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From camels to cricket: Dubai's world of sport

In | By Lonely Planet

Early morning training for desert camel racing The love of sport runs deep in Dubai, where old traditions like camel racing and new ones like rugby share the limelight. Read more…

The Dubai Museum: Charting the rise of the emirate

In | By Lonely Planet

The Dubai Museum, housed in the Al-Fahidi Fort The museum's collection vividly charts Dubai’s rapid progress from a tiny pre-oil fishing and pearling village – and one of the world’s first free-trade ports – through to the Arabian metropolis it is today. Read more…

Dubai's eclectic skyline: From wind-towers to architectural fantasies

In | By Olivia Pozzan, Lonely Planet

Madinat Jumeirah and Burj Al Arab, Dubai In a city with only a few buildings over 100 years old, Dubai is daring to remake its own image faster than any other city on earth. Read more…

Lonely Planet's top 10 ways to burn cash in Dubai

In | By Lonely Planet

Dubai’s iconic Burj Al Arab hotel Multicultural, materialistic and moving forward at a pace like no other city, Dubai is the little city-state that could. From sleepy trading port to skyscraper central, the city lives for attention and achieves it by being the very model of a tolerant Arab state. Read more…

A perfect day in Dubai

In | By Olivia Pozzan, Lonely Planet

Gold souq, Dubai Beneath the mantle of glitz and glamour, Dubai's subtle and seductive charms could easily be overlooked. But a day is all you need to lift the cloak of this glittering city. Read more…

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The world’s tallest building, indoor ski runs, man-made islands—this is a fascinating experiment and a city-state like no other. But there is another Dubai underneath the ostentatious surface.

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