TRAVEL BLOG BY VYYOM SHARMA

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Dubai 

In the entire world if I am asked go I will defenately choose Dubai because it is the only place in the world where you can see the existence of universal brotherhood in one place that is Dubai. People from all the country, all ethnicity, all religion , all traditions, all culture . Dubai is a place where you can enjoy the full freedom you feel as if you are in your home country. Thanks to His Majesty the Ruler of UAE for maintaining such better relationship of the world population there. This type of culture and freedom you can never expect from any country in the World.The new and really fast growth of Dubai is incredible .Dubai really looks as an example of a vast change .In past its whole sole income was due to Crude oil and Dates , which made it so wealthy and rich that new minds and money changed its image .

          

Places to be visit :

1. Burj Khalifa:

Located in : Jumeirah

Towering at a height of 2,700 feet, the Burj Khalifa is currently the tallest tower in the world. With two observation decks, a Las Vegas-inspired fountain, nine of the city's best luxury hotels and multiple restaurants, this 21st-century architectural marvel must be your number one place to visit when in Dubai or even the UAE.

2. The Dubai Mall:

Located in : Downtown Dubai

The Dubai Mall, also known as the home of the Dubai shopping festival, is one of the world's largest shopping malls with an area of over 500,000 square meters! With more than 1200 stores, a large walk-through aquarium, a world-class ic rink, 14,000 parking spaces and more exciting experiences for shoppers, the mall was voted the best shopping experience in the world by Grazia Magazine in 2010.I saw a fountain show their , and also visited Burj Khalifa which is interlinked with the mall . Their i enjoyed Ice skating also. Fountain show is organised  outside the mall , every evening. Fountain show continues after every 20 minutes , so that every one can enjoy it.

3. Miracle Garden Dubai :

 

Miracle Garden is one of the most beautiful and biggest natural flower gardens in the world. Located in Dubailand, it is spread across a vast area of over 72,000 square meters, the garden is the world's largest natural flower garden featuring over 45 million flowers and plants. The place is a heaven for those seeking nature's beauty in the city. The garden is open only from mid-November to mid-May.

4.Sky Dubai :

Ski Dubai is an indoor ski resort with 22,500 square meters of the indoor ski area. It is the largest indoor ski park in the world. The park has a Snow Park, ski slopes, an ice museum and a skiing academy for those who wish to learn skiing. Apart from the regular facilities, Ski Dubai also hosts various events and concerts and a very cosy eatery called the Avalance Cafe which has a balcony that faces the ski slopes.

5.Safari Desert :

Dubai, mainly renowned for its great infrastructure, is also known for its adventurous streak. At the heart of Dubai is still its desolated desert. And so, to enjoy the desert a bit more effectively, the city presents various Desert Safari options. The experience is one of its kind and worth every penny spent! Visitors can experience desert camping with a delicious Arabian dinner, belly dancers and other traditional performers. Day safaris hold you in for an adventure as you get to try out Dune Bashing, sandboarding, quad biking, camel rides and more.

*Dubai is also famous for its Hotels and their hospitality*

Atlantis The Palm:

With a private sandy beach and 5-star amenities, Atlantis is the first ever resort to be built on the Palm Jumeirah Island in Dubai. Offering mesmerizing views of the Arabian Gulf and being themed on the myth of Atlantis, this resort inculcates a few distinct Arabian elements. Providing unique features such as an underwater aquarium and swimming with dolphin opportunities, Palm Atlantis is surely one of the world’s most popular attraction destination for tourists.When I was in Dubai ,I stayed in Atlantis for 2 days , in these 2 days I experienced an another phase of Dubai , here I enjoyed in the water park , which is in hotel only , also this hotel consist of an Underwater Aquarium , which is free for the guests only. This hotel also has an interlinked mall , which is open for tourists also ,this interlinked pass , has a group of guards , which only allows guests to move towards the hotel , not tourists.Atlantis also have a number of restaurants inside it , including its own, which serve a thousands of variety of food of different parts of the world.Atlantis charged me Rs.2,00,000(approx.) , for 2 days including all adventures and meals, in AED(UAE currency), it will be AED.9,842(approx.).

