When Dubai puts on a show, this magnetic destination doesn’t just shine—it dazzles and blinds. I did not remove my shades even once during a short break in the trippy desert destination, that reminds me of New York on steroids! The energy! The glam factor! The food! It was an intergenerational vacay.
I was accompanied by my daughter and two granddaughters. It was the bachchalog’s premier visit and I did not want to prep them. Their only association with Dubai was as one big shopping hangout, the destination with the biggest candy store in the region, at a mall the size of a township, where one could watch sharks languidly swimming in a ginormous aquarium. That’s it. Hmmm… you ain’t seen nuthin’ yet, kiddos, I said to myself, as we drove to the swanky, centrally located Habtoor Palace Dubai, and they excitedly spotted the Burj Khalifa shimmering in the heat haze. Aah— the mirage that’s the most recognisable symbol of Dubai! Seductive, enchanting, elusive—like the never-ending dance of the seven veils—the more Dubai reveals, the more it conceals!
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