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The United Arab Emirates is a truly incredible place. While Dubai at times seems like a Walt Disney version of a huge, modern city, a short trip to another emirate transports you back a thousand years with amazing sights of their own.

 

Photo Galleries of Uae

Abu Dhabi Camel Farm (6 pictures)

As part of our desert day trip from Abu Dhabi with Arabian Adventures (A day in the dunes), we visited ...

Abu Dhabi Al Wathba Camel Race Track (13 pictures)

As part of our tour with Arabian Adventures, we visited the Al Wathba Camel Race Track outside Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi (6 pictures)

We spent an evening in Abu Dhabi, which was the jumping off point for our safari the next day. We ...

Abu Dhabi Desert Safari, day trip (26 pictures)

We spent a day in the dunes with Arabian Adventures. We visited a camel race track, a camel farm, and ...

Dune Bashing outside Abu Dhabi (7 pictures)

As part of our overnight excursion with Arabian Adventures, we went dune bashing. It's like a rollercoaster ride across the ...

A night safari in the dunes around Abu Dhabi (18 pictures)

We spent a night camped in the dunes, underneath the stars, outside Abu Dhabi. We were on a safari organised ...

Dubai

We spent a couple of days in Dubai. Dubai is an amazing city, very cosmopolitan, with lots to see and ...

Dubai Gold Souk (Souq) (7 pictures)

We visited the Dubai Gold Souk. It is one of the cheapest places in the world to buy gold, and ...

Ibn Battuta Shopping Mall (8 pictures)

We visited the Ibn Battuta Shopping Mall, an amazing themed mall in Dubai.

Ski Dubai (16 pictures)

Of course, we had to visit Ski Dubai, the world's largest indoor downhill ski hill. We had never downhill skied ...

Rainbow Sheikh Car Museum (19 pictures)

Although it wasn't officially open yet, we were able to sneak a peak at the Rainbow Sheikh's car museum, including ...

Sharjah

We visited Sharjah, another emirate in the UAE. It's just a short bus ride from Dubai.
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Global Village and the Dubai Shopping Festival

February 21, 2008
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Global Village in DubaiWe also visited the world market Global Village, part of the Dubai Shopping Festival. This is a huge shopping/theme park about an hour outside Dubai that can best be compared to the Epcot Center, but with much more of an emphasis on shopping.…
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Bur Dubai Souk and Karama Shopping Center

February 21, 2008
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The Bur Dubai Souq, across from Deira and right next to the abra station (this is where the boats drop you off when you cross the creek) had some of the best deals we saw in Dubai.…
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Ibn Battuta and Deira City Center shopping malls in Dubai

February 21, 2008
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The Ibn Battuta Mall in DubaiAnother mall we checked out was the Ibn Battuta mall. This mall is at the far end of New Dubai, so was a little costly in a cab to get to.…
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Ski Dubai and the Mall of the Emirates

February 21, 2008
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Ski Dubai ski hillSki Dubai and the Mall of the Emirates is another must-see in Dubai. Despite being Canadian, we’d never actually been downhill skiing, but why not start in Dubai?…
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Madinat Jumeirah “souk” next to Burj Al Arab

February 21, 2008
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Madinat Jumeirah Souk in DubaiRight beside the Burj Al Arab is Souq Madinat Jumeirah. This is a high-end shopping mall/”souk”, which is the cleaned-up, high price version of the souks elsewhere in the city.…
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Public Beach with great free view of Burj Al Arab in Dubai

February 21, 2008
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Public Beach close to Burj Al ArabWe opted instead for viewing the outside from the public beach, about a 20 minute walk away. The hotel is surrounded by beautiful beaches, but all the ones close by are exclusively for use by hotel guests.…
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Burj Al Arab

February 21, 2008
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Burj Al Arab, too expensive for usOne of the “must-see” for any visit to Dubai is the Burj al Arab, a beautiful tall modern hotel in the “New Downtown” of Dubai.…
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Exploring Sharjah, by bus from Dubai

February 21, 2008
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Sharjah SquareOur next destination was Sharjah. Shajarh is actually another emirate, not too far from Dubai, but there are no highways and it is non-stop city. Without traffic, it would probably take only a quarter of an hour to get there, but traffic made it closer to an hour.&helli
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Arabian Adventures Overnight Safari in the Desert, Dunebashing, Sandboarding

February 21, 2008
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Our driver took us back to the hotel, where we waited for our second tour, the evening/night tour. The second tour (Starlight Express ) started on time and, although we were worried about the idea of combining two of their tours, it worked quite well.…
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