Dubai
Now Dubai is a city of money. The sheer magnitude of…well…everything, is ridiculous. I ended up getting on the hop on/off bus (great way to see the city and get around) and it seemed like every description included the words “world record” “millions/billions of dollars” and “first/only”. It is a city that has built its reputation on being the best, and they have done a kick ass job at it. Where else in the world can you go skiing in the morning (in a mall) and the take on the sand dunes in a 4x4 in the afternoon? There is just so much to do, and a very interesting combination of old markets and traditions combined with state of the art new world buildings and features. The sheer amount of malls in this city is incredible. It really is a shopping mecca that goes unrivaled.
The level of creativity in their mecca of money is pretty incredible as well. I learned that they are in the process of building a beach the will have air conditioning built under the sand to keep you cool while you bask in the sun. That is CRAZY! They area also building the tallest building to rotate at a 90 degree spin. That is pretty epic if you ask me.
I did thoroughly enjoy my time in Dubai and the people were so nice and accommodating. It truly was a different world where pretty much anything you can think of can become a reality.
