I have been to some incredible places in the World but Dubai has really captured my passion for exploring new countries, cultures and generally just having a blast.
Four nights was no where near long even to even scratch the surface of the United Arab Emites so I know I need to return soon.
Because I booked this trip last minute, I didn't really research exactly what I wanted to do or places to see. I know I wanted to explore Atlantis but sadly due to a rather difficult hang over, that plan went out of the window.
Instead I spent all of Sunday on the beach. One of the guys from the night before, Karim, came and hung out with me. It was nice having some company and talking about life in general. He was explaining to me about his girlfriend back in Jordan and how it's expected that they get married. It seems crazy that these decisions are made by other people!
Sunday evening, I met up with a lovely girl who friends back home put me in contact with. We had such a nice evening enjoying ladies night at Fuse. A gorgeous Mexican restaurant where when you walk in, you get vouchers for free drinks. The UK should definitely start this trend!
I also wanted to go up the World's Tallest Tower- Burj but when I went to buy a ticket, it was sold out. They are very clever and had the 'fast track' tickets but this was 300 AED, around £58, which is crazy just to see the views.
I saw The Palm from the Sky Lounge one evening and it did look so impressive but I think I would have gotten better views from another bar. There just simply wasn't enough time to visit all these gorgeous roof top bars.
I spent a lot of time relaxing on Jurmirah beach. This was one of the public beaches but it was so clean and not too busy. You saw a noticeable difference on Friday and Saturday compared to the other days as this was the weekend, so there were many locals enjoying the sun and sea.
At first, I did feel a little self conscience in a bikini in front of the locals, especially when they were fully covered even in the water. Butt hey didn't seem to mind. I walked into the sea once and it was a little chilly, one of the local ladies asked my name and pretended she was going to splash me.
I honestly haven't met one that hasn't been lovely. Everyone has been so friendly towards me. Of course all the staff at the hotel were fantastic. They genuinely seemed to want to please you and there was never an expectation to tip, I wanted to tip many staff purely because they were so good at their jobs.
I've been lucky to speak with many expats here. From the great bunch of Swedish girls to lovely Peta from London. Many have said that it does take time to adjust to living here. It's a very different country but once they found their 'groove' they absolutely love it!
Finance is a big sector out here so there would be many compliance jobs available, perhaps I should explore the very interesting handbooks of the Central Bank of UAE. I mean, just to widen my knowledge of course...
I would love to come back to Dubai with someone
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