Dubai & Abu Dhabi 7 - Full PDF eBook

phone number in the fields provided, and you’ll be sent an access code by text mes- sage� Internet access costs Dh15 for one con ...

the authorities are cracking down hard on it� The mini- mum penalty for possession of even trace amounts is four years in prison ...

As a visitor you will receive medical care, but you will be charged for it, so don’t leave home without travel health insurance� ...

weekend (ie Friday or Satur- day), the holiday is usually taken at the beginning of the next working week� ramadan This is the m ...

One very real danger in Dubai is bad driving� We also don’t recommend that you swim, waterski or jet-ski in the Creek� The tides ...

advance� Some local buses and all water taxis are wheel- chair-accessible� Dubai’s metro has lifts and grooved guidance paths in ...

Traditionally, the role of a woman in the region is to be a mother and matron of the household, while the man is the financial p ...

This rule is designed to stop people from job-hopping� If you are employed in Dubai and have any work- related problems, you can ...

Language Arabic is the official language of the uAE, but English is widely understood� Note that there are significant differenc ...

direcTions Where’s the ...? ؟...من وين min wayn ... bank البنك il·bank market السوق i·soog post office مكتب البريد mak·tab il·ba ...

... wine خمر ... ... kha·mar red احمر ah·mer sparkling فوار fa·waar white ابيض ab·yad eMerGencies Help! !مساعد moo·saa·’id (m) ! ...

Monday يوم الاثنين yawm al·ith·nayn Tuesday يوم الثلاثة yawm a·tha·laa·tha Wednesday يوم الاربعة yawm al·ar·ba’ Thursday يوم الخ ...

arabic alphabeT Arabic is written from right to left� The form of each letter changes depending on whether it’s at the start, in ...

Glossary abaya – woman’s full-length black robe abra – small, flat-decked boat; water taxi adhan – call to prayer agal – head ro ...

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This booK This 7th edition of Dubai & Abu Dhabi was written and researched by Josephine Quintero� The 6th edition was writte ...

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1x1 Contemporary art 81 a a basid dynasty 150b abras 52, 64, 175 abu Dhabi 13, 117-23, 120-1 accommodation 123 airport 172 beach ...

customs regulations 177 cycling 119 d dance 169 dancing, see nightlife dangers 182-3 dates 40 day spas 42, see also Sports & ...

i lam 160, 161s call to prayer 138 holidays 181-2 museums 125 ramadan 15, 31-2, 96, 160, 182 itineraries 16-17 J JamJar 81 Jebel ...