Comments on: Wanted: DuBabel Correspondent

By: byK – Dubai’s Burj Khalifa

byK – Dubai’s Burj Khalifa — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:25:26 +0000

[...] Not quite sure the original source of the photo, but I saw it first on one of my favorite travel blogs: Matador Network. [...]

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By: Tim Patterson

Tim Patterson — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:54:53 +0000

I’d love to see submissions from U.A.E nationals on the DuBabel theme…

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By: Faisal

Faisal — Thu, 28 May 2009 11:10:27 +0000

There’s probably more U.A.E. nationals than ex-pats that would see it as an appropriate analogy. A while ago, in Sharjah (city bordering Dubai) I did see a building actually called Babel Tower and I was following the signs heading towards Lord’s Beach Hotel at the time.

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By: Tim Patterson

Tim Patterson — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:03:51 +0000

You mean, there’s not a writer in Dubai who thinks the Babel analogy might be apt?

“Closer, closer to paradise. How cold!”

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By: Carlo

Carlo — Tue, 12 May 2009 04:40:38 +0000

I look forward to our DuBabel correspondent’s stories!

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By: Hal

Hal — Mon, 11 May 2009 20:15:10 +0000

Cool idea, Tim. I hope we get to hear an on-the-ground perspective soon. Dubai is utterly mystical in my mind (only more so after seeing that wild opening photo!). I’d like to go, but am also a bit intimidated.

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By: Tim Patterson

Tim Patterson — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:54:01 +0000

Check out Baxter’s article on Arabian Bull Wrestling for a look at the pre-DuBabel side of the United Arab Emirates.

http://matadortrips.com/arabian-bull-wrestling/

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