Dubai

Sure it was never my dream to go to Dubai, this artificial desert town built out of oil. After one night on a ferry I arrived together with some other globetrotter in Sharjah. It turned out to be 2 surprisingly interesting days, mainly because of the many Indians (~40% of the population) I met. They were very happy to see me travelling to their home country. The main population of the United Arab Emirates consists of expats. The 10% of the Emirati are rarely seen and if so the most of the time they are hiden behind tinted car windows. One fun fact I learned is that for the Emirati the amount of digits on their car licence plate is very important. They pay a lot of money to have few digits, only to show off that they can afford a rich life. This is just one of many examples about how life is in this bubble in the desert.Read more