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Dubai
with a day trip to Oman
Date(s): September 20-24, 2015. Album by David Clement. 1 - 62 of 62 Total. 18 Visits.
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JA Ocean View Hotel

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the beach by my hotel

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my hotel

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"The Walk" - around noon, so it's deserted!

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labneh with minced lamb, I think

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view of Persian Gulf from my hotel room

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walking to Jumeirah Lake Towers Metro station

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the Metro opened in 2009

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Burj Al Arab, "7 star" hotel

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aquarium at Dubai Mall

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waterfall at Dubai Mall - this is the largest mall in the world

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ice rink!

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Burj Khalifa

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view from At The Top

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the whole area is brand new

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selfie wearing my new 6 USD Vietnamese polo shirt

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path to the subway... quite a long walk along moving walkways

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I came a little before sunset because price doubled at sunset

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Lebanese food dinner; the hummus was really good

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non-alcoholic beer, not that good

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vertical panorama with phone

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with waterproof camera

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Mall of the Emirates - it was another stop on the metro back towards my hotel

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kids' luge

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ski hill

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Jumeirah Lakes area, walking back to my hotel

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the next day, dhow boats in Oman

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Musandam Peninsula

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the guide

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this bit of Oman is separate from the rest of the country, and was about a 3.5 hour drive from Dubai

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some small fishing villages here

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Telegraph Island, used by the British to try to connect London and India

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the dhow cruise lasted almost 6 hours

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2 other dhows were at the swimming stops with us

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in the water with the waterproof camera

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the guide threw pita bread for the fish

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dolphins

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a couple of dolphins swam along side the boat for a few minutes

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much rougher water in the second swimming/snorkeling stop

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the temperature wasn't too bad because of the great breeze while the boat was moving

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called the fjords of the Middle East

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not too spacious - it was almost all German tourists, who had been staying near the Oman border at a Hilton

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returning to Khasab; Pakistani driver took us back again. Returned at about 9pm and he has to wake up before 4am to get to hotels for pickups and works 6+ days a week!

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swimming at the beach the next morning

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my hotel; the water temperature was like a hot tub's

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hotel pool was quite refreshing

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local grocery store

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tram the next morning for the airport

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dates as a snack for the plane and in Athens

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Emirates - wifi and great movie selection

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Dubai skyline

 
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