Expo 2020... missed it by that much!

Our final day in Dubai and we headed to the site of the 2020 World Expo. It gets mixed reviews, with the most positive claiming it's a futuristic extravaganza. We saw the polar opposite, more like the back lot of a movie studio, with most exhibits closed and only staff in attendance.

In fact, we didn't find anything open apart from a hotel and eateries... but there were many staff keen to give us a guided tour of the site by golf buggy, for a hefty fee.

We caught the metro back to near the palm, then the monorail to our hotel for a late lunch.

In preparation for our flight tonight we had an afternoon nap, a walk along the beachfront promenade for dinner, and a 10.30pm pickup booked for our 2am flight home.Baca selengkapnya