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MIDTØSTENS Deler Sine Beste Tips ELLEREISE ELLEREISE Skyskrapere, luksuriøse takterrasser og deilige bas- senger. Dubai er definitivt stedet for urbane livsnytere. Kirsty, som har bodd 6 år i Dubai, MIDTØSTENS deler sine beste tips. New York Sol hele året, ekstravagante hoteller, livlige barer og crazy shopping. Ikke rart at DUBAI er et av verdens mest trendy reisemål. Av Hanne Suorza Foto: Hanne Suorza, iStock og Getty Images ELLE 228 ELLEREISE LOVER, ETIKETTE OG ALKOHOL Mellom hyper- Alkohol serveres stort sett bare på hotel- moderne arkitektur dukker tradisjonelle ler, og det er der de fleste barer og restau- elementer opp, og ranter ligger. Det er ikke tillatt å drikke det er mye vakkert å hvile øynene på. alkohol eller å være beruset på gaten. Dubai er det mest avslappede emiratet når det kommer til kleskoder. Turister kan ha på seg det de ønsker på hotell- området. Men det er viktig å respektere kulturen, så dekk til skuldre og knær når du er på kjøpesentre og andre offentlige steder. Over: Her er him- melen (nesten) Burj al Arab er med sine alltid blå. Det kan 321 meter verdens tredje bli kokvarmt om høyeste hotell. De fem sommeren, men øverste plasseringene temperaturen er på den lista finner du for mer behagelig for øvrig nettopp her i Dubai. oss nordboere fra november til april. – DETTE ER JO BÅDE NEW YORK, CANNES og Shanghai på én gang, smiler jeg til kjæresten. Vi er på restauranten Meat Co i Souk Madinat Jumeirah i Dubai. Kanalbåtene seiler langsomt forbi, mens deilig loungemusikk setter stemnin- gen. Vi deler en kjølig flaske Sancerre, nyter utsik- ten mot Burj al Arab, verdens eneste syvstjerners hotell, og føler oss utrolig heldige. Vi snakker om gårsdagens solnedgang fra 122. etasje i Burj Khalifa. Drinkene vi bestilte på uteste- det 360 tidligere i uka. Om den trendy strandbaren The Jetty, og det lekre interiøret i hotellet The One & Only. Om utflukten til Abu Dhabi, arkitekturen, gullet og marmoren i moskeen der. De 1.200 bu- tikkene i verdens største kjøpesenter. Den luksu- BURJ KHALIFA riøse bilparken. De skinnende skyskraperne. – Dette er nesten som en ferie inn i framtiden. Utviklingen er fascinerende. Byen er veldig kosmo- politisk, sier jeg, når kelneren kommer til bordet. – God kveld. Mitt navn er Morris, og jeg står til deres tjeneste i kveld. THE JETTY LOUNGE Jeg smiler igjen. For en service. For en by! Vår guide under oppholdet er 32 år gamle Kirsty Poole fra England. Hun har bodd seks år i Dubai, der hun blant annet har jobbet for Dubai Virgin Radio og som personlig assistent for en 17 år gam- mel datter sheika, det vil si datter av en sheik, som har orangutanger, løver og sjimpanser som kjæle- dyr. Kirsty har bodd i et palass på stranda, reist med privatfly og spist på de beste restaurantene. – Dubai har alt. Jeg elsker denne byen, sier Kirsty, som deler sine beste tips med ELLE: ► Dubai by night! ELLE 229 ELLEREISE UTELIV Verdens høyeste bygg- verk, svimlende 828 For en glamorøs kveld på byen, ta turen til meter høye Burj Khalifa, Cavalli Club på Fairmont Hotel eller uteste- rager over byen. Det var dinglende fra denne det Armani/Privé i Burj Khalifa, verdens høy- bygningen at Tom Cruise fikk kjørt seg i Mission este skyskraper. I Dubai er det stort sett bare Impossible 4. hotellene som serverer alkohol. Så huk en taxi (billig) og få med deg Jumeirah Beach Hotel med den kjente London-klubben Mahiki, som byr damene på gratis cocktails hver 360 tirsdag. Slike «ladies nights» er populære i Dubai. I samme hotell ligger utestedet 360, med ARMANI/PRIVÉ spektakulær beliggenhet i hav- gapet. Du blir fraktet med en golfbil forbi marinaen og ut på BARASTI BEACH BAR en molo. Gøy! Ikke langt unna, i hotellet Mina A’Salam, ligger Bahri Bar, der du kan se solen gå ned i den persiske bukt. Det gjør du også på le- kre Barasti Beach Bar. I enden av prome- naden JBR (Jumeirah Beach Residence) har Rosso på Amwaj Rotana happy hours. Dersom du er i marinaen, anbefales en drink på Dubai Marina Yacht Club. Du kan også ta en taxi til Blue Marlin Ibiza UAE. Den ele- gante strandklubben ligger en halvtimes taxitur fra Dubai i retning Abu Dhabi. Ved kjøpesenteret Verdens beste Dubai Mall, er Calabar på The Address Down- skoshopping finner town Hotel et godt valg. Der har du flott utsikt du på Dubai Mall. til The Dubai Fountain. Det spektakulære lys- showet starter hver halvtime fra klokka 17 til 23. SHOPPING Shopping er alt du kan drømme om og mer. Det er som en folkesport i Dubai, og kvinnene ser fabelaktige ut! De er gjerne tildekket med en abaya, men viser frem eksklusive vesker og sko. Byen har mange store kjøpesen- tre. Dubai Mall er verdens