Dubai is one of the seven city-states that comprise the United Arab Emirates. It is located on the northern coast of the Arabian Peninsula‚ fronting the Persian Gulf. My January 2006 trip to Dubai was unexpected in that I never really imagined myself ever traveling to the Middle East until I got a call from one of my company’s regional administrators about a week before Christmas‚ asking me if I’d travel to Dubai in January to assist with some bus transit planning efforts. I agreed and‚ in early
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Dusbai international airport. Dubai international airport was built in 1959‚ when Sheik Rashid bin Saeed Maktoum first ordered construction. It was inaugurated in 1960 with Dc-3 plane flights and was home to nine airlines. Today the airport accepts all kinds of jets. On 3 July 1988‚ Iran Air Flight which was on a Tehran-Bandar Abbar-Dubai route was shot down by USS Vincennes between Bandar Abbas and Dubai due to the aircraft overflying a combat zone. An estimated 300 people were killed in the incident
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28‚ 2010 My Trip to Dubai Our first day of the trip consisted making sure we had everything we needed packed in our luggage. We arrived at the Greenville Spartanburg International Airport at nine-thirty‚ about an hour and a half prior to our plane taking off. When we did finally depart from GSP airport we took a two hour ride to Newark‚ from there we got on another plane and went to Frankfurt am Main changing planes once again and finally arriving at our destination Dubai. (Expedia‚ 2010) The
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waiting impatiently to reach there‚ I though about my all-time dream coming true‚ visiting the modern wonder‚ Dubai. Since the United Arab Emirates were formed in 1971‚ Dubai has always been the most resourceful‚ united and modern of all. It has been very famous for a lot of tourist attractions like Burj Al Arab and Emirates towers. Additionally‚ the highest tower in the world‚ Dubai tower is currently being built and an above-ground metro is being designed for safe‚ fast transport around the
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Holiday 1) a time of rest from work‚ school etc [= vacation American English] 2) a period of time when you travel to another place for pleasure [= vacation American English] 3) a day fixed by law on which people do not have to go to work or school. E.g.The 4th of July is a national holiday in the US. 4) the holiday season‚ the holidays a) American English-the period between Thanksgiving and New Year b) British English-the period in the summer when most people take a holiday
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The Holidays The meaning of holidays is essentially a time we embark moments and share time with love one’s. In the United Sates‚ holidays are a very superior time that many of us embrace. Many can think back on holidays that they’ve encountered and recollect favorable moments. For many‚ it is the time of the year when people seem to grasp inside of one another and distinguish the best of things. Clearly‚ to some amount the “holiday season” gives people a sense of pleasure
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HOLIDAY This holiday it was wonderful for me because it was more fun than anothers holidays for now. I got a good time and especially it was great because i spent with my familly‚ i am lucky for that because i have a big familly. Usually the Christams holiday is important for me‚ than childrens go to carols for Christmas at houses of peoples for announcement the birth of Jesus Christ. I like to go for sining and this year i was togeter with my brother and
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iMy holiday experience Can you believe what happened during my holiday??? Well‚ my family and I went on the MSC Sinfonia ship cruise with some of my sister’s boyfriend’s family. On Saturday everyone met at the Durban harbour to board the ship‚ we boarded the ship at 11am and they gave us lunch as soon as we were all settled in. The food was lovely. After lunch we went back to our cabins and they had an emergency drill‚ it was so much fun but a little scary at the same time‚ I loved the thrill.
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Two weeks ago I c ame back from a holiday vacation in Genting Highland and Singapore. Our family eagerly wait for summer vacations‚ not only because these give us a break from hectic‚ brain draining and tiring daily schedule but also because of the family trip.We had planned for this holiday trip almost a year back by getting our passports ready. First point of visit was Genting highland.Genting highland is very beautiful and peaceful town built on a mountain with lovely natural surroundings
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1) Describe the best holiday trip you made. During the semester holiday‚ me and my family had scheduled that we should go and spent our family vacation at the most spectacular place that is in Penang. This trip has been planned a month ahead by my mom. By looking at the agenda‚ we are rest assured that this will be the greatest vacation ever. Our first choice of place is the Penang Hill situated at Air Itam. Penang Hill is one of the oldest colonial hill station established by the British
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