Helloooo... I will be visiting Dubai next week! This is my third time going as I have family that lives there, but this will be my first time staying with a friend and actually enjoying the city!! Usually I'm tied down to family events etc, and I don't end up seeing anything but the malls :( I would...
Hey Canadian Visitor Zubber is obviously just kdding - Dubai is pretty safe as I am sure you will know as you have been here before. I don't know where your friend lives as "garden city" doesn't ring a bell to me. If its Discovery Gardens than there is a residential complex close by calle...
Discovery Gardens is fine if you like jogging around car parks. Pop across the the Sheikh Zayed Road and jog around the Marina, there is a footpath all the way round. Alternately, get the metro up to Safa Park. There is a fully sprung running track around the outside and is a haven for those with t...
Hello All... I felt the need to reply to this thread, as myself being "Canadian-eh" and all I have first hand have gone through the application process of a visa. I just wanted to mention something, yes the visa is significantly cheaper if you fly with emirates or etihad, but the cost of t...
How much is the ticket from the other airlines ? My friend who just left today booked it a couple of months in advance on Emirates and I think paid only around 1200. He's done this route for a few years now and flow a couple of other airlines out here and said they were horrible and would never tra...
Egyptians (non shia) practice "zawaj 3orfi", i'm not sure of the exact translation, but this is in essence the same thing as the shia's Mut'a. I can go in depth about this, but I'll spare the details, as I have looked into this out of curiosity; it is found in both sunni and shia sects of ...