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August 21, 2014

The Daily Durning: Up and over the top in Dubai

Who doesn’t love to be appalled by images of Dubai excess: “48 Crazy Photos That Prove Dubai Is Basically A Giant Playground For Millionaires” – from Distractify.  Some you might not have seen:

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 The Burj Al Arab tennis court:
Dubai 3

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Starbucks in the Ibn Battuta Mall:

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Miracle Garden, the largest flower garden in the world:

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The family pet:

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  2. The Burj Al Arab tennis court is just a joke. It actually is the the helipad that got turned into a tennis court for a photo op. Actually it would make for a lousy tennis court because there is no fence. Every ball you miss ends up in the Persian Gulf.

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