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NZLivinginAUS

My financee and I booked a holiday to Dubai for November and are really looking forward to it, but a couple of things that have rasied over the past few days have made us a little nervous. A few questions: * From Foreign Affairs in Australia, they have advised a strong degree of caution in traveling...

NZLivinginAUS

What was the Rydges as that's the hotel I'm considering?

NZLivinginAUS

Thanks for that response, very helpful :) We're looking into hotels and are struggling to find one that is good but isn't US$400+ a night. Any recommendations? What's the best area to look at, and which areas should be avoided? Do you also know of any good deals you can get when we're over there for...

NZLivinginAUS

Thanks for that guys

If you have any other information you wish to share, please do.

NZLivinginAUS

We'll be staying at the Novotel World Trade Centre Dubai, seems a pretty decent hotel

NZLivinginAUS

Are you allowed to take photos of anything in Dubai?

Are there any restrictions? Anything you should be careful of when doing so, i.e. no photos of government buildings?

NZLivinginAUS

Great, that's good to know :) A bit disappointing to miss out a beach hotel due to the prices, but hopefully this one isn't too far away from the action. We're heading to Dubai in mid-November, so its outside of Ramadan thank goodness. Seeing as you see to be an expert on the matter, would you mind ...

NZLivinginAUS

Cheers guys :) Seems a bit extreme, but everywhere is different obviously. What if I'm taking a photo down a street and I someone manage to get a Emirati woman caught in shot? I would imagine it would be pretty difficult to take a photo in Dubai without getting one in shot ? :? What should I general...

NZLivinginAUS

Yeah, hopefully, will be interesting to see anyway.

Will do

NZLivinginAUS

Avoid Sharjah? How come?

NZLivinginAUS

Thanks for that Sydneysider, good to hear about the weather!

Re Sharjah? As it seems to be just up the road from Dubai, it seems to be worth a visit. Would you guys advise giving it a miss?

NZLivinginAUS

How will I know that I can't take a photo of a specific building? Will there be signs saying no photos?

NZLivinginAUS

Thanks for that.

How will I know that I can't take a photo of a specific building? Will there be signs saying no photos?

NZLivinginAUS

Thanks for that guys.

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