Dubai famous landmarks

The Burj Al Arab is regarded as some of the world’s most extravagant hotel. Its magnificent design which resembles a billowing sail dominates the Dubai coastline. At night, it is displayed with choreographed color sculptures of water and fire. The hotel offers only huge suite of one or two bedrooms.

Their services include a chauffeur driven Rolls Royce, a private reception desk on each floor, discreet in-suite check in, and professional butlers who are provide around-the clock attention. This hotel is a unique place to stay, as you feel you have entered a fantasy world. But this does not end here.
Their unique restaurants have menus from all across the world and with their wide renown culinary team, it truly is an appetizing experience. In addition to this, since they are located at the Dubai Coastline, their beaches are magnificent with their white sand beaches and blue waters.

I stayed at The Madinat Jumeirah Al Qasr , designed to emulate a Sheikh’s summer residence, it is in the centre of the Madinat Jumeirah, The Arabian Resort.

The hotel is surrounded by impressive Arabian domes and a network of waterways, where water taxis transport guests from their room to the restaurants and the 1 km sandy beach. Our rooms were very spacious and luxurious and we had our own villa, with Emiko and the other country representatives, with it own reception desk and butler. Fantastic!

Meet the most expensive horses in the world!

Visiting the Royal stables,and meeting some of HH Sheik Mohammed, the United Arab Emirates Prime Minister, incredibly beautiful racing horses. His Hightness is the biggest private owner of race horses in the world, Sheikh Mohammed has earned international recognition as a horse owner, as evidenced by the Special Eclipse Award he received in 2001. What is not so widely known is that he is also an exceptionally gifted rider.

Where the horses are washed, the head of Sheik Mohammed’s stables.

The swimming pool for the racing horses, spectacular… the Royal stables are located in the middle of the city, and it is surrounded by giant buildings everywhere which gives a very unique picture of the site.

 

The Burj Kahlifa is the tallest skyscraper in the world. In a breathtaking design, which encompasses the makings of a small city in its interior,we had to walk through a stunning shoppoing mall and restaurants, to arrive at the feet of it and be able to get into the elevator thatshoot us to the top. We went to the top in a record 60 seconds, it was so fast that my ears popped out 7 times! The Burj Kahlifa is now the center piece of Dubai’s new Dubaitown District.

 

DUBAI NEWS!
Armani opens its first design hotel at the Burj Khalifa, for March 18. Meanwhile, Elie Saab has announced one for next year, and now Karl Lagerfeld and Victoria Beckham are rumored to be involved in a luxury hotel project here . According to the Daily Mirror, rumor has it that Spice-Girl-turned-designer Victoria Beckham has been offered £25 million (almost €29 million) to design rooms and staff uniforms.

 

The World – An archipelago of 300 manmade islands off the coast of Dubai, created from sand dredged from the sea. The World is a landmark for future eco-tourism projects worldwide. The World is one of several tourist and commerce related projects off the coast of Dubai which can be seen from space or now from the Burj Kahlifa tower.

 

 

Visiting the old city, the new trends and the souks

 

Emiko Ohmori, my pretty-assistant, and outrageously…a made of pure-silver Audi!

With the other National Representatives, we were offered tea by a joyful gentleman at the entrance of the old city with its interesting little museums/boutique-hotels. Everywhere it is peaceful, clean, artistically and creatively stimulating.

Photos taken By Emiko…. I am such a poser! I have always been, my father used to take pictures of me all my childhood and he was always telling me to pose! My Dad created a monster…. I just love the camera, I always did. Indeed, I like the architeture of a body, its line, the energy that can be captured in an instant. It is never myself that I see as an end result but instead I see a form, a silhoutette, a story, an angle, a message, a woman alive and a free spirit…

Meydan – The world’s racing capital.

Meydan Grandstand and Racecourse is the brainchild of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. It is the culmination of his vision to create not just the ultimate venue for horseracing, but also an integrated city that is sustainable, environmentally responsible and also one that positions Dubai at the centre of the competitive global business stage.

We were given a private tour of the racecourse and hospitality facilities such as the Parade Ring, and the Grandstand Corporate Suites. I have been to racecourses around the world, among which The Hippodrome de Longchamp in France and The Happy Valley racecourse in Hong Kong but this was so much bigger! The screen below is above 700 meters long!

 

 

My new challenge Polo! It is without a doubt one of the most exciting sports in the world. No other game combines the grace of equestrian pursuits and the skill of a ball game with such thrilling results. The athletic ability of the rider and the power of his mount come together as two teams of four battle for supremacy on the field. Speed, agility, strategy and of course goals, Polo packs it all into 4 pulsating chukkas!

Often called the Sport of Kings, the game continues to enjoy a strong following amongst the world’s royalty. Whether it is played on the green fields of England, the rolling Pampas in Argentina or under the blue skies of Dubai, the rich and famous are always in attendance. I will take photos while playing it when I am back. You should travel to Dubai to enjoy all the sports that it has to offer.

 

I will be back for THE DUBAI WORLD CUP AT THE END OF MARCH.

I will also experience the camel racing, dune driving and desert safari as we were in meetings non-stop and I did not have the time to enjoy it.

 

By for now, ines