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Post card from Sharjah - Dale Benkenstein

"From extreme poverty to 7 star hotels"
Dale Benkenstein - 25 Mar 2000
Benkenstein
Benkenstein


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. [More]



Date-stamped : 25 Mar2000 - 10:22