Quick trip to Dubai - ATOT baller style

Jeeebus

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Got back yesterday from a quick 5-day (I guess 3 day given the travel time to get there) business trip. It's difficult to express how awesome this city is (assuming you're a Caucasian well-to-do man - I'm assuming it's a different experience for the poor Bangladeshi workers who build everything, lesbians, Jews, etc.). The city puts us to shame in the USA. Can't wait to go back (probably in January) for a longer trip - in the meantime, here are a few crappy photos of the trip taken from my phone. Baller style.



First class on the Emirates A380 out of JFK. Top notch airport lounge and the seat is a nice private pod. Service on this flight was amazing.


First class cabin on the A380.

Cool feature where you can watch multiple outside cameras as you takeoff.

Shower @ 38,000 feet - no pictures of naked Jeeebus (sorry).

A little more space than your typical airplane bathroom. Heated floors are a nice touch too.

Slumming it. Many bottles of Dom were consumed on this flight.



[URL='https://postimg.cc/4YbKcGjJ']Coolest feature on the A380 - lounge/bar for first/business class. Many more bottles of Dom.




[URL='https://postimg.cc/4YbKcGjJ']Light snack on the plane.




[URL='https://postimg.cc/4YbKcGjJ']Dubai Airport - nothing in the USA even comes close in terms of quality.




[URL='https://postimg.cc/4YbKcGjJ']View from the hotel.




[URL='https://postimg.cc/4YbKcGjJ']A 'light' midday snack at a beachfront Lebanese restaurant.




[URL='https://postimg.cc/4YbKcGjJ']Dubai skyline.




[URL='https://postimg.cc/4YbKcGjJ']More Dubai skyline.




[URL='https://postimg.cc/4YbKcGjJ']View from the Burj Khalifa.


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[URL='https://postimg.cc/4YbKcGjJ']146th floor on the Burj Khalifa. This building dwarfs everything around.




[URL='https://postimg.cc/4YbKcGjJ']The Burj Khalifa from the safety of the ground.




[URL='https://postimg.cc/4YbKcGjJ']Some play time in the desert. They call it "dune bashing" - it's basically mudding in the dunes. A lot of fun.




[URL='https://postimg.cc/4YbKcGjJ']Our dune bashing companion.




[URL='https://postimg.cc/4YbKcGjJ']A camp in the desert. Very touristy - we didn't stop.




[URL='https://postimg.cc/4YbKcGjJ']Dinner at Prime 68 on our last night. We sat next to a group of American lawyers. They were loud/annoying. Everyone else we met on our trip was quiet/respectful (except for the insane drivers), so it basically proved all the American stereotypes overseas.
The trip home was a bit of a rude awakening. We flew business class Emirates on a 777 to Newark, NJ and then JetBlue back to Florida. Suffice to say, Newark is no Dubai and JetBlue is no Emirates. Great trip nonetheless.
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deadlyapp

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I just was voluntold that I'll be going to Dubai next month, however I'll only be there for 2 days and immediately then go to Singapore.

Unfortunately I'll be in poor man emirates seats.

Airfare is crazy cheap though. Houston - > Dubai - > Singapore - > Houston for less than $1500 all in.
 

Red Squirrel

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Woah that looks like some kind of Luxery Star Trek ship or something. :D The few times I traveled for business it's on a dash-8. lol.
 

TheVrolok

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First class on Emirates to Dubai? Niiiiiiiiice. I flew business to Athens on Emirates and that was quite nice, can't imagine first.