So I arrived in Dubai during the winter when it was cooler, around 20-25 C. I haven’t been there for hot summer yet. People usually say that summer is a time to stay inside, with temperatures reaching 50C! However, there is basically air conditioning everywhere. One thing that surprised me the most about the climate was the sandstorms, Be careful when the wind picks up and sand blows around the streets and the sky.
One of the first things you’ll notice about the city is that it’s a boomtown with cranes and construction dotting the cityscape. The tallest building in the world, Burj Dubaï, is almost done and the Dubai Mall with its 1200+ stores, fish tanks, ice rinks, Mall of Emirates with skiing shows the boomtown aspect too. I think the extreme desert in the Middle East is mysterious and unlike anything you can experience in Europe or US.
To me there are 2 Dubai’s. Firstly, there’s the “Old Dubaiâ€