Dubai is universally known as the city of records. A city continuously fighting against itself, against its own records, trying to create things bigger and bigger and progressive. Its records speak about the essence of the city. Dubai is the city with the highest tower in the world and inside it the fastest elevator in the world (65km/h), the most luxurious hotel, the longest underground, the biggest and trafficated airport, the largest artificial islands and, among many things, the only city in the desert to have an indoor ski slope with “real” snow.
This and much more is simply Dubai!
Second city after Abu Dhabi, Dubai is one of the seven emirates that form the United Arab Emirates. It is located to the south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula.
Among the things not to be missed, I recommend a visit to the Burj Khalifa, the highest tower (828 metres) with 160 floors full of shops, offices, apartments and hotels; a walk in the big mall, where you can find the indoor ski slope; the Burj al Arab, the sail shaped 8 star hotel (even if only 5 stars are currently recognised) located on an artificial island connected to the Jumeirah Beach by a 280 metre long bridge; a walk among the Souk stalls along the artificial canals built in the Jumeirah Area and I also suggest you test the experience of the “Wadi Wadi Water Park”, an aquatic park that even if it’s not enormous it is very enjoyable with slides that launch you up, instead of down, and one of the highest kamikaze slides in the world. The only defect is that it is quite expensive.
So waiting for new incredible records, have a great journey to Dubai!
