Oct 31, 2005
Well, you have to decide whether you want to go to Europe or somewhere close to UAE. Europe is farther and will take you at least 7 hours to travel. Therefore, more expensive. I recommend;
- Croatia (if you love sun, water, beach or just to enjoy nature);
- Italy, Rome. Beautiful city and has a lot of character. Lots to see (Colliseum, Parthenon, St Peter's square, etc). Great food and lovely people. Hotels are reasonable but please stay away from Stacion Termini. Do book yourself in one of the guided tours, its worth it. If you still have time, arrange and visit other cities as well such as Milan and Venice.
- Of course, London! Loads of places to see... Westminster Abbey, Museums, Maddam Taussad's, Theatrical Plays, Tower of London and castles outside London, etc. If you have time to visit outside London, I recommend you to hire a car. You may want to visit Bath, Street (great for shopping), stonehenge, etc.
If you want a quick getaway from UAE, you may want to try Seychelles (just 4 hours via Emirates); Cyprus, close to Syria. Please stay in one of the resort islands and not the main city (it sucks!) and Maldives (just before Sychelles).