A mob of friendly locals followed us everywhere we went to in the capital of this self-declared state, as it got ready to celebrate its independence day.
Having heard of it’s museums and souqs, I wanted to see the city firsthand and figure out if going back there for the 2022 World Cup would be a possibility.
The images I usually saw of Dubai in the media were always of extreme wealth: towering skyscrapers and artificial islands shaped as giant palm trees or a map of the world.