Dubai in the Summer

We thought it would be an excellent idea to stop over at Dubai before heading home. Early august weather was scorching hot! Tip: best to go there NOT in the summer. Temperature: 42 deg C. Desert safari?? Out of the window! The intention was to relax and not shop. We stayed at the One and Only Royal Mirage at Jumeirah...absolutely loved it! Beautiful. Serene. Relaxing. Highly recommend it, for more and more honeymoons or merely for r+r purpose.

Jumeirah is 30 minutes away west of Dubai City Centre. Jumeirah is a strip of coastline lined by resort hotels, amongst them the Burj-Al-Arab, Madinat-El-Jumeirah and Jumeirah Beach Resort Hotel. Nearby is the world's largest mall; the Emirates Mall which has an artificial ski slope in it! Hard Rock Cafe is around the corner and so's the Water Park.

We bumped to an ex-classmate in town then. He was in Dubai on transit as he's a pilot with RBA. He took us out for lunch at a chinese restaurant poplular amongst the RBA crew. Like any other city, Dubai has its chain of malls filled in with British shops like Tie Rack, Next, M+S and even Woolies!! Oh and you get to have your halal Burger King Mushroom Burger!! Yay!! (Hubs' fave!). We went to Naim Street which is a fabric bazaar....went a bit mad coz they were just loads of gorgeous abayahs, head scarves and materials for making hariraya dresses!!