Beyond the Skyscrapers: Why You Haven’t Seen Dubai Until You’ve Driven a Dune Buggy
Let’s be honest for a second. When you picture Dubai, what comes to mind? Probably the Burj Khalifa piercing the clouds. Maybe the gold souks. Definitely an air-conditioned mall the size of a small country. And look, that stuff is cool. It’s shiny. It’s impressive. But is it the real Dubai? I used to think so. I spent my first two days in the city with my neck craned upwards, looking at buildings. And it was great. But somewhere around sunset on day three, I started to feel itchy. I hadn’t touched anything real. I hadn’t gotten my hands dirty. That’s when a friend who lives there gave me the best advice I’ve ever ignored... and then later thanked him for. He said: "Forget the maps. Go east. Let the city disappear in your rearview mirror." He was talking about the desert. And more specifically, he was talking about getting behind the wheel of a dune buggy Dubai style. The Moment the City Falls Away Driving out of the city limits is a trip in itself. You wat...