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Gallery: United Arab Emirates

View Photos for: Dune Buggies in Boomtown Dubai

Perhaps the World’s Largest Construction Site, Dubai’s skyline has more cranes than a bird sanctuary. From the buildings to the desert, camels to dune buggies, resorts to strip-on clubs, its a universe to make your eyes pop out. Artists and falconers, ski-slopes, 7-star hotels and lavish souks - there’s enough cash to green a desert. Click on the thumbnails for more info.

View Photos for: Board in Dubai

Returning to Dubai to shoot Word Travels, I get pretty board with all the permit restrictions. There’s not much to do besides the malls, so I figure why not sandboard and snowboard on the same day? First in the Red Desert, and then inside at Ski Dubai inside the Mall of the Emirates. Things elsewhere are booming more than ever. Click on the thumbnails for more info.

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