Every time I mention I’m headed to Dubai, I get the same reaction: a slight wince, followed by “isn’t that insanely expensive?” I understand where it comes from. The skyline does the talking before you even land — gold vending machines, seven-star hotels, a fountain show set to orchestral music in front of the world’s
Most people’s “desert safari” in Dubai is the same experience, repeated on a loop: a convoy of twenty identical Land Cruisers, all doing the same dune route at the same time, arriving at the same fixed camp for the same buffet dinner and the same choreographed sunset photo. It’s not a bad experience, exactly. It’s
Let’s skip the part where I tell you Dubai has “something for everyone” and get to the honest truth: traveling to Dubai with children doesn’t succeed or fail based on how many attractions you cram into a week. It succeeds or fails based on how well you manage heat and pacing. I learned this the
