Dec
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Posted (Visit Dubai) in Dubai sports on December-15-2008

Today millions of tourists and holiday makers travel to Dubai exclusively for sporting activities like Golfing and Racing. Transcending political and geographical norms, golf has become a major sport for expatriates and tourists who visit Dubai. Considerable efforts have been made to convert the desert oasis into a desert miracle where sands and green lawns merge with man- made mounds and hillocks, where flora and fauna blend into the landscape and golf courses skirt fresh and salt water lakes, where flood-lit ranges and courses allow the golfer pleasurable hours of putting even after the sun has set and it is nightfall.



 
Dec
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Posted (Visit Dubai) in Dubai shopping on December-14-2008

Dubai is called the “shopping capital of the Middle East”. Many souks and shopping malls dot this beautiful city and there is no better place to buy products at unbeatable prices during Dubai shopping. Bur Juman is a place that is synonymous with the best retail names in the UAE. Bur Juman is one of the biggest shopping malls in Dubai, which has a wide selection of restaurants, food courts and stores selling branded items. Below is a complete list of Dubai Shopping Malls.



 
Dec
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Posted (Visit Dubai) in Dubai shopping on December-14-2008

Dubai has an array of jewellery and gold stores spread across the city. The Deira gold souk is the largest gold bazaar in the world and is world famous for shopping in Dubai. The presence of the Deira gold souk was another reason why Dubai is known as the City of Gold. The Bur Dubai streets is also a famous spot for jewellery shopping. Popular brands of jewellery are available in the Al Fahidi street and Meena Bazaar areas of Bur Dubai. Below is a complete list of Jwellery stores in Dubai.



 
Dec
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Posted (Visit Dubai) in Dubai shopping on December-14-2008

Visit Dubai, a shopper’s haven, where a wide range of manufactured goods, luxury branded items, designer clothes, cosmetics and an overdose of gold and cosmetic jewelry is available for purchase. Travel to Dubai where a superb blend of “exotica” and “extravaganza” spread out over 55 malls in the city awaits the tourist. Listed below are some of the popular malls and markets in Dubai which are renowned for their opulence, retail outlets, restaurants and recreational activities.



 
Dec
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Posted (Visit Dubai) in What to do in Dubai on December-14-2008

When the shopping binge bites, visit Dubai for an unforgettable and mind blowing shopping extravaganza. No other city can quench the insatiable thirst for shopping like the desert city of Dubai, which is fast acquiring the epithet - the city of superlatives, be it infrastructure or amenities. Spices, cutlery, textiles, electronic equipment, and gold – the list is endless when you travel to Dubai for shopping.



 
Dec
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Posted (Visit Dubai) in What to do in Dubai on December-14-2008

Dubai, the “city of superlatives” and a shopper’s paradise, is fast emerging into a major tourist attraction thanks to the innumerable sports and recreational facilities available. Visit Dubai and you will find ways to satisfy that craving for adventure – be it bungee jumping, water skiing, desert skiing, fishing, dune bashing, hot air ballooning, scuba diving, go Karting, ice-skating etc. Visitors who travel to Dubai without allocating time for leisure and sports are sure to return home with regrets.



 
Dec
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Posted (Visit Dubai) in Getting and around Dubai on December-11-2008

It’s a dream come true for anyone traveling in Dubai. Dubai has an area of 3900 sq km and is the second largest of the seven emirates which make up the United Arab Emirates. Dubai has an established population of 695,000 (1996). Just 20 percent of the economics production is contributed by oil and the other 80 percent is contributed by manufacturing and services, trading including tourism.



 
Dec
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Posted (Visit Dubai) in Getting and around Dubai on December-11-2008

Dubai is one among the most famous travel destinations around the world. Backed by a majestic desert and located on the blue waters of the southern Arabian Gulf, the place offers five star luxury and year-round sunshine to visitors along with the unique Arabian adventure all rolled into one. Dubai is one of the 7 emirates that comprise the United Arab Emirates which is a blend of timeless desert and modern city, is a destination of fascinating contrasts and also referred to as the “city of merchants”. For generations, Dubai has welcomed traders and seafarers to its shores and people always consider it their dream to travel to Dubai. The place is also famous for its tradition of hospitality and courtesy and is well worth a visit.



 
Dec
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Posted (Visit Dubai) in Getting and around Dubai on December-11-2008

The Dubai travel websites will also provide you with ample information about getting to Dubai. The best way to go to Dubai is via the airlines. Roughly there are 80 airlines that regularly operate from and to Dubai International Airport. The regular flight operation is possible owing to the open skies policy of Dubai.



 
Dec
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Posted (Visit Dubai) in Heritage and Culture on December-10-2008

Brief History
Dubai’s early history is traced back by archeologists to some 5,000 years to a community established on the old trade routes from Oman to Yemen in the south and the advanced civilizations of the Euphrates and Tigris areas of the north. Recent development of the city began in 1833, when a segment of the Bani Yas family belonging to Abu Dhabi, led by Sbaid bin Said Al-Maktoum, came from Abu Dhabi for settling in Dubai. This small community of 800 people were drawn by the Creek and lived by pearl and fish trading, tending of date groves and camel and goat farming. Their modest existence laid the base for the commercial development of Dubai and the city’s evolvement as a famous entrepot port of today.