største, og er en opplevelse i seg selv. Der finner du over 1.200 butikker – alt fra Lanvin til Topshop. Gå ikke glipp av Level Shoe District med sko i alle prisklasser. Christian Louboutin, Jim- DUBAI MALL my Choo og Manolo Blahnik er godt repre- sentert. Se dubaimall.com for en oversikt over butikkene. Også Mall of the Emirates bugner av mote, mat, kosmetikk og inte- riør. I dette kjøpesenteret har også Harvey Nichols sin største butikk utenfor England. Dersom du er på jakt etter mindre butikker med sær- O’ DE ROSE preg, bør du sjekke ut O’ de rose på 999 Al Wasl Road. Det er en lekker liten butikk med duft av roser, og varer fra Midtøsten og Marokko. Ta også en titt i Souk Som alltid i et arabisk land, må du søke opp en souk, altså et Madinat Jumeirah. Der er marked. Den modern versjonen det små butikker i arabisk Souk Madinat Jumeirah byr på alt fra smykker, antikviteter, oljer og stil og hyggelige restauran- kryddere, til restauranter og barer i toppklasse. Tradisjonelle marked ter. Tradisjonelle markeder finner du i Bur Dubai finner du i Bur Dubai og Dubai Creek. og Dubai Creek. Du kan krysse elva i en taxibåt, som koster deg to kroner. ► ELLE 230 ELLEREISE Det moderne markedet Souk Madinat Jumeirah er omgitt av et kanalanlegg, der du kan ta deg en tur i en tradisjonell Abra-båt. SLIK KOMMER DU DEG HIT Flyselskapene Norwegian og Emirates flyr deg direkte til Dubai fra Gardermoen. Billettprisene ligger på drøye tusen lappen for én vei, og oppover. Flyturen tar rundt syv timer. ELLE 231 ELLEREISE TING Å GJØRE Ta den raske heisen til 126. etasje i Burj Khalifa for im- ponerende utsikt over Dubai. Men kanskje bedre: Bestill et bord i At.mosphere Lounge i 122. Dersom du ønsker å spise middag, har At.mosphere en fin restaurant rett ved siden av loungen. Inngang i Armani Hotel. Mange av de ekstravagante hotellene lar andre enn hotellets gjes- ter bruke strand- og bassengområdet mot en liten avgift. Sjekk ut Jumeirah Beach Hotel, der du kan padle rundt Burj al Arab, eller litt rimeligere Riva Beach Club på Palm Jumeirah, som også er utmerket for brettpadling. Vannsport og vannparker er nemlig populært i Dubai. Wild Wadi Water Park på Jumeirah Beach Hotel må tes- Slapp av i skyggen tes ut. Aquaventure på hotellet Atlantis er også gøy. Er på stranda. du på jakt etter flere aktiviteter, så bli med på ørkensafari, der du kan stå på ski på sanden og oppleve eventyrlige sol- nedganger, kameler, BBQ og magedans. Ski er det også Til høyre: Luksushotellet Burj al Arab er bygget på muligheter for inne på skisenteret i Mall of the Emirates. en kunstig øy 280 meter fra Jumeirah-stranda. Aternativt kan du se det 22.500 kvadratmeter store anleg- get mens du tar en drink på Apres Bar i Kempinski Hotel. For en luksuriøs spaopplevelse kan du ta turen til The One&Only resort, som for øvrig er kåret til beste «hot spot» av Condé Nast Traveller. Som i mange andre byer, har Dubai sin Big Bus Tour. Det er også enkelt å reise til Abu Dhabi for å besøke The Sheik Zayed Grand Mosque RESTAURANTER – en arkitektonisk opplevelse, og verdt bilturen på en time. Dubai har restauranter for enhver smak og lomme- Er du heldig, får du med deg strandfesten Sandance på bok. Sushi på Nobu i hotellet The Atlantis anbefales Atlantis Hotel, som arrangeres flere ganger i året, og hvor definitivt. Likeså er Zuma i DIFC (Dubai Internatio- blant andre The Killers, David Guetta og Florence and the nal Financial Centre), Gaucho, The Ivy og Hakka- Machine har opptrådt. san blant favorittene. Vil du vite mer om hva som skjer i Dubai? Hold deg opp- Men også enklere alternativer anbefales: Den ame- datert på timeoutdubai.com. ● rikanske kjeden P.F. C h a n g´s har filialer i Dubai Mall BAB AL SHAMS DESERT og Mall of the Emirates. Kafé Tom&Serg i RESORT AND SPA Al Quoz er ypperlig for frokost og småretter. THE SHEIK ZAYED GRAND MOSQUE Al Nafoorah på Jumeirah Zabeel Saray ser- EN OASE I ØRKENEN verer god libanesisk mat. I samme område Når du blir sliten av det yrende folke- ligger også supertrendy Supperclub. livet i asfaltjungelen, er et opphold på Gå heller ikke glipp av en av Dubais kjente ørkenresort det du trenger. fredagsbrunsjer. Da nyter gjestene tre-fire ti- Omtrent 40 minutter med bil fra mer med ubegrenset champagne, cocktails Dubai by ligger eksotiske Bab Al Shams Desert Resort og mat til en fast pris. Sjekk ut prisbelønte and Spa, et perfekt sted å slappe av og samle krefter etter Bubbalicious Brunch på The Westin Hotel! hektiske dager i storbyen. Idet vi passerer porten inn til anlegget, føler vi oss hensatt til en historie fra Tusen og én natt, og denne følelsen vedvarer under hele oppholdet.
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