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Supercars may be Dubai’s current transport of choice – but a spice-scented dhow trip will take you worlds away from the modern Emirate’s shiny skyscrapers.
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A few times per year – if you are in the right place at just the right time and luck is on your side – you might get to see Dubai turn into a futuristic city in the clouds.
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Dubai’s local food has nothing to do with Lebanese hummus or Turkish kebabs
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Rajan Datar heads to a very special welcoming ceremony to find out how traditional mountain life is being preserved.
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Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque was built to welcome the world – and has an open-door policy that harkens back to the golden age of Islam.
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Dubai sets its sights on a Guinness World Record with a New Year’s display of epic proportions.
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Considered Dubai’s less-brash sister, a growing cluster of international museums and high-rise apartments make this city an increasingly attractive place to live.
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BBC Travel uncovers the hidden side of the parks through its people
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This former regional power is now an eerie, abandoned city of ghosts
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Will this desert wasteland see new life?
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From rocket ships to flying cars, these kids inspire us to love the world
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