13 Reasons to love Dubai
Posted in Thursday Thirteen and tagged with desert, dubai, expat life, ski dubai, Thursday Thirteen on 03/27/2008 05:00 am by Grace
Instead of whining about some discomforts, I have made a decision to make Dubai my home so I’ve listed out things I love about the place to get me going everyday.
1. Blue skies 330 days of the year, on the average - It only rains in the winter and we had lots of it last January.
2. The amazingly great beaches - So many tourists come here for the beaches and we live just a few minutes from it!
3. The wide green parks - that my family loves so much.
4. The cool, not cold winter - No need for thick jackets. No numb ears!
5. No ice to scrape off from my car in winter - If we decide to go out, we can just turn the key and speed off.
6. The multi-lingual environment - More than 80% of Dubai’s population is composed of expats from more than 200 countries. It is interesting to see so many people speak different languages. Pristine is learning French and Arabic in school. I love it when I hear her say something in French then panic and look it up in the dictionary!
7. Security - Despite the stereotyped image of the Middle East, crime is low here. Dubai is even voted one of the safest travel destination.
8. Shopping malls - That offer almost everything from Japanese food to hundreds of spices. In one shopping mall, you could even ski.
9. Restaurants and food from all over the world - With expats comprising most of the population, Dubai is a gastronomic adventure.
10. Exotic desert resorts - Away from the chaotic city life and the relentless construction, you can relax at resorts built in the middle of the desert. Places where you can almost forget about the time.
11. Dates! - The luscious, sweet fruit that I am addicted to since coming to Dubai.
12. Cheap petrol - The perks of living in a petroleum producing country.
13. Tax-free salary - Need I say more?
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March 27th, 2008 at 6:34 am
Good. If you’ve made it your home, that means you’ll still be there when I finally manage to come visit!
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March 27th, 2008 at 10:37 am
Dubai has always sounded like a fun place to visit. Someday…
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March 27th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Dubai is one of my thirteen places to visit … I have read several Thursday Thirteen posts and decided I would do one today … 13 Places I want to go …
Love your 13 lists!
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March 27th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Great list. I skipped this week because Renny BA from Norway and I did something with our blogs. Come check it out!
March 27th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
I think you’ve convinced me to add Dubai to my list of places I have to see!
March 27th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Sounds like a beautiful place to visit and to live. Maybe someday.
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March 27th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
I’ve also heard that there’s excellent education and great healthcare. While that’s probably expected in Japan or even the Philippines, it’s a bit unusual for the middle east. I saw this amazing vid on Ted.com about population statistics and they called out Dubai for these two efforts!
Happy TT, Grace!
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March 27th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
That entire list sounds wonderful! Happy TT.
March 27th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Ah, you’ve got me about convinced. Dubai sounds awesome. I’ve always wanted to visit.
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March 27th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Great list and I really loved the fog mist pictures from a couple days ago!
Happy TT!
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March 27th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
You had me with #1! Germany probably doesn’t really have cloudy skies 330 days a year on average–it just seems like it.
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March 27th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Ok, you’ve made it sound wonderful, and if I ever get over my fear of flying…I may need to come out!
Happy TT, My List is up!
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March 27th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
You’ve made me want to VISIT but I don’t think I’d want to live there long term. The mist/fog pictures below are awesome!
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March 28th, 2008 at 3:43 am
Everything I ever read or hear about Dubai makes me want to go there.
March 28th, 2008 at 8:14 am
You make it sound so wonderful…I think I’ll have to add it to the places I would like to see someday! Right now, I’d go anywhere to get away from snow/sleet! Great post and thanks for visiting!
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March 28th, 2008 at 8:55 am
This list convinced me all the more to considering relocating to Dubai!
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March 28th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
All great reasons - coming from someone who is relieved to be reading someone write something positive about the place. I’ve just come from catching up on the discussion on Dubai at Arthur Frommers blog: http://www.frommers.com/cgi-bin/WebX?128@@.ef463d2 and kicking myself for not participating and setting things straight at the time.
Great blog! I’ll add you to my blog roll and link to this post when I write a response to the Frommer’s discussion.
cheers
Lara
(you have one of my books for sale on your amazon list by the way - shame we don’t get royalties! )
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March 29th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Sounds good to me, I’ll have to start saving first though!
Thanks for visiting my grandmothers TT.
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April 13th, 2008 at 8:02 am
You know…I’ve been hearing more and more about Dubai lately for some reason and I really want to go there one day. I was watching the National geographic channel and they were showing them building the “world” islands. Just incredible. The water looks amazing.
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July 17th, 2008 at 2:18 am
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