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Middle East 13 September 2011 0

View of the city

by Laurie

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Something I didn’t mention in my posts in Dubai are some of the cultural differences that are quite noticeable. The first is obviously the religious and traditional dress. Men wearing their throbes and women covered completely with the burka. The other thing was while I was both at the airport and mall, it happened to […]

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Middle East 13 September 2011 0

Dubai Marina

by Laurie

I’m currently staying near the Dubai Marina Mall that has a promenade opening to the Dubai Marina. I spent the morning walking around the precinct and then up to the beach. I was wondering where all the people were, as shown by the photos it was quite deserted. But at 11am and temperatures already reaching […]