tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280289806862553722.post1309758551663741507..comments2007-12-12T10:52:49.424-05:00alexlormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16319659410258780789noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280289806862553722.post-16325031665217981192007-12-12T10:52:00.000-05:002007-12-12T10:52:00.000-05:00Dubai has morphed into a surreal, futuristic metropolis in the last two decades and is roaring full speed ahead into the next, striving to make everything a superlative. In order to experience anything remotely Arabic, you have to get out of the city and into the desert or go to one of the other Emirates (but not Abu Dhabi). Personally, I found Dubai to be a great disappointment. I had last been there in 1987 and loved it--Arabic atmosphere, haggling in the market, great Arabic food....Now, however, I feel that it is just another homogenized city with no culture.Claudianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280289806862553722.post-41025065774529997842007-12-10T23:10:00.000-05:002007-12-10T23:10:00.000-05:00Hopefully by now you have landed in Dubai and are traveling and seeing friends. Enjoy the trip! : )Tamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12560046617546841346noreply@blogger.com