I started my first day in Dubai with "Mall of The Emirates", the currently largest shopping mall in the middle-east. We got there by a private taxi which cost us AED 25. When we got out of the car, I was hit by a really hot wind (the temp was 48c.!!) so we quickly got inside the building for air-conditioning. There are tons of stores like Louis Vuitton, Boss, Mont Blanc etc... There are also another two malls inside, Harvey Nichols and Debenhams where you can spend all day enjoying your retail therapy and just have fun!!

Taking a taxi in Dubai is one of the most convenient way to get around the city and the fare is relatively cheap compare to other major cities like London or New York.

Getting a taxi from the airport is an easy procedure, just walk through the crowd outside the terminal builiding and get to the the taxi queue. The base charge from the airport is AED 20 instead of the usual AED 3.00 during day time(6.00 am-10.00 pm) and AED 3.50 charge for a night time meter(10.00 pm-6.00 am)