Five Dubai delights
As the time of year comes to pack the BOAC bag and set off on another trip back to colder climes, the thought of what will be most sorely missed from the sandlands comes to mind.
Among Dubai's many attractions, five things stand out:
1. Permanent, brilliant sunshine
2. Shops open until at least 10pm every night
3. Being able to drive at 140kmph with relative impunity
4. Cheap, ubiquitous, excellent Lebanese food
5. Alphonso mangoes
Perhaps there are others. But these five delights are those that will cause the greatest pangs while sitting under a grey, drizzling sky munching a wormy apple, with the sandwich shop closed by 5.30pm and twelve points on ones licence for doing 31mph in a 30mph zone.
Among Dubai's many attractions, five things stand out:
1. Permanent, brilliant sunshine
2. Shops open until at least 10pm every night
3. Being able to drive at 140kmph with relative impunity
4. Cheap, ubiquitous, excellent Lebanese food
5. Alphonso mangoes
Perhaps there are others. But these five delights are those that will cause the greatest pangs while sitting under a grey, drizzling sky munching a wormy apple, with the sandwich shop closed by 5.30pm and twelve points on ones licence for doing 31mph in a 30mph zone.


