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World’s most expensive Christmas tree

December 16, 2010

…is in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.  Think sapphires, diamonds, strings of pearls and other precious stones hanging in the huge 43 foot tree in the hotel lobby amounting to a staggering $11 million. The Emirates Palace Hotel, already home to the world’s first gold ATM machine is enjoying the non-stop attention this tree has brought them. [...]

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Saturday Photo Scavenger Hunt – Any photo

May 10, 2008

This week’s theme: Any photo The other tall buildings are dwarfed in comparison with the world’s tallest building (under construction), Burj Dubai.

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UAE National Day: towards a brighter tomorrow

December 2, 2007

Today, December 2, 2007 marks 36 years since the four other Emirates agreed to join into a union of six Emirates called the United Arab Emirates. The seventh Emirate, Ras Al-Khaimah joined later in 1972. The country may be only 36 years young but much has been done here that it makes many other older [...]

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A visit to Dubailand

November 19, 2007

In a few years, a huge entertainment complex will spring out of the desert and become Middle East’s answer to Disneyland. Dubailand is one of the biggest construction projects in the world, with two billion square feet of land consisting of 45 separate projects from a space exploration exhibition to full-size dinosaur enclosure. Dubailand includes [...]

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