tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post3348829617286984349..comments2024-01-19T02:23:51.665-06:00Comments on Journal Wunelle: Dubaiwstachourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-7572949133386266092019-11-06T07:30:07.641-06:002019-11-06T07:30:07.641-06:00This is really a nice blog in which you discuss ea...This is really a nice blog in which you discuss each and every thing in detail and in a very easy manner.<br />Thanks <br />Max Richal<br />https://www.urbanex.ae/<br />Urbanexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484402065188991668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-4463450002008819442010-07-23T19:09:51.454-05:002010-07-23T19:09:51.454-05:00I, too, am very jealous about your being there. I ...I, too, am very jealous about your being there. I would love to go to Dubai myself---someday, maybe.<br />Several months ago, I read in the NYTimes that apartment sales there had tanked, presumably due to a world-wide recession. All these super-swanky, expensive apts. that are sitting empty; and sellers, completely hamstrung in trying to dump them without completely losing their shirts financially.<br />I would love to see the Burj in person.<br />Having lived many yrs. in Manhattan, the looking up at the WTC gave you neck strain; but this is nearly twice as tall as they were. Amazing.<br />david dunkleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-71091874157059542632010-07-14T01:40:50.576-05:002010-07-14T01:40:50.576-05:00That's some funky ass architecture. Very spac...That's some funky ass architecture. Very space age.dbackdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10700991588554336491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-76063257393329689172010-07-13T17:13:28.221-05:002010-07-13T17:13:28.221-05:00It almost doesn't feel real. The Wikipedia pa...It almost doesn't feel real. The Wikipedia page makes it sound like a really ancient place (first mentioned in historical writings in, I believe, 1095), but it all feels Disney-new and Disney-staged. Like Vegas without the gambling.wstachourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-39245592774669494402010-07-13T12:14:38.334-05:002010-07-13T12:14:38.334-05:00I'm all kinds of jealous over your recent post...I'm all kinds of jealous over your recent posts ... this is totally fascinating, though. I used to share an office with another company that organized corporate travel to Dubai, and I've always wondered: <i>seriously, is this place for real?</i>Dzesikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742046450843694768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-69510987366078280242010-07-12T22:00:25.928-05:002010-07-12T22:00:25.928-05:00All the big construction seems quite new. There a...All the big construction seems quite new. There are older buildings around, but they are all overshadowed by the boom of new architecture.<br /><br />Every place is air conditioned, of course, and you virtually never see convertibles or motorcycles (except for one motorcycle courier service I saw). There is a huge indoor downhill ski slope here--another new construction item--which I haven't seen. But it's supposed to be immense, having a four-chair chairlift. One of the guys went there on his past visit and said it was very cool, and about $80 for two hours.wstachourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-55865894116906419102010-07-12T16:16:09.700-05:002010-07-12T16:16:09.700-05:00Mike had mentioned a stretch of heat well over 140...Mike had mentioned a stretch of heat well over 140 while in Iraq and that it also was a dry heat. Hard to believe that anyone could live let alone work in such conditions. The ac must run overtime just to keep it within reason. Overall, it all looks new, as if it were all built in the last 10-15 years.Jonnoreply@blogger.com