Massive, busy, glitzy, glamorous, gleaming, hot, humid, fun, plastic and in many ways completely surreal. See pictures of the adventure on Flickr. I flew to Dubai from Amsterdam on Emirates, landing at around 00:40 on a Tuesday morning after a 40-minute hold out over the Gulf. Taxiing in took almost 15 minutes, followed by a lurching 20 minute bus ride back to the terminal. Next was the hike … [Read more...]