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Perhaps they didn't look beyond the brunches and the Burj. and fly it to one of the many small airports in the UAE, notably the ones at Sharjah, Ras al Khaimah and Fujairah.

'And as for the influencers announcing their departure, calling the city "soulless", while bemoaning how they thought they'd be better off, I'd beg to differ.

but not a lot that could be done. 'My family has also come to visit, and thankfully we all have the flexibility to travel and see each other when we want to.'

Islam forbids idolatry... though it certainly continues.



At any rate, there is no hardcore religious reasoning behind it that I'm aware of.

and what is a photo but a potential icon? The Bedouin people, in common with many 'primitive' societies are very superstitious, and as such believe that when you take a picture of them, you are stealing a small part of their spirit. All traditional islamic art is calligraphy, for this reason. Though many of the locals of Dubai are descended from the Bedouin tribes, I very much doubt that this was the reason behind their displeasure.
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Even though the crash was predicted several years in advance, there were still opportunists who invested quite heavily, building special blocks of apartments/storage areas that were almost completely geared towards supplying the demand of the "tourists".

And to add a little end-note to this decidedly dry and boring writeup, Frankie sent me a message or two detailing a compelling explanation of the whole photography issue.

After moving to Dubai, she launched a personal styling business, working with celebrities and royalty and has collaborated with the world's biggest brands, from Chanel to HSBC, but insists that there's more to the emirate than just being a 'glitzy playground'.

I thought it might be interesting to expand on the phenomenon of Russian '"tourists" as mentioned by seanni.

This, combined with the economic crash has caused the practice to become increasingly infrequent... Indeed, it's so unusual that the (somewhat better) airports at Dubai and Abu Dhabi can't provide the space for such activity. It used to be (and to some degree still is) true that the United Arab Emirates, Dubai in particular, were regarded as a kind of candy store by those fortunate enough to emerge wealthy from the Soviet Republic's collapse.

I have to say, I never had an issue taking anybody's photograph during the years I lived in Dubai, though that may be because I generally asked first. The minor airports have fallen into disuse, though I believe they're still open. They would then park these aircraft on the apron (the tarmac area by the runway) for up to a week - something completely unheard of in the Western World, where you have to keep your aircraft in the air for it to be profitable.

However, brand Kelly Lundberg, who has lived in Dubai for 22 years after falling in love with the city when she started working as an air hostess for Emirates, says that those who can't hack life in the UAE are approaching it the wrong way.

These people would hire an aircraft from the dispersed fleet that used to be Aeroflot...

not to mention in a particular type of accommodation in such areas. The consequences of this particular type of import industry are often overlooked, but quite pronounced nonetheless.

On the flipside, some expats have claimed that life in Dubai is not all it's cracked up to be, and have returned to the UK, citing fears over job insecurity, and claiming they're exhausted by the work-life balance and bored by the 'soulless' culture.

There has been a 420 per cent rise in the five years to 2024 in enquiries from UK nationals wanting to relocate to the country, according to John Mason International Movers - with a 45 per cent surge in the 12 months to last March alone.

'I've actually loved the experience of moving abroad solo and have made so many friends here.

The procedure was simple, effective and has a certain air of genius about it (at least in my opinion).



'So I can say with absolute certainty that those who see Dubai as little more than a glitzy sun-drenched playground for the ultra-rich aren't looking hard enough at what this beautiful emirate has to offer.

These are then repacked like Russian Dolls (a microwave inside a small fridge inside a large fridge, etc.) and loaded into the aircraft.

So when in around 1998 the Rouble crashed hard, and the people who had fuelled the industry lacked the disposable income to continue, the bubble burst.

In recent years, the manufacturers of the 'white goods' have established their own distribution centers in the former Soviet Republic, so the demand has fallen sharply. Profits in the Souqs fell, and there were a fair few complaints...