After a much needed almost 10 hour sleep (haven't experienced that in a long time!) we hit the foyer planning to see the concierge to book a "hop on hop off" bus tour before having breaky.At 220 Dirham per person (exchange rate about 3.3) we knew we weren't going to get value as we only had about 4 hours or so before we had to be back for our Desert Safari. Fortunately the concierge suggested the alternative of a private vehicle with our own driver at 100 Dirham ...

After all those hours of planning, departure day is finally here!! Woo hoo!!A 6am flight sounds ridiculously early but with online check in we were only required 90 minutes prior - barely enough time for a coffee which was fortunate with virtually nothing open!Emirates and the A380 were great - amazing seats (thanks to Sue!!), meals good and movies even better.Flying in to a totally new city is always tinged with excitement and anticipation and Dubai was no diffe...