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Top 10 Things to do in Dubai

Megan — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 05:15:28 +0000

All my previous knowledge of Dubai stemmed from those sky-crane pictures of the building boom that circulated the internet a couple years ago. Of course, I had heard of the man made islands and Ski Dubai but after spending a couple days here, the sheer amount of things to do on budget (or off) are staggering. So, [...]

Dubai’s Endangered Sky Crane

Megan — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:40:23 +0000

There was a joke a few years back that the national bird of the Unites Arab Emirates is the sky crane. It was estimated that 16% of the world’s sky cranes were in Dubai alone. Today, the almighty sky crane still shoots into the Dubai horizon but it’s numbers have far dwindled and sadly, some [...]

Dubai @ 2,717 ft

Megan — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:58:47 +0000

The Burj Khalifa currently holds the title of the tallest building in the world. It stands a staggering 2,717 feet with 160 floors. The elevator ride to the 124th floor viewing area itself takes about 60 seconds and your ears will pop. Some current records (courtesy of wikipedia): Tallest skyscraper to top of spire: 828 m [...]

How Much Was Your Prada?

Megan — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 10:44:26 +0000

In the city that glitters, not all is gold, especially when one finds themselves in shopping district of Al Karama. Al Karama is absolutely one of the best places in Dubai to find high quality genuine fakes. You name it and it’s here: Prada, Marc Jacobs, Louboutin, Jimmy Choo, Chloe, Rolex,Chanel, etc. Did you know [...]