I'll start with luxury- everything is immaculate! The airport is huge, clean and very artistic. Everyone is well presented and there is no rubbish in sight.
Driving from the airport, there was a bit of traffic but looking out of the window all I saw was white car after another. My little car would fit in nicely here! Going back to luxury, even the taxis are decent brands and clean.
I do have a thing for cars so when I've been walking around and watching the Farraris, Mustangs and Lamboginis cruise (slowly) past, it's been great! The sounds of them is so hot! But sadly the arrogant men (hardly ever women driving these ones, they are in the 4x4s) is not so hot.
That brings me on to tea towels- what's up with that? I was worrying so much about what I can and can't wear, I didn't even consider to research the values of the country and the reasons why they dress the way they do.
I actually thought the men would ignore me or look down at me dressed as a Western but apparently not! They have no issues saying I'm beautiful (apparently) whilst walking along the street. Even if they have women close by, they still look.
I've felt very safe walking around on my own. I went for a jog along the beach in the dark (sorry Dad) and I even felt safe then. Maybe I was safe in the knowledge that my horrendous singing would be a suitable deterrent, if not my sweating perfusley would definitely put anyone off touching me.
I spent most of yesterday on the beach. Although Dubai is man made luxury, the beach is still beautiful. I was playing around in the sea thinking how bloody lucky I am to be in the sea in February! I know I travel lots but I really do appreciate how lucky I am.
I decided to walk around the Marina and look at the gorgeous boats. It's such a nice place and loads of apartments overlooking the marina. I noticed a sign saying 'No dogs around the marina area' I was surprised by this but after speaking to a nice guy later on, I discovered that the locals are pretty scared of dogs.
Whilst in the marina, I decided to take a boat trip up to Atlantis and back. The view from the sea of these incredibly impressive skyscrapers was incredible. I was lucky as a couple of the crew members took pity on me and kept taking lots of pictures for me. They were even getting annoyed when other people were in the shot- opps!
The hotel I'm staying at (JA Ocean View) has an incredible bar on the 25th floor. The views looking out to the ocean were amazing. The music was pretty good too! A nice guy called Sammy decided to come sit with me so we were chatting for a while.
He's friend is the owner of the bar and he was explaining what it's like to live in Dubai. They are originally from Denmark and the culture sounds very different in Denmark, even compared to the UK.
I really can see why there are so many expats here. Everything is luxury and they actually seem to care about each other. Yes it is very strict and you can be arrested for disrespecting their values but actually the ability to feel very safe is a very good benefit of these strict values.
Now when is my company (apparently I'm not allowed to say where I work anymore on social media) going to open an office in Dubai? No doubt when I go to South Africa in April, I'll be saying the same thing.
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