Title: Dubai : The Desert Escape

Introduction 1
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Introduction

The Alluring Sands of Dubai Rotimi Ogunjobi The narration of a sponsored journey to Dubai, being a…

Contents 2
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Contents

• The Forecourt Of A Wealthy King • Most Wondrous Sights In The World • The Wary…

Chapter 1- The Forecourt of a Wealthy King 3
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Chapter 1- The Forecourt of a Wealthy King

Here I was at the Lagos International Airport on this Sunday evening waiting to board a plane…

Chapter 2 - Most Wondrous Sight in the World 4
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Chapter 2 – Most Wondrous Sight in the World

I woke up too early the next day at around four in the morning, which would be…

Chapter 3 - Wary Gatekeepers 5
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Chapter 3 – Wary Gatekeepers

The front office manager at the Al Arraf is a serious-faced guy. I somehow got the impression…

Chapter 4 - An Evening Amidst the Dunes 6
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Chapter 4 – An Evening Amidst the Dunes

Trying to convert a holiday to a place you are visiting for the first time into a…

Chapter 5 - A Dinner Date with Myself 7
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Chapter 5 – A Dinner Date with Myself

Next day was Friday, which was like Sunday in most parts of the world because on Fridays…

Chapter 6 - Metro Man 8
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Chapter 6 – Metro Man

Metro Man I woke up at about three in the morning, next day, completely disjointed. My bed…

Chapter 7 - The Lone Stranger 9
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Chapter 7 – The Lone Stranger

I had slept too little last night. One reason was that I had taken too many vitamin…

Chapter 8 - Home in the Bones 10
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Chapter 8 – Home in the Bones

By my eighth day in Dubai, the novelty had begun to wear off. This was indeed a…

Chapter 9 - Sweet and Sour Sauce 11
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Chapter 9 – Sweet and Sour Sauce

Sweet and Sour Sauce My printer was finally delivered next morning, after I had gone pestering the…

Chapter 10 - Home Strange Home 12
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Chapter 10 – Home Strange Home

I had no problem at all waking up on time the next morning. I never have such…