my fave hotel is the al arjaan rotana in dubai
more of an appartment tho. pisses all over sofitel.
(richard cropper's comedy account Stephen Frizzle is on the sex offenders list, Mon 6 Jul 2009, 20:32, archived)

That's not really a hotel in Tokyo though, is it?

( JessAction Give me all your expensive brandy and hubcaps., Mon 6 Jul 2009, 20:33, archived)

Hah

( Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Mon 6 Jul 2009, 20:38, archived)

doh that´ll be me not reading the post correctly
skim reading i thought he said, if not, what´s your favourite. doh.

the answer is SUMMER. what do i win?
(richard cropper's comedy account Stephen Frizzle is on the sex offenders list, Mon 6 Jul 2009, 20:43, archived)

i really hope they do some sort of guided tours of Dubai after the collapse
it would be so awesome to wander around all those half built skyscrapers and shopping malls in the middle of the desert
( well, Mon 6 Jul 2009, 20:34, archived)

I hope there would be facilities to rent biker leathers and a scruffy dog

( glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Mon 6 Jul 2009, 20:38, archived)

i'm going to bring my own, just in case

( well, Mon 6 Jul 2009, 20:39, archived)

what what what
you know all the fake vegetation they are putting there is actually changing the climate now... not sure how long it will last.

tax free though hey.. think i´m gonna do 6 months out there.
(richard cropper's comedy account Stephen Frizzle is on the sex offenders list, Mon 6 Jul 2009, 20:41, archived)

well perhaps it won't happen
i hope it does though
( well, Mon 6 Jul 2009, 20:43, archived)

why?
have you been? desert safari on buggies, camel riding, sea kayaking (cheap too), some fucking amazing bars and hotels.. not to mention the restaurants. and you get treated like a true king.

only problem is you see the other suffering badly, like the indians. and the taxi drivers. which is why i always tip them. i mean, 3 quid to work in a taxi.. in dubai!? no idea why they dont raise prices.
(richard cropper's comedy account Stephen Frizzle is on the sex offenders list, Mon 6 Jul 2009, 20:45, archived)

yeah, i really don't like the idea of holidaying in a third world country
i'll wait for the post apocalypse package tour in 10-15 years time
( well, Mon 6 Jul 2009, 20:47, archived)

it´ll be a few years until some of the best developments are complete
but really, just a couple of weeks there.. it´s an experience. and incredible.
(richard cropper's comedy account Stephen Frizzle is on the sex offenders list, Mon 6 Jul 2009, 20:52, archived)

when you say 'get treated like a true king'
that doesn't appeal even slightly, sorry
( well, Mon 6 Jul 2009, 20:56, archived)

One of my friends lived in Dubai
He said there's some law (may be Sharia) that says if a man is killed, compensation is given to the family.

Which means people throw themselves in front of cars on motorways. I don't imagine that it's THAT often, but he said he saw it a few times. He lived there for quite a while, though.
( Methylene Blue - electrohead, Mon 6 Jul 2009, 20:44, archived)

wtf
O_o

lots of prostitutes there too. I met my mate outside the metropolitan hotel, and there were about 20 black girls trying to open my taxi door "hey darling!" (i didn´t know them i SWEAR)... i asked about this. apparantly the rulers take their passports so they are stuck there :/

all the rulers have mistresses too who live in a seperate house on the grounds. I know a friend in IT who installs all their phone and network systems. Business deals are ALL backhanders too. :( so much for the honest joe!
(richard cropper's comedy account Stephen Frizzle is on the sex offenders list, Mon 6 Jul 2009, 20:47, archived)