Day 1 in Dub

Wake up feeling rather royal in my giant bed. Plan a route of the places I want to see, now just to work out how to get there.

Down to the breakfast buffet. Can’t work out how the milk contraption works so black coffee it is.

Lovely scrambled eggs, potates, shrooms, French toast, fruit, cereal. Everythang 😋

Walked to the mall of the Emirates where there is ‘ski dubai’, an indoor ski slope with real snow, proper chair lifts, Christmas trees, toboggan things. -3 degrees when it’s 37 outside. Proper mental.

Got the metro to the Burj Khalifa and Dubai fountain, via a five mile walk through Dubai Mall and some more crazy fancy shops.

Tried to sit down on a bench and burnt my bum.

Wandering around in 38 degree heat trying to find my way back into the metro 😰

Metroed to the Dubai Frame and went up to the top. On one side you can see old Dubai and the other is modern Dubai, with a glass walkway in the middle.

Have to rush back for my safari. Make it back to the mall of the emirates where I was told there is a free shuttle to the hotel. The shuttle attendant thought different. Limped back with my ruined feet.

Just enough time for a footwear change, phone charge and cool down before my safari driver arrives.

Start the drive into the desert. Fun fact: they are currently building harbour creek which is going to be 1km high- taller than Burj Khalifa. Getting a bit greedy with all the tallest buildings.

They also have the biggest man made Safari in the world and the most luxurious hotel in the world.

Get to the desert and start Dune bashing- driving super fast and skidding everywhere in the sand dunes. V scary as it feels like the car is going to tip over.

Get to some sort of village thing in the middle of the desert where there is falafels and flatbread for starter. Take a camel ride, try on an Arab outfit and get a henna tattoo. There is then a fire eating show before the BBQ dinner. After is a bit o belly dancing.

10pm arrive back at the hotel. Sand everywhere. Popped some monster blisters and one sprayed right up and hit the ceiling, ouch. Super tired but I ❤️ Dubai.