Visioning Dubai today, it is hard to believe that this opulent country was once a fishing settlement. Today, Dubai is the principal port on the Arabian Gulf Coast with towering sky-scrapers and state-of-the-art infrastructure. Despite that, traditional souks (marketplaces) can still be found all over the city.
Also known as the Shopping Paradise of the Gulf Coast, Dubai is an open port whose variety of products can only be rivalled by the power of your imagination. As items are tax-free many goods are much cheaper there than in its country of origin. Whatever your taste in shopping, be it Milan haute couture or street wear, Bedouin jewelleries or pearls, potteries or gold, you will find it in Dubai. If you are looking for adventures à la the Arabian Nights, you will find it in the well-preserved historical monuments, where the tales come alive in the sand dunes, forts, palaces and mosques.
