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Dubai Old City and the hundreds of Gold Dealers

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May 9, 2012 // Toni Tate // Dubai // Comments 1

As our flight to Rome via Bahrain wasn’t until 11:30pm at night we decided to spent our last day in Dubai visiting Old City Dubai and the Gold and Spice Souks. We checked out of our amazing room and hotel and left our luggage with the hotel and set off via taxi to head to… Read more →

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Wild Wadi Waterpark lets Merv’s inner child come out and play

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May 8, 2012 // Toni Tate // Dubai // Comments 0

The heat in Dubai is easy to handle when your at a waterpark and in a bikini, but we have never seen the likes of such a waterpark as Wild Wadi. Almost like a Wild Wild West kind of feel with big brown rocks and rustic wood everywhere it really isn’t a place just for… Read more →

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Facing my fears on the Dunes in Dubai and enjoying an evening in the Desert!

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May 7, 2012 // Toni Tate // Dubai // Comments 1

3:00pm has arrived and we are buzzed in our room from reception to inform us that our driver has arrived. Oh my god, this is really happening…. All I can think is “I’m going to die!!!” We arrive downstairs and meet another couple and two girls also from our hotel that will be joining us.… Read more →

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Checking out the Majestic Atlantis Hotel on the Palm and dipping our toes into the Beach at the Marina

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May 7, 2012 // Toni Tate // Dubai, Featured // Comments 0

We are due to go Dune Bashing today and will be picked up from our hotel at about 3pm so we decided to check out the Famous Majestic Atlantis Hotel and the scenery surrounding it. We decided to take a taxi as the weather is really hot and upon entering the Palm which is located… Read more →

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From the Top to Hug a King Penguin at Mall of the Emirates in Dubai

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May 6, 2012 // Toni Tate // Dubai // Comments 3

After coming down from the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa slightly dizzy and nauseous we raced to my appointment to get my hair done which we had booked earlier. So while laying there getting my hair washed and massaged very relaxed I opened my eyes reluctantly to be moved to my chair… Read more →

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At The top Burj Khalifa taking in a birds eye view of Dubai

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May 5, 2012 // Merv Barrett // Dubai // Comments 0

Today is the day to head to the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa standing at 828m at 160 stories. Our trip only lasted a few seconds as the fastest elevator took us upto the 128th floor which featured an outside balcony which i thought would be great for an outdoor pool and… Read more →

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Visiting the Dubai Aquarium to take in the aquatic animals and fish at the Dubai Mall

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May 4, 2012 // Merv Barrett // Dubai // Comments 0

We had a great experience visiting the Aquarium inside the Dubai Mall. The otters put on a show and we got to go backstage and feed the fist in the huge tank., not to mention the playful penguins. Take a look at the photos after the break.

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Exploring Dubai starting with a trip to the massive 1000 shop Dubai Mall with incredable Aquarium, ice rink, and more

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May 4, 2012 // Merv Barrett // Dubai // Comments 4

Dubai is hot but thankfully it hasn’t hit its peaks of 50 degrees yet so the average temperature is hovering around 40! The heat is dry a lot like Perth so even though the heat is like an oven, it doesn’t effect you as much as humid heat. We opted to take a taxi as… Read more →

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