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Mar 14, 2015, 3:51 am

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Jermyn

Join Date: Sep 2013

Location: London, UK

Programs: Ronin - churn and burn

Posts: 701

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Originally Posted by Carq

That´s a really nice report and a good guide for eating and drinking in style in Dubai. As this is a good one, I´m going to read your two older TRs.

Thanks Carq, I hope you enjoy the other TRs too!

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Originally Posted by JamieABZ

Oh. My. Word!
Stunning report - you out-do yourself every time!
I'm sitting here in awe trying to pick my chin off the floor!

Thanks for the kind words JamieABZ. Comment like yours make my day!

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Originally Posted by greg99

Great report, thanks!

Greg

Thanks for reading greg99

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Originally Posted by SAtraveller

Great TR thank you... You take excellent pics and your commentary is fantastic.

Thanks SAtraveller. Although if you think a pic is good, chances are that K took it on her fancy blogger camera

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Originally Posted by mad_atta

Fantastic report as always, Jermyn. And extremely useful as a source of tourist information about Dubai, a destination about which I am in a constant state of indecision about whether to book a trip to (or stopover in). I would dearly love to see the Burj Dubai, and there are clearly some stunning hotels and excellent restaurants. And yet I can't escape the suspicion that for the most part Dubai is just empty spectacle, and I'd be better off spending my precious annual leave in any number of other fascinating places I have yet to visit.

So my question is this: for those of us who are bored by mall-hopping, and for whom good restaurants and hotels are nice-to-have features of a destination, rather than destinations in themselves, is Dubai actually worth it?

Thanks mad_atta!
I think one thing to consider here is location. Being in London I can get to Dubai for a long weekend and it is a phenomenal escape from the grim void that England can sometimes be.

If I had to travel 14 hours to get there would I bother? Honestly? I'd find a way to make it a stopover and then carry on somewhere else. The Burj Khalifa is truly a sight to behold but it can be seen in a day.

That being said, as a playground to just relax and unwind Dubai has a lot going for it. Also, as m0hammed mentioned, there are some very cool things to do out in the desert. Ultimately a travel destination tends to be defined by its geography, whereas cities converge towards homogeneity.

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