“Dubai....the home of Emirates...”

When I'm flying via this known airline, I always hear this tagline. With the soft voice welcoming me to the city. Its a fact that Dxb has become the cosmopolitan city in the Middle East with its multi cultural environment, fast paced man- made developments, and it is also called the Emirate that never sleeps...

Dxb is situated on the Arabian Gulf in the northwest of United Arab Emirates. It covers around 39sq. km. of the entire city. Dxb Creek, a natural inlet from the gulf, divides the city in two. You will find yourself roaming around areas like Deira, Bur Dxb, Sheikh Zayed, Jumeirah etc.

We find many tourists around the months of December to March as it is winter time. With temperature often comes between 10° C and 14° C, it is lovely to walk around the streets and have a picnic in the park with your families. Its a bit tough during the months of July and August when average maximum temperatures reach above 48° C on the coastal plain, like you can fry an egg on the street during these times. During the late summer months, a humid southeastern wind known as the sharq makes the region unpleasant. Rain in the coastal region falls short, sometimes resulting in floods in ordinarily dry wadi beds. It also prone to occasional, violent dust storms, which can severely reduce visibility.

Dxb is unusual, in that it's population consists mainly of expatriates, the majority of whom come from South East Asia. Majority of the expats who resides here are Indians, Pakistans and Filipinos. UAE nationals are in a minority, at just 20% of the total population. There are some 100,000 Western European expatriates in Dubai, many of them British.

I've been here for four years now and I'm still counting... Wasn't sure of staying here long time at the first instance but I've grown to adore Dxb as my second home...but I'll tell you all about it as we go along... a city that never sleeps, Dxb...the home of Emirates....