We went to Dubai in July this year and really enjoyed it. We flew from Heathrow to Dubai with Emirates and spent three nights there en-route to the Maldives. Fortunately, we left on the day that Ramadan started and felt we had to hide our bottles of water for the journey out of respect

It was extremely hot (44C) and steamy so we were pleased to get into the air conditioned buildings but we managed to cram in so much. We went to Dubai Marina, Jumeriah Beach area, did a tour and went to the Burj Al Arab, the Palm, (which is reclaimed land where so many villas and apartments have been built housing most of the expats. Emiraties tend to live in villas). We went to Dubai Creek and took a famous water taxi, Spice Souk, Gold Souk, Dubai Museum, the famous synchronised water fountains at Dubai Mall and the indoor aquarium. We also saw the tallest building in the world, the Burj Kalifa which was stunning. The airport there is amazing and the amount of building growth is phenomenal. The Sheik wants Dubai to be the tourist destination of the world.

What did amaze me was the sheer number of Filipinos working in Dubai, they are everywhere! There is even a Shoe Mart in one of the malls which made me smile. Lots of designer shops in the malls, Emma will be in handbag heaven!

I am not a fan of the Middle East but I would go back to Dubai again