Dreem Destination Challenge - Week 2 - A Trip to Dubai

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As a person who loves to dreem about exotic places, I often browse the net just to look for beautiful pictures all around the world. I keep doing this hoping that someday, I would have the opportunity of visiting some of these places, little did I know that such opportunity was just around the corner.

I jumped for joy when I received a call from Hive account@dreemsteem informing me of the arrangement she made for me and two other persons to visit any place of our choice. She also didn't fail to send $500 to me for trip. What more can I ask for?

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I immediately called Hive account@merit.ahama informing her about this great news. You need to see how happy she was hearing about this.

We couldn't decide on who would be joining us just as we were also indecisive on where we should visit since we had several choices in mind. We had to narrow our choices to Florida Disney cruise and a trip to Dubai.

We ended up going for Dubai being that Hive account@kei2 stays there, and it's been a long time we saw her, coupled with the fact that she has always told us several stories of Dubai being one of the best tourists centres in the world. Who wouldn't love to see what makes it special?

We didn't bother calling to inform her of our visit because we wanted it to be a surprise 😲. We decided we would call her when we get to the airport in Dubai. I was just so impatient to get there as I thought about my all-time dreem coming true.


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Dubai has always been the most resourceful, united and modern of all Emirates since the United Arab Emirates were found in 1971. It has been very famous for a lot of tourist attractions like the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa which is the third tallest and one of the most luxurious hotels in the world, the Burj Al Arab(an indoor ski centre), and a world-class shopping destinations (The Dubai Mall and The Mall of Emirates).

On arrival, we called Hive account@kei2 asking her to come pick us up. At first, she thought we were playing planks on her, but she shouted for joy when she heard the airport announcement in the background. I still don't know how she did it till this day, but before we knew it, she was already at the airport. It was really nice seeing her after a very long time. I knew that very moment that it was going to be an experience I would never forget in a lifetime.

We had plans of booking a hotel but she refused. She insisted we stayed at her place. We tried our best to convince her, but she still refused stating that we can't be renting a hotel while she stays in the city. On hearing this, I realized that going home with her would be beneficial to us since we would have more money to spend 😂.

We decide to go with her on the condition that she wouldn't spend on us since I still have the money Hive account@dreemsteem sent to me. She agreed to this, but that didn't stop her from over feeding us at her place 😂.

We took a cab to her home. It was such a beauty. The environment was just so comfortable and this made me feel as if I was at home. She served us a delicious meal which after, she took us to the visitors' room where we freshened up. After resting for some time, we decided to explore the city before the end of the day.

We decided to visit the beach first, and so we took a cab to Al Manzar park and beach. I have heard so many stories about how natural this place is and on getting there, I could notice the smell of nature all around me.

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I had so much fun at the beach and that's because I could swim. Hive account@merit.ahama and Hive account@kei2 couldn't swim, and so they were watched me while I was having the best moment of my life. We bought some barbecue and fruit juice at the beach even as we discussed a lot of things about Dreemport and Hive.

From the beach, we took another cab to the Emirate Mall which is the biggest mall in the Middle East. @merit.ahama and I thought of getting something nice for ourselves which will serve as a reminder of our trip to Dubai. We also asked Hive account@kei to pick something for herself which would serve as a reminder that we visited her in dubai 😂.. We spent a total of $150 including our fare to the Mall.

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We headed back the house after a long day and on getting home, we took our bath, ate and that was it for the night because we were so exhausted.

We started our day by visiting the Ski Dubai. It's like visiting a desert and ski slopes at the same time. The switching of temperature from 50degrees to below zero there was kind of weird, but believe me, you would love to experience this weirdness. Even if you don't know how to ski-dive, there are instructors readily available to help you out. It was really fun experiencing this for the very first time.

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From the Ski Dubai, we visited the Dubai mall which is mainly famous for its ice-rink and underwater zoo. It also has a 22 screen cinema and a park called Sega world. Believe me when I tell you that the Dubai mall is more than just a mall, it is nothing less than a tourist destination.

We visited the zoo, and I was glad we did because I saw some animals I never knew existed. We also saw a James Bond movie at the cinema and I really enjoyed seeing it in a world-class cinema. A total of $100 was spent during our visit to the mall.

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After the movie, we went to a road side restaurant to eat. The road side restaurants are for the lovers of curry, people who like spicy Asian foods. We wanted to taste and see how good it is so we could have stories to tell and so, we ordered the chicken haardi, daal and biriyani. These foods were served to us in a very friendly and tasty way. We enjoyed the food and didn't even know we were already filled.

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When the sun was about to set, we quickly rushed down to the famous dubai creek which is one of the oldest areas in dubai. We rode an abra round the creek and the site took us back to the 60s. The abra ride was not just a trip down memory lane, it also gave us an opportunity to witness a manmade miracle - a miracle of development, commitment, and riches. A total of $55 including the cab fare, was spent during our visit to the creek.

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At the end of the day, we went back home hoping Hive account@dreemsteem would call us and ask us to spend an extra week because there were still places we would have loved to visit. However, we are still very grateful that we were privileged to have such opportunity. It was indeed an experience to always remember.

Hive account@merit.ahama and I came back to Nigeria the next day and we couldn't stop but tell everyone who cared to listen about our experience in Dubai.

Here is the breakdown of how we spent the $500.

• Cab fare to the home of Hive account@kei2 - $15
• Cab fare to the beach - $15
• Barbecue and fruit juice at the beach - $30
• Expenses at the mall including the cab fare to and from the mall - $150
• Expenses at the ski dubai plus the cab fare - $50
• Expenses at the dubai mall - $150
• Expenses at the roadside restaurant - $30
• Expenses at the dubai creek plus cab fare back home - $55

Total = $495

This is my imaginary entry for the #dreemdestination challenge.

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