Staying on reclaimed land, in the shape of a palm, extending 6km out to sea, with tower blocks, hotels and seaview villas in private, guarded estates on each 'frond' of the palm.... sort of sums up Dubai: It is a progressive multicultural cauldron of innovation and bold ambition. The sea 'surface' area of this man-made peninsula includes many individual inlets and one enormous crescent around the outside, which means the shoreline is absolutely huge compared to it's overall footprint. It solves the problem of no more shore by creating lots more. Dubai was a British protectorate until 1971, so everything is in English and Arabic. Only 11% of the population are native UAE. In 2 days time they find out if they'll be hosting World Expo in 2020 here. I can't think of a better place. As we pack to leave, we are so grateful to our lovely friends John and Amanda, for showing us their city during our brief touchdown in The Emirates.
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