The Dubai Miracle Garden. That sums it up, really.
45 million flowers —
The Dubai Miracle Garden. That sums it up, really.
dubai miracle garden
OK, golf courses are everywhere but plonking 20 down in the middle of the Arabian desert was surely an above average challenge. The secret ingredient? Sewage.
Golf courses —
OK, golf courses are everywhere but plonking 20 down in the middle of the Arabian desert was surely an above average challenge. The secret ingredient? Sewage.
Jumeirah Golf Estates
Right on the edge of Dubai there's a verdant saltwater paradise that's home to thousands of birds including flamingos, ospreys and eagles.
A lush paradise for birds —
Right on the edge of Dubai there's a verdant saltwater paradise that's home to thousands of birds including flamingos, ospreys and eagles.
Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing
This is definitely mirage material: An indoor ski run, with penguins (not shown), in Dubai.
Ski runs —
This is definitely mirage material: An indoor ski run, with penguins (not shown), in Dubai.
Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing
A runner cools off in Dubai ... "fun" runners hit the melting tarmac in the emirate all-year round.
Fun runners —
A runner cools off in Dubai ... "fun" runners hit the melting tarmac in the emirate all-year round.
karim sahib/getty
The imaginatively-spelled Jumeirah Sceirah at Wild Wadi, one of four water parks in Dubai -- scary not just because of slide's near-vertical drop but the 600 gallons of water a minute it uses.
Water parks —
The imaginatively-spelled Jumeirah Sceirah at Wild Wadi, one of four water parks in Dubai -- scary not just because of slide's near-vertical drop but the 600 gallons of water a minute it uses.
Wild Wadi Waterpark