We have been to the city of Dubai twice now and both times we have stayed in the Dubai Marina area. We stayed there the first time pretty much by chance, and the second time because I refused to stay anywhere else because I absolutely love it there! The Marina area is awesome, it is as if we stepped out of the Middle East and stepped into Chicago. It has the same tall buildings with awesome water access that you get when you are in Chicago.
Chicago last summer with Sarah, Heidi, Katie and Laura…Miss you Ladies!
Dubai
The Marina is built on a two mile stretch of man made canals surrounded by tons of high rise apartment building, restaurants, shopping, and best off all: walking paths!
The Marina is right near the Palm Jumeira, which is a series of man made islands in the shape of a palm tree. At the top of the palm tree is the Atlantis resort where I took my infamous leap of faith 🙂 The UAE is currently in the process of building another series of man made islands but this time they will be in the shape of a map of the world.
One other selling point on the Marina for me is that awesome little M on the map. The Marina has a metro stop right next to it, making basically everything in Dubai just a short train ride away.
One thing we have been majorly missing in our Kuwaiti life is access to outdoor space. We do not have sidewalks, parks, or green space near us in Kuwait, so the accessibility of the outdoor space in the Dubai Marina is luxurious to us. When staying in the Marina area we could roll out of bed in the morning and go for a walk, go out for brunch, run into the mall, or go for a bike ride. In our short little weekend jaunt to Dubai we did exactly that on both mornings while we were there. The only time we left the Marina area was when we went to the Rugby 7’s Tournament and when we went to the Irish Village for live music and dancing. (more on the 7’s and the Irish Village later)
When adulthood and childhood collide….adult size big wheels.
Niamh and Mitch
Jooles
I love so many things about this city: the diversity, the amenities, the cleanliness, the metro, the legal alcohol, but more than anything else that I have found in Dubai, I love the Marina!
With a view like this, can you guess where I will be staying the next time we are in Dubai?
The Might as Wellers 