What great writing and a wonderful report of a fabulous-sounding journey. One I could only dream of!

Nitpicking: I think "As many of written" should be "As many have written" (talking about the lounge at Dubai). I raise this in the hope this is not part of the plague of "would of"s that seem to be taking over the English language in the UK these days.

Again, well done, and sorry to nitpick!