Burj Al Arab :

Established in the year 1999, Burj Al Arab is one of the premium hotels of Dubai located on an artificial island off Jumeirah Road. Designed in the shape of a sail of a dhow, this iconic landmark houses an array of shiny chauffeur-driven limousines and a private helipad. Talking of luxury, the hotel features an attractive fountain, an admirable lobby and richness induced 203 suites. Standing tall at a height of 180 meters, the royalty factor of the hotel is brought out by its may interior elements adorned in real gold! A prior reservation (on its website) is required to get past the lobby security to visit its restaurant if you are not staying there.

CLIMATE .HISTORY AND CULTURE OF DUBAI:

Dubai, also spelled Dubayy, city and capital of the emirate of Dubai, one of the wealthiest of the seven emirates that constitute the federation of the United Arab Emirates, which was created in 1971 following independence from Great Britain. There are several theories about the origin of the name Dubai. One associates it with the daba—a type of locust that infests the area—while another holds that it refers to a market that existed near the city. In recent years Dubai has been compared to Singapore and Hong Kong and is often regarded as the Middle East’s premier entrepôt. Area 13.5 square miles (35 square km). Pop. (2016 est.) 2,645,581.

Like much of the Persian Gulf coastline, Dubai has a year-round hot climate. Humidity is high in the summer months and moderate the rest of the year. The coldest winter month is usually January, with lows of about 15 °C (49 °F), while the hottest summer month is July, with highs of more than 40 °C (104 °F).This also becomes a reason ,why people like closed and fully air conditioned places there, not open Bazaars ,like near Gold Sukh [It is a place in Bur Dubai , from where we can buy gold with a tones of varieties , designs and companies , basically a gold market. Here you can have gold at cheap rates but their making charges , approximately equalizes it. (https://images.app.goo.gl/8JrQN6sKSrNdFTDa6) ].

Dubai straddles a natural inlet called Dubai Creek on the southern shores of the Persian Gulf. For more than a century, the area was Dubai’s centre, because of the early city’s reliance on fishing, pearl diving, and maritime trade. Lining the creek are the oldest buildings in Dubai, most of which date from the 1960's and are rarely more than two stories in height. In the Bastakiyyah quarter, on the western shore of the creek, some much older buildings have been restored, and many of these feature the distinctive wind tower design that was imported by Persian merchants early in the 20th century.The new city centre is a string of skyscrapers lining Sheikh Zayed Road. Notable among these are the Emirates Towers, which were built in the late 1990's and early 2000's and which house a hotel and government offices. Close to Sheikh Zayed Road is the Dubai International Financial Centre, housed in a futuristic arch-shaped building, and the Burj Khalifa, which at the time of its official opening in 2010 was the world’s tallest building; it was named after the president of the United Arab Emirates and emir of Abu Dhabi, Khalīfah ibn Zāyid al-Nahyān. To the west of the skyscrapers lie several affluent suburbs, most of which house substantial villas. On their periphery lies the Burj al-ʿArab, a giant sail-shaped tower which is home to a luxury hotel. Farther west are new clusters of skyscrapers surrounding a man-made marina and several man-made lakes.

Cultural Life:

In the early 21st century, Dubai’s art and film industries blossomed, with the annual Art Dubai fair showcasing contemporary art and the Dubai International Film Festival promoting both local and international movies. The Dubai Museum, housed in an 18th-century fortress, displays artifacts and exhibits related to the area’s early history and traditional culture. Dubai’s public library system has several branches throughout the city, and there are a number of bookshops in the city’s shopping malls.

Dubai is home to a large number of international sporting events. These have greatly boosted its status as a tourist destination. The Dubai World Cup is the world’s most lucrative horse race, and the city’s Dubai Desert Classic is a popular fixture on the European Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) Tour.

The city’s media industry remains firmly divided between government-backed television and newspapers, most of which are heavily censored, and the foreign media companies that operate branch offices from the Dubai Media City, a purpose-built complex that serves as an international media hub for the region. The latter include the BBC and the Associated Press, and their output does not have to conform to local restrictions.

