From one extreme to another. A few flights later and sleep deprived I arrive in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Its 6am and already a balmy 28 degrees. Having dumped another load of CO2 into the air to get here, and yes, I paid for the offset, I will be adding more to that as I hide myself in air-conditioned buildings.
Dubai gets its power from burning gas, 99% of water from desalination plants, and import 80% of its food. Not ideal.
I do like the old part of town, which is mainly the souks, the markets. The vendors there not so much. They would make the Inuit buy ice whether they wanted it or not.
