International Traveller

TIME and TIDE

The locals claim that old and new Dubai are worlds apart. Strictly speaking, that is not quite true. It’s far more accurate to state the two faces of this UAE city are actually about 90 minutes apart, easily linked by two metro trains, a tram and a speedy monorail. That journey does indeed connect the oldest, most historic part of the city to the shiny new face it shows off to the world.

This trip starts at the historic souk markets in the traditional area of Dubai Creek, complete with its flotilla of fishing boats that first put the village of Dubai on the map.The

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