At first glance, this trip of mine to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may seem quite uncharacteristic to some of my earliest readers. After all, so far, I tried my best to write about some of the lesser visited parts of our globe on the Wondering Voyager. If anything, the UAE is an antithesis to […]
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For some reason, the idea that fast food in the UAE, especially some of the most popular American chains, somehow tasting better than anywhere else found a place in my mind long before I visited the country. I believe it was a mix of some YouTubers commenting on the issue and a few Reddit posts
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Every now and then I come across a destination that refuses to be visited as part of a day trip. While I admit that most locations could be enjoyed better by actually spending a night or two there if you have the means for it, this is especially the case in the UAE, given how
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Doing the Emirate of Fujairah justice with a single day trip is no easy feat. This is due to two simple reasons. Since you need to cross the Al Hajar mountains to get to it, it takes about two hours to reach Fujairah from Dubai, which is significantly longer than an hour or so that
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In many ways, Sharjah could not be more different than Dubai. Perhaps most notably, this emirate is significantly more conservative. In fact, Sharjah is dry state with one of its most renowned landmarks being a museum dedicated to Islamic Civilization no less. It is also slightly more affordable, does not seem to be trying to
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Umm Al Quwain is the least populated emirate in the UAE, and it is likely the least visited one as well. Ironically, this was all the more reason for me to visit it. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it was difficult to find much information about it on the internet as well, which only made me want to
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Al Ain was, by far, the most enjoyable day trip I took for a very long time now. It can easily compete with some of my all-time classics, like that one time I visited Chiatura’s mindboggling industrial heritage and almost did not make it back to Kutaisi on time due to how invested I was
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I started my journey across the UAE in Abu Dhabi. My plan was rather straightforward. After spending three nights in the capital, I would move to Dubai and use it as my hub to explore the rest of the Emirates. This plan worked quite well, mostly due to Dubai’s central location and frequent bus services
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Dubai is known for many things. It is known for offering a luxurious lifestyle for those with the means to afford it, for having the tallest building in the world, and even having more migrant workers than actual citizens, and so on. It is, however, not necessarily known as a budget-friendly destination, especially for us
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There are three main reasons to visit the UAE in December, especially if your itinerary includes Dubai. The first one should be obvious to all. Due to its climate, visiting this part of the world in any other time would be purposefully subjecting oneself to more sunshine and higher temperatures than necessary. In fact, even
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