Thrusting into the sky in a shimmer of steel and glass, Dubai is a city famously built on sand; from the windswept dunes of the Arabian Desert to the pale beaches of the Arabian Gulf. The sandy shores of Dubai offer an obvious holiday escape – but what about the desert? Far from a boring wilderness, the Arabian Desert is a mystical place, full of tales and traditions and offering travellers something a little more authentically Middle-Eastern.
Traditional landscapes Amy Austen, My Destination
