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Fun Family Activities to Try in Dubai

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Dubai is a stunning part of the world and a place which is often popular with people all over the world as a summer getaway. The beauty of Dubai is that it has a hot climate all year long and it also enjoys a lot of amazing landmarks and activities for anyone to try throughout the year.

Despite being known as one of the most glamourous places on earth, it is still possible to explore Dubai on a budget. There are plenty of free things to do around the city, and there are some activities that you can opt with little to no cost if your budget is tight.

Today we are going to take a look at some of the best family activities you can try if you visit this part of the world during the summer. Whether you’re planning to drive throughout the UAE or you’d choose to commute, you can have some fun time with your family!

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The World’s Most Captivating Capital Cities

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A capital city is usually the best encapsulation of everything that a country has to offer in terms of its culture, history, and sights. That being said, not every capital city gets the credit it deserves in terms of what it can offer.

If you’re a keen explorer then you might have visited destinations such as London, Paris, and New York City before, but there might be plenty of places you’ve yet to see.

The three capital cities in this article are well worth visiting on your future travels.

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What You Could Get In Abu Dhabi For $10 – Some Freebies to Stroll Around the Capital City of UAE

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This might be shocking for you, but are you one of those people who always think of Dubai whenever someone mentions the United Arab Emirates? Well, are you aware that Dubai is actually not the capital city of the country? Instead, it’s Abu Dhabi.

And despite the popularity of Fly Emirates as the world’s best airlines in the world, there’s also some other Emirati airlines whose headquarter is located in the United Arab Emirates: Etihad Airways.

So, if you by any chance fly with the airlines, chances are you’ll spend some time on a transit in Abu Dhabi. And to feed your adventurous desire, you might as well want to figure out how you could spend as little as possible in the city.

That, if you’re planning to explore the city for a bit. And thanks to Keri, the mom of Family Travel in the Middle East, we will cover the city for this week’s $10 series.

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6 Popular Tourist Destinations That I Am Not (Yet) Interested To Visit

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If you could go anywhere right now for vacation, where would you go?

I’m sure all of you have your own bucket list. And perhaps, one of the places on your list would be the generic tourist destination like London or Paris. Sure, maybe some other places like New York or Bali? What do you have on your bucket list?

Now, back to your bucket list again… Do you have some places that people seem to attract to, but you’re simply not interested to visit it, at least not today?

Well, that’s what has inspired me to write this post. There are some cities in the world that seem so popular for tourists slash travelers no matter how you tell the difference between the two. But then some just don’t interest me.

At least, I could say not today as whenever I travel, I have to pay everything on my own so maybe costs play a huge role in my opinion. So, what are they?

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