Post card from Sharjah - Dale Benkenstein
"From extreme poverty to 7 star hotels"
Dale Benkenstein - 25 Mar 2000
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Arriving in Sharjah from India was like going from one extreme to the
next; from extreme poverty and disorder to one of
the wealthiest and more organized areas of the
world. I've heard a lot about the UAE and Dubai
and it has been good to finally see this part of
the world first-hand. So far we've seen the only
7 star hotel in the world which is built 500
metres of-shore in the sea and which costs around
R100 000 a night to stay in the top-floor
penthouse suite.
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