It's History:

From humble beginnings as a small fishing village first documented in the 18th century, the city grew rapidly as it became a major centre of the pearl-diving industry. With its business-savvy ruling family reducing taxes and welcoming foreign merchants, the city expanded further in the early 20th century and soon became a re-exporting hub for Persia and India. Benefiting from modest oil wealth in the latter half of the 20th century, Dubai continued to focus on trade and attracting investment, channelling oil surpluses into major infrastructure projects such as an international airport, dry docks, and a trade centre. In the 1990s the city began to diversify, building up its luxury tourism, real estate, and financial sectors. These all required skilled, educated foreign workers, and many moved to Dubai for its tax-free salaries and relatively stable politics. With expatriates coming from elsewhere in the Arab world as well as from Asia, Europe, and North America, the city took on a rather cosmopolitan air and was considered to have one of the most liberal societies in the region.

The future of Dubai:

Though Dubai moved away from traditional trading and looked to its natural resources for sustenance in the latter half of the 20th century, revenue from oil was soon complemented and later almost replaced with a knowledge-based and services driven economy.

The inspirational and innovative businesses which establish themselves in Dubai are supported by the Emirate’s overwhelming ambition to drive technology, pioneer new innovation and foster thought leadership.

World class leaders in trade, logistics, financial services, hospitality and tourism, real estate, construction and manufacturing now make up over 90% of business activity in the Emirate.

This diversification, along with its strategic location, world class infrastructure and ease of business philosophy make it the natural choice for local and international organisations to either begin operations or expand into the Middle East.

Although its meteoric rise may have been swift, Dubai is well established as the Middle East’s prime destination for the regional headquarters of multinational corporations. Its global reputation as a wealth generator and investment stronghold continues to drive the city’s growth and attract both worldwide corporations and international SMEs.

Dubai is enjoying the most luxurious place on the earth but how would Dubai look like in the future? Well, it is harder to expect anything for the city which has done marvelous development for the last 4 decades. This allows me to imagine a city of dreams, Dubai is prominent in the world due to its iconic symbols like the tallest Burj al Khalifa, Burj al Arab, the palm island and Dubai Aquarium, Dubai will also surprise the world in the future by its futuristic approach.

The economy of Dubai is mostly depending on its travel and tourism industry because of its excellent and eye-catching infrastructure. The World Expo 2020 will be hosted by Dubai; with an expected visit of 25 Million will already boost the economy of Dubai. There will be more flights, more transportation, more food business, etc. The theme of this Expo is “Connecting Mind, Creating the future”. This will create a change to connect the Middle East region with the entire world. The Expo will bring more changes to investment in Dubai; most of the visitors are planning to invest in Dubai according to the research given by many Business tycoons . This Expo will create thousands of job opportunities for the outsiders.

Dubai is always step-ahead when it comes to innovation and development. Dubai Road and Transportation Authority (RTA) has recently announced a passenger drone as their upcoming project. This will be a great addition to the technology; it will travel up to 50 km with a speed of 150 km per hour by carrying a single person. If they will be successful to make it regular transportation of Dubai, it will reduce road accidents and traffic flow.

Dubai is world-famous for his Architecture and infrastructure, peoples visit there to experience the eye-catching beauty of it. They have announced some of the breathtaking projects in the future like Tower at Dubai Creek Harbor, a stairway ascending 100 meters into the clouds, world tallest Ferris wheel, sea floating restaurants, Ain Dubai, etc. With the success of Expo 2020, UAE will announce the smart city project which makes cities more connected with the world, they will use the internet of things to increase communication, with machines and humans to form a well developed, mobilize and environment-friendly society.

Collectively, there are no boundaries for Dubai what it can become in the future. Dubai was hidden in the sand for a while but the city transformed itself into the gold within a short period of time, and in the future, it will become an ultramodern city with an extremely safe and secure place for living. Many of other nationals have already made Dubai as their home.

*This all indicates that , in future Dubai may grow more and may become one of the parts of the heaven.

Vyyom Sharma

10th E 

Indirapuram Public School , Indirapuram , G.Z.B, U.P., India .