dubai - abu dhabi 2 days weekend solo backpacking
april 13-14, 2012
friday to saturday
dubai - abu dhabi 2 days weekend solo backpacking
day 1: abu dhabi city solo day tour
The second round on United Arab Emirates pinoy backpacking invasion. My 3rd country to visit in the middle east, 1st one is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia then followed by the State of Kuwait. Though the 1st two is intended for work, UAE is the 1st one for only leisure travel abroad.
dubai metro mall of emirates station
dubai metro dubai mall/burj khalifa station
april 14 Saturday:
0230H ETD the atlantis
sleeping time
0730H ETD hotel
metro station from mall of emirates to burj khalifa
0815H ETA dubai mall metro station
burj khalifa (225 AED)
metro station from burj khalifa to mall of emirates
burj al arab (walk 5km from station)
jumeirah beach (public)
1400H mall of emirates lunch (35 AED)
souvenir items (124 AED)
1500H ETD dubai city
metro station from mall of emirates to airport terminal 1
1545H ETA dubai international airport terminal 1
check-in for departure
1900H ETD dubai
2030H ETA kuwait
TOTAL EXPENSES at day two : 384 AED = 105 USD = 29 KWD = 4,475 PHP
3 star hotel I check-in at the back of mall of emirates
3 star hotel I check-in at the back of mall of emirates (420 AED)
bbq chicken thai style meal in mall of emirates costs 35 AED
important note (DUBAI CITY):
Dubai is a sovereign state known as an emirate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A city within the emirate is also named Dubai. Dubai and Abu Dhabi are the only two emirates to have veto power over critical matters of national importance in the country's legislature.Dubai City is located on the emirate's northern coastline. Dubai has recently attracted world attention through many innovative large construction projects and sports events. This increased attention has highlighted labour rights and human rights issues concerning its largely South Asian workforce.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai
I did not booked in advance for my hotel accommodation due it is a general knowledge for me that there are much cheaper when I doing a walk-in. My strategic spot is on mall of emirates area because i plan to have a night hang-out. I found a 3-star hotel located exactly at the back of mall of emirates which was a 1st time for me to check-in on a very high rate (420 AED).
road sign going to jumeirah beach / burj al arab
bus stop waiting shed near burj al arab
the famous dubai fountain infront of dubai mall / burj khalifa
(seen at the top)
dubai souvenir items
dubai metro map (click to download)
more photos here ...
i divided this wonderful journey into different set of posts to be more specific on its content;
atlantis dubai nasimi beach clubbing
burj khalifa sightseeing at the top by day
jumeirah public beach with burj al arab
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