Lamcy Plaza Dubai

January 28th, 2011

Lamcy opening its doors to the public in 1997 has taken its ranking as one of the oldest shopping malls in the modern Dubai. Located in one of the popular metropolitan areas with over 150 outlets to choose from Lamcy proves to be one of the most popular places to visit.

Outlets offer visitors a range of affordable and designer garments, wide range of shoes and accessories, electronics and well-known Japanese discount center. In addition to the multiple outlets available, Lamcy also includes a well-stocked hypermarket, Al Maya, Read the rest of this entry »

Burjuman – Shopping Centre

January 7th, 2011

BurJuman is one of the many shopping malls in Dubai but there are number of features that make it distinct to be visited. It was opened in mid 90’s making it one of the very few old shopping malls located in Dubai. Today, its not just a shopping mall it has a business center and luxury accommodation block as well. Read the rest of this entry »

Best Bars in Dubai

September 25th, 2010

Dubai has an amazing night life and is also a venue for some of the most exotic bars in the region. Here is a look at some of those that are known most popularly.

1.       Barasti: Barasti is a beach bar located beachside at Le Meridien Mina Seyahi Resort, and in my opinion the most happening bar in Dubai entertaining a multicultural crowd. The bar is in the form of wooden hut-like stations serving the drinks and people can either choose to sit inside or outside by the beach at spongy mattresses left on the sand. There is also a stage for club nights which usually plays house music. Overall it offers an experience of a holiday in the Caribbean life. Read the rest of this entry »

At the top of Burj Khalifa, the Dubai gift

August 14th, 2010

It began as a desire to become home to the tallest man made structure in the world. With the name being changed from Burj Dubai (Burj meaning ‘tower’) to Burj Khalifa, the world watched as Dubai renamed one of its most prized possessions after the President of UAE and ruler of Abu Dhabi, during the time when the oil rich capital rescued Dubai from a mire of debt due to its tower-like ambitions collapsing under the financial crisis between 2007 and 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

Academic city: Classes between the desert and the palms

August 9th, 2010

Dubai’s effort to build a world class city along the lines of Singapore’s model was made unique when they offered free zones not only to business enterprises but also conceived a free zone devoted solely to tertiary education. Thus came up Dubai International Academic city in 2006, the first of its kind in the world. The move was to serve Dubai’s vision of developing a knowledge-based economy and thus implant the much needed pool of talented youth. However much to the students’ plight, while the DIAC development is still in the construction phase, many universities decided to shift their campus here from their earlier base in Knowledge Village (which in this context can be referred to as a paradise). Read the rest of this entry »