, the cousin I'm vacationing with, were told that we should not leave the U.A.E without going to Ski Dubai. And rightly so. They've basically built a ski slope smack in the center of a mall! Oh and another thing, its real snow. Have I mentioned how in awe I feel right now? 

I've Still Got Snow In My Shoes

So we went bobsledding, tobogganing and right up to the top of the slopes in the chair lift. We wanted to ski and try the crazy ball rolling down the slopes, but we were freezing in the -3 temperatures inside.

Why you dinnae believe me?!

 I had almost turned blue and couldn't feel my lips or toes. So when you see a poster that suggests wearing a beanie, don't ignore it and think "Oh! My hotness is going to take care of that." Wear the damn beanie. 

We so cool in our snow jackets. hehe. 

Almost a Smurf

It was a surreal place. All around its just a blanket of white. There are people screaming and laughing and just plain having a ball. And yet, the place holds an eerie calm and quiet. A must try for anyone planning to visit the city.

And of course, there is no place in Dubai where there isn't any eye candy

Pretty Boys Everywhere :D

Getting There

I must say, Emirates is brilliant. From the moment you enter the aircraft to when you exit, its eye candy galore. Go ahead, judge me all you want. I don't know much about the stewardesses, but the stewards? Oh man! Even if my Dubai trip sucks, that flight might have been worth it. Those pretty boys waiting on us hand and foot? I ordered the horrible tea just so I could stare at them for an extra ten seconds. Kudos Emirates!

Those of you who have been to Dubai know that the airport is massive. After landing, the plane seemed to taxi forever to the apron area. Yes, that's a new thing I learned. The apron area is basically the ramp which connects to the aircraft and it leads you to the airport itself. And then we walked for a good ten minutes to get to the eye scan and immigration. Its a good thing dad told me to get the eye scan first.Otherwise we'd be stuck in the damn immigration line and then go all the way back to get the eye scan. Yay to dad!
The best part of course was the really cute Arab guy at the immigration counter who kept flirting with me, telling me to smile as he took my picture, asking "you are shy? Then why you not smile?' Sigh! To be considered pretty across international borders. What a mood lifter that was!
And to top it off, my uncle and aunt whom we're staying with are the coolest, most amazing, fun loving people ever! The first thing they said to us when we got in the car: "We want you girls to party hard!" What more did we want anyway?
Their house is quite beautiful and we've got a room with a pool view. It really is mind boggling, what these Arabs have done. This was nothing but sand. Now there are high rises and seven star hotels and miles of highways and massive malls. I stood in the veranda for a bit before going to bed, letting it all sink in. And the view is very symbolic to what all of Dubai is; you look down and you see a pool surrounded by this really pretty garden and across the wall is just sand; not a sign of anything growing there. And yet, they exist together; in perfect harmony with each other.