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noclue · 06-08-2015, 12:38 PM

I went in May via abu dhabi.

Honestly you can see dubai in 2 days. Abu dhabi in 1 day.
-I used airbnb and rented a decent apartment in the marina district (modelled after our false creek apparently)
-Burj Khalifa and Desert safari is a must do.
-The afternoon tea at the burj al arab is $230pp.. but its the only way to get into the hotel.
-Dubai mall is okay... it's more expensive than Canada aside from chanel apparently. I'm not into designer goods, I only went to the emirates store to buy an A380 scale model.
-The ski dubai is a novelty you can try for around $50 for two hours, everything rental included.
-I used the metro all day pass to get around, it's very efficient. Bus might be confusing though. I rented a sim at the airport for $10. comes with 20minutes and 200mb. It was perfect for just using google maps.
-I went to abu dhabi via public bus. I went to the sheik zayed mosque and the emirates palace which was pretty cool. Only went to the outside of ferrari world, I thought it was a ripoff BUT if you buy the two park pass, yas waterworld and ferrari world, it could be worthwhile. You can also rent a small formula one car to go for a spin around the yas marina circuit for around $300.
-Foodwise, there is this really good pakistan restaurant in this indian neighbourhood called Ravi's. I thought I was in New Delhi, everyone was indian there haha. You can only get there via public bus though. There's also good and cheap Shwarma. There's also a famous filipino fried chicken chain called Jollibee's but there's always a 1+ hour wait line since ALL the filipinos in dubai go there to eat. Oh yes, there's also lots of tim hortons as well.
-I didn't rent a car but as for renting a car, lots of free parking but beware that going to abu dhabi there's a electronic toll. Also everyone drives crazy there + long delays during rush hour. From what I heard, if you crash into a local emirati, you are automatically at fault. If the local is injured or worse, you will go to jail.

06-08-2015, 12:38 PM	#3
noclue Diagonally parked in a parallel universe Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: YVR Posts: 1,488 Thanked 1,365 Times in 639 Posts Failed 67 Times in 24 Posts	I went in May via abu dhabi. Honestly you can see dubai in 2 days. Abu dhabi in 1 day. -I used airbnb and rented a decent apartment in the marina district (modelled after our false creek apparently) -Burj Khalifa and Desert safari is a must do. -The afternoon tea at the burj al arab is $230pp.. but its the only way to get into the hotel. -Dubai mall is okay... it's more expensive than Canada aside from chanel apparently. I'm not into designer goods, I only went to the emirates store to buy an A380 scale model. -The ski dubai is a novelty you can try for around $50 for two hours, everything rental included. -I used the metro all day pass to get around, it's very efficient. Bus might be confusing though. I rented a sim at the airport for $10. comes with 20minutes and 200mb. It was perfect for just using google maps. -I went to abu dhabi via public bus. I went to the sheik zayed mosque and the emirates palace which was pretty cool. Only went to the outside of ferrari world, I thought it was a ripoff BUT if you buy the two park pass, yas waterworld and ferrari world, it could be worthwhile. You can also rent a small formula one car to go for a spin around the yas marina circuit for around $300. -Foodwise, there is this really good pakistan restaurant in this indian neighbourhood called Ravi's. I thought I was in New Delhi, everyone was indian there haha. You can only get there via public bus though. There's also good and cheap Shwarma. There's also a famous filipino fried chicken chain called Jollibee's but there's always a 1+ hour wait line since ALL the filipinos in dubai go there to eat. Oh yes, there's also lots of tim hortons as well. -I didn't rent a car but as for renting a car, lots of free parking but beware that going to abu dhabi there's a electronic toll. Also everyone drives crazy there + long delays during rush hour. From what I heard, if you crash into a local emirati, you are automatically at fault. If the local is injured or worse, you will go to jail.