Dubai - Jewel of the Middle East?

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Dubai is experiencing amazing growth. I am not quite sure what dynamic is at work here, but Dubai is not only building some of the coolest and most glamorous buildings in the world, they are actually building land! There are two giant islands shaped like palm trees being built at this moment.


It's also the home of the Burj al Arab, the coolest hotel ever. Shaped like a giant sail, Tiger Woods hit some balls off the vertigo-inducing helicopter pad a few years back.
Donald Trump is building in the palm Dubai as well.

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