[It’s supposed to be a week full of posts about my round-the-world but I do not have fixed internet connection at home so I will update a little sparsely.]
Today, we are talking about Dubai which I didn’t plan to visit but ended up on my list anyway.
Photo credit: Eugene Kaspersky (The Kaspersky!)
Dubai wasn’t originally on my list of places to visit. From descriptions of the place, I imagined it to be like a faster growing Singapore with the occasional sand storm.
However, I suspected that I might have a layover there since it’s a transit hub.
In the end, I did get a few days in Dubai but not for flight transit as I first thought. Instead, my cruise leaves from Dubai.
When buying my ticket to Dubai from Colombo, I gave myself 3 full days in the city which stretches out into 4 days if you look at the calendar. Now I’m kind of regretting having such a long layover there.
However, Stephanie from Pearlsnpassport.com who was in Dubai recently loved the place and would consider working there. I met up with her just this afternoon for a lunch of ayam penyet. She helped with a lot of questions
[Stephanie is now on her RTW and her first two stops were Dubai and Sri Lanka. She helped me with a lot of questions about travelling in Dubai and Sri Lanka. It’s my first time seeing an actual RTW-er and a fellow travel blogger.]
I’ll give Dubai a chance and won’t judge the place until I’ve been there. If things aren’t as fun (meaning I only visit shopping malls), I might head over to Oman since I do not need a visa there.
YQtravelling 
Dubai’s prices are like Europe’s: eg. €5 for a smoothie. The airport accepts 5 or more currencies as payment. not sure about the rest of the city. I think you are in for a lot of window shopping. :D
Should go to Oman!! I heard its awesome
Hello Steph,
I booked a room in old Dubai for 3 nights. Think I *will* take a day trip to Oman.