Dubai Facts (UAE-Middle East)

Dubai is the fastest growing city in the world. No taxes on income and there are no personal taxes either. In Dubai Emirates Mall you can ski indoors while shopping, measuring 400 meters and using 6000 tons of snow. Burj Dubai will become the world\'s tallest building, along with the world\'s tallest man-made structure when it is completed. Eighty percent of Dubai residents are foreigners.


Wow no taxes on income? That's something I could live with! Anyone visited here?

If you do decide to go to Dubai, make sure you don't get within 100 yards of a bong or take anything stronger than aspirin. Look at this info from Wikipedia:

"Drugs found in urine or blood testing count as "possession" under UAE law.

The Dubai authorities have been known to stop tourists on layovers the airport and are now using extremely sensitive electronic detection equipment, including urine and blood screening, to search for traces of illegal substances.

Keith Brown, a British national and father of three, was arrested on September 17, 2007 after authorities claim to have discovered a speck of cannabis on the bottom of one of his shoes. According to an article in the Daily Mail, the alleged illegal substance was smaller than a grain of sugar - weighing approximately .003 grams. He has been sentenced to four years in prison.

Another UK citizen, Tracy Wilkinson, was arrested and accused of being a "drugs baroness" in 2005 after authorities found codeine in her blood. Wilkinson has a bad back and received an injection of codeine at a Dubai hospital. She ended up spending two months in a cell where she contracted dysentery, head lice and an infestation of fleas before she was eventually released on bail.

German television producer Cat Le-Huy was arrested in January 2008 for possessing a bottle of the over-the-counter hormone sleep aid Melatonin. Authorities claimed that some dirt in Mr. Le-Huy's luggage was hashish.

A Vancouver resident named Bert Tatham was arrested at Dubai International Airport returning home from Afghanistan (where he was ironically working with farmers to try and convince them not to grow poppies). The anti-narcotics officer was found to have two dead poppy bulbs and a tiny amount of hashish melted into the seams of one of his trouser pockets. After spending more than 10 months in prison, he was eventually pardoned by U.A.E. President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan."

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So that's how they make up for not charging taxes. I've always wanted to go visit Dubai but those stories are super scary. I'd be scared of eating a poppy seed bagel and being consequently taken to prison.

OMG! No wonder not too many people talk about visiting the place. I guess if you are fortunate to get in one would not dare try to leave again for fear of getting imprisoned for something. Thanks for the info.

Makes you wonder what the laws are like in the really crazy places?

That was a great fact about Dubai...I know that Dubai is a great country and has lots of great tourist spot that a travelers will enjoy...Those facts is very helpful...^_^

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Don't travel to Dubai if you plan to drink alcohol on during your vacation. This is a Muslim nation and there are major restrictions on alcohol consumption. It is one of the nicest cities in the Middle East, so I would go there if given the opportunity.

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My folks are planning to take a trip to Dubai,Oman,Bahrain & those places. I have been to Dubai countless of times. I was just wondering what there is to do there now. I have some friends who are now working there & who are living there. I have done the jet skies,shopping & that what else is there to do????

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Some of the best attractions of Dubai are:
1. Ski Dubai
2. SplashLand and WonderLand
3. Dubai Museum
4. Sheikh Saeed Al-Maktoum House
5. Heritage & Diving Villages.

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hi has anyone been on holiday to dubai?i know its a stict place and i wanted to know if there are any specific

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