beachroad

Along Beach Road, which is now littered with shopping centres and makeshift spas

beachroadmall

An example of a shopping centre on Beach Road

building

Random buildings along Sheikh Zayed road

buildings

The beginning of Sheikh Zayed road, where all those high rises are

building

Random buildings along Sheikh Zayed road

buildings

The beginning of Sheikh Zayed road, where all those high rises are

BurjalarabHDR

My attempt of an HDR photo of the infamous Burj Al Arab at night

cranes

Dubai has the second most cranes in the world, after the whole country of China. Scary thought

Deira

Deira, the older part of the city and my old stomping ground

deiratraffic

Traffic jams in Deira, this is a common sight nowadays.

dhow

A traditional arabian dhow on Dubai creek

dubai1

That white building on the right is the trade centre, and for a long time was the tallest building in Dubai

dubai2

A shot of Sheikh Zayed road in the background, taken from Beach road

generichouses

Some of the many generic designs houses have here.

goldenfork

Golden Fork, a resturant chain that sells nice and cheap meals. Run by philipinos.

highway1

A sign along the highway.

jumariahbeach

Blurred shot of Jumirah Beach Hotel at night, the onshore sister to the Burj Al Arab. It's shaped like a wave

jumariahburj

The Burj and Jumariah Beach Hotel at night. I wish this wasn't so blurry :/

jumariahmosque1

The infamous, and rather pretty, Jumariah Mosque.

karama

Karama, where Fathima and I spent our youth (that's her old apartment block). This hasn't changed at least. Best place for shopping, by far.

largeburjtop

Top of the Burj Al Arab.

newdubai

New construction along Sheikh Zayed road. This was just desert when I was here 6 years ago. Now it's "new" Dubai

nightburj

Night shot of the Burj al Arab

oldkarama

Karama, what Dubai used to look like. people forget this here.

outsidefurniture

furniture outside of Tamaras house