Without much oil under its sands, Dubai is no petro powerhouse. But you can’t beat it for being the most colorful sheikdom in the Middle East–or the most ambitious. What other desert land can claim one of the world’s largest indoor ski slopes, featuring fresh powder year round? While flying in on the stylish, state-owned [...]
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Inside Dubai Inc.
Posted by Matt in June 19th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Dubai, Al Arab Hotel, Alcohol, Artificial Islands, Bidness, Bikinis, Business Capital, Capital Of The United Arab Emirates, David Lesar, Desert Land, Dubai, Eiffel Tower, Emirates Airlines, Emirates Golf Club, Energy Executives, Europeans, Exxonmobil, Indoor Ski Slopes, Logistics Company, Middle East, Muslim Women, Nightclubs, Palm Tree, Petro, Petroleum Club, Powerhouse, Shape, Sheikdom, Tiger Woods, United Arab Emirates, Vices, Westerners
Dubai: Clubs Bloom in the Desert
Posted by Matt in February 5th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Dubai, Middle East, Airport Hub, Aplomb, Artificial Islands, Barren Ground, Desert Landscape, Dubai, Eastern Desert, Five Star Hotels, Luxuries, Metropolis, Musical Knowledge, Night Life Scene, Oil Money, Persian Gulf, Related Articles, Shipping Port, Skyscrapers, Square Feet, Tiny City, Travel, United Arab Emirates, Yacht
SIX years ago, Dion Mavath, an Australian D.J., flew to Dubai to take up residency at an upstart local nightclub. Dubai, a fledgling metropolis, was still mostly known as an airport hub and a shipping port, and the local night-life scene, he quickly found, was nearly as sterile and undistinguished as the flat Middle Eastern [...]
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