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Around the World 2006 United Arab Emirates |
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| Finally, a new country for me. I had been to Sharjah and Dubai airports before, but I don't call those visits. There's a regional airline based in Sharjah (next to Dubai) called Air Arabia that is a godsend to getting around the region cheaply. I only was in the area for a week. I got sick and decided to skedaddle to Southeast Asia. I should have gone to Oman. When you're sick and on the road, you make wrong decisions sometimes. |
 
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  Nice license plates in the Emirates |
 
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 Yes, that Bin Ladin |
 3.6 AED = $1  I love this sign. Not only are we going to discriminate, we want only middle-aged Keralite (a state in India) executive muslim bachelors! It must be a seller's market. This is for literally bed space, not a room! |
 The above notices are for these people: Indians. Sunday in Sharjah is absolutely packed with Indians on their day off. It is like Statue Square in Hong Kong on a Sunday for all the Filipina maids--but many more are here and with less conviviality. U.A.E. is built by and practically run by Indians. Foreigners make up 80% of the population and Indians are 80% of the foreigners. In fact, you rarely see Emiratis (is that the right word?) on the streets. |
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  A mess is something to do with an Indian meal |
 In front of a swish shopping center. Sometimes I just like to show off my squatting technique. |
 Looking retarded on the beach |
 Cloaked women and it's a hot day. I don't know how they do it. |
 Colorful camel |
 Air Arabia claims this character isn't stolen from South Park. Right. |
 Megadeth at the Dubai Country Club. How surreal would that be? |
 A boat crossing the creek from one part of Dubai to another. I think next time I return there will be a floating people mover/escalator. |
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 The world's only 7-star hotel, it is said. It costs $20 just to go inside if you aren't staying there, plus there's a dress code. The left appendage is a restaurant and the right one is a heliport, but as a promotion Roger Federer and Andre Agassi once hit tennis balls up there. |
 Beach view. The water was a nice temperature, but I didn't swim. I met a Slovenian girl here who is a ski instructor at the indoor ski run. |
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| The four faces of illness in Dubai. I impulsively bought a ticket to Bangkok. |
 Abu Dhabi airport |
 View from the flight out of Abu Dhabi |