A seven hour flight from Bangkok put me into Dubai at 1:30 am so I grabbed 5 hours of "sleep" in the airport and then headed out for my day in Dubai.
Flying into Dubai as the world whizzes by. 
Even with the recent bankruptcy crisis, Dubai is still a city under constant construction.
My first glimpse of Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest man-made structure ever built.
Catching the metro around town. Even the metro station feels like a grand ballroom.
The Burj Khalifa, Dubia fountian, and surrounding metro area. The building looks much smaller than in real life due to the distortion of stitching photos together to capture the entire thing.
Inside the Dubai Mall.
The mall directory of approximately 1,200 stores. You want it..they got it.
The Prime Minister of UAE, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
A full size hockey rink in the mall.
A 10 million liter aquarium with 33,000 fish also in the mall.
The Burj Khalifa is almost twice as tall as the Empire State Building at 2,717 ft.
After wearing out my feet from the enormous mall and cranking my neck looking at all the skyscrapers, I headed to Jumeriah Beach for the last few hours before my flight.
Taking a refreshing dip in the Persian Gulf.
After 22 countries, many many miles, and about a liter of motor oil from my bike on my left shoe, it's time to hang these guys up. I feel they deserve a special place on the wall.....we'll see what Emily thinks.
Enroute to Switzerland and my very eager reunion with Emily. After two months in a far away place I have learned a few things.
1. Enjoy Life-The common phrase of life is short rings clearly in my head, therefore why wouldn't you spend it doing the things that bring you happiness?2. There are a lot of good people in this world- The more people I meet from all over the world, the more I realize no matter where we come from we are all much more alike than we are different.
3. Next time I go on a two month travel vacation take Emily with me.
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