The rise, fall and salvation of Dubai
The First Post has a great background piece on the rise and, much exaggerated, fall of Dubai. It features a potted history of how Dubai became so wealthy and why the emirate chose to take the direction it did – because its oil resources were predicted to be exhausted by the 2020s for those who [...]
Atlantis, The Palm – pictures and statistics
The Independent has a very interesting review and some breathtaking pictures of Dubai‘s newly opened water themed Atlantis, The Palm hotel which should be linked to the monorail by next year. Random statistics about Atlantis, The Palm $1.5bn – cost of the Atlantis development 18 million – litres of water in Aquaventure waterpark 11 million [...]
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