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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.

 

Rainbow Sheikh Car Museum

February 21, 2008
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car museum, largest truck in the world, rainbow sheikh, vintage cars
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Rainbow Sheikh Car MuseumOn the way back from the dunes, we stopped at the Rainbow Sheikh’s Car Museum. Though not officially open to the public yet, a security guard offered to let us in.…
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Dune Safari with Arabian Adventures

February 21, 2008
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arabian adventures, camel racing, dune safari
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The next morning, we started our safari with Arabian Adventures. The first tour we took, A Day in the Dunes (http://www.arabian-adventures.com/ToursSafaris/AbuDhabi/Safaris/DayDunes/DayDunes.Asp?nav=2⊂=2) , started at 9am, allowing us to enjoy a wonderful buffet breakfast at the hot
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The Corniche in Abu Dhabi

February 21, 2008
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Underground tunnel in Abu Dhabi by the CornicheAfterwards we headed to the Corniche. This is a recently redeveloped waterfront area, and the subject of some controversy, as they had to demolish an older area of town to make room for it.…
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Vegetarian Restaurants in Abu Dhabi, Royal Orchid, India Palace

February 21, 2008
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We only had one evening in Abu Dhabi, so we headed out to find some food. There were 2 restaurants nearby that both sounded good. The first, a Chinese place called Royal Orchid, turned out to be closed, but looked quite good.…
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International Rotana Inn Hotel in Abu Dhabi

February 21, 2008
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International Rotana Inn, Abu DhabiInternational Rotana Inn, Abu DhabiInternational Rotana Inn, Abu DhabiIt was surprising to us that we had such a hard time, given that we were staying at a major hotel right downtown – the International Rotana Inn.…
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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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deira, gold, shopping, souk
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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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baniyas square, Dubai, hotel, le meridien
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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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Flying to Dubai from USA

February 18, 2008
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We booked our tickets relatively late, and as such, didn’t have much luck finding reasonable fares online. We ended up using a discount Asian travel agent/consolidator called Dada Tours, based in Los Angeles.…
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