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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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Getting from Dubai to Abu Dhabi by bus, Abu Dhabi Taxis

February 21, 2008
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Getting across Dubai Creek by dhowFrom our hotel in Deira, we picked up our bags, crossed the Dubai Creek by dhow (10 cents), and from there it was about a 15 minute walk to the bus station.…
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Exploring Deira, Dubai: Gold souk and electronics souk

February 21, 2008
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The next morning we headed out to explore Deira. We started out wandering through the electronics market. Nothing very exciting – prices were similar to or worse than what we can get in the US.Electronics Souk, Deira, Dubai It wasn’t long before we moved on to the Gold Mar
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Le Meridien, Baniyas Square, Hotel in Dubai

February 20, 2008
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Le Meridien Baniyas Square ViewWe had arranged through Expedia.com our first night at Le Meridien Baniyas Square. Le Meridien is a fairly high end chain. They have several expensive hotels in Dubai, but they also have one cheap location (“Baniyas Square”) in the Deira dist
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