During my last visit to Dubai, in November, I took time out to drive around the city and just look at all the changes that have taken place since I first moved there in the 1980s. Back then everything from commerce to tourism was centered around the “Dubai Creek.” Now, I hardly noticed the “creek” as I drove on a network of multilane freeways and
The War Years Part VI: Dubai Goes Global
Stepping out for a New Years Eve party in Dubai, 1987. (Photo/via Norbert Schiller) During my last visit to Dubai, in November, I took time out to drive around the city and just look at all the changes that have taken place since I first moved there in the 1980s. Back then everything from commerce […]