Abu Dhabi and Dubai

Burj Khalifa 

I haven't posted in a while but after a trip to the UAE for a F1 race I had to share my thoughts. I have family in Denmark and Italy and am a history buff. With that said I would categorize my trips into family, and or interesting. I love visiting relatives and also find seeing history very interesting. 

Atlantis Hotel on Palm Island Dubai. 

After my trip to Abu Dhabi and Dubai I would like to add a new category, fun. UAE is only 54 years old so it is hard to find history. Being so new I found the UAE to have the fastest, tallest, biggest sites in the world. On my trip I rode the fastest roller coaster in the world (Ferrari World), largest shopping mall in the world (Dubai Mall) and tallest building in the world (Burj Khalifa). I went on a desert adventure with dinner and show, and a full day tour of Dubai. Every day was filled with fun and adventure.

Desert Adventure 

I would also like to mention that I went there with preconceived ideas of what to expect. Everywhere I went I was amazed how clean the country is. I even went out of my way to find trash and didn't find even a piece of paper blowing in the wind. The people there are very friendly and go out of their way to be helpful. I felt safe everywhere I went. It is easy to get around and after I downloaded an app it was easy to get a ride anywhere. You can find any kind of food, especially in the malls. And if you want alcohol it is also everywhere, just don't be drunk in public.

My hotel decorations for Christmas.

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UAE is a very rich country from profits from oil. However, they know revenue from oil is not sustainable. They are focusing on attracting business and also attracting tourism. I went there during a pleasant time of year where the temperature was in the 80s but the summers can be too hot. To address that, theme parks are mostly indoors and there are plenty of malls to shop in.

View from observation floor of Burj Khalifa. 

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I met many locals and tourists from all over the world. Everyone I talked to were very nice and made the trip enjoyable. I would definitely go back and after talking to some of my friends they want me to go with them.

Ferrari World

I haven't even talked about the F1 race but I will leave that for my next post.