I hated Dubai until I learned about it

Update: 2024-11-16

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Dubai was in my “Top 5 places where I NEVER want to go”. I heard it was commercialized hedonism, glorified overindulgence, pandering to millionaires and influencers — extravagance and opulence. Everything I hate. That’s why I had never gone there.

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I hated Dubai until I learned about it

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I hated Dubai until I learned about it

Derek Sivers

I hated Dubai until I learned about it