The Guardian:
On October 8, 2008, a group of government officials from the Comoro Islands made their way from their villages to a small airport not far from the nation’s capital, where, on a runway overlooking the Indian Ocean, a private plane stood waiting to fly them to Kuwait. The road that led them there was one of the longest in the archipelago nation – a 20km stretch that skims the west side of Ngazidja, the biggest of the three islands. It is a scenic drive, lined with pineapple, breadfruit, and mango trees, as well as potholes and piles of trash.
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Never understood the hype with Dubai. Bunch of tall buildings in a misrabely hot climate in the friggin a-rabian penninsula - it was 108 degrees (42 C) in mid May befrfoe noon when I was there last (for business). It is good if you're a saudi man with a hard-on and lots of money as light-skinned Eatern European and Russian hookers are ther to be had..............or, if you live in the paradise of islamist republic where making a trip to Dubai can be the highlight of your year...or decade.
Pahleeeez....
I agree with Cop. It seems tall buildings are indication of civilization.
I traveled to Dubai once a few years ago, and I hated it for the same reasons.
I agree. Dubai is over-rated. I just visited there. I was not impressed. Any monkey can now build a gleaming skyscraper.