Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is also the largest emirate. The city is the political, economic and cultural center of the country. Like in Dubai, Abu Dhabi is also in extremely rapid development and urbanization in recent years… but (at least at first glance) life in the capital is much friendlier than in Dubai – a large number of parks and, above all, greater cleanliness and orderliness of the city.
Abu Dhabi, glavno mesto Združenih Arabskih Emiratov, hkrati pa tudi največji emirat ter politično, gospodarsko in kulturno središče države. Prav tako kot Dubaj, tudi Abu Dhabi v zadnjih letih beleži ekstremno hiter razvoj in urbanizacijo… vendar pa je (vsaj na prvi pogled) življenje v glavnem mestu bistveno bolj prijazno kot v bolj znanem Dubaju – večje število parkov ter predvsem večja čistoča in urejenost mesta.
When we speak about United Arab Emirate, each of us first think about Dubai. A modern city on the Arabian Peninsula, which is visited by more than 15 million tourists every year, and the number is rising steadily every year. This is also reflected in the increasingly intense construction of hotels, shopping malls and other attractions that attract even more people to the city.
Prav gotovo vsak izmed vas oz. kar vsak od nas, ob besedi Združeni Arabski Emirati najprej pomisli na Dubaj. Moderno mesto na Arabskem polotoku, ki ga vsako leto obišče več kot 15 milijonov turistov, številka pa se iz leta v leto vseskozi povečuje! To se odraža tudi v vse bolj intenzivni gradnji hotelov, trgovskih centrov in ostalih atrakcij, ki v mesto privabljajo še večje število ljudi.
Our trip to the United Arab Emirates started in Ras Al Khaimah, one of the seven emirates that is approximately two hours’ drive away from Dubai and three from Abu Dhabi. The city itself cannot yet compete with the above-mentioned neighbors, but nevertheless, it is developing very rapidly… hotels with private beaches, relatively large shopping centers are being built, and additional tourist offer is expanding → they can boast with longest zip-line in the world!
Najino potovanje po Združenih Arabskih Emiratih se je začelo v Ras Al Khaimah-u, enemu od sedmih emiratov, ki je slabi dve uri vožnje oddaljen od Dubaja oziroma dobre tri od Abu Dhabija. Samo mesto zaenkrat še ne more konkurirati zgoraj omenjenima sosedoma, vendar se kljub temu zelo hitro razvija.. gradijo se hoteli s privatnimi plažami, relativno veliki trgovski centri in širi se dodatna turistična ponudba → pohvalijo se namreč lahko s trenutno najdaljšim zip-line-om na svetu!
It’s finally time to check off United Arab Emirates from our bucket list! Modern cities, with of course, Dubai and Abu Dhabi at forefront, which are still filled with rich history and permeated with fragrances of perfumes and spices.
We thought about the Emirates for a good time now, but we always choose other destinations. A good year ago, we even bought ourselves a Lonely Planet, but until now it was only sitting on the shelf and served as an excellent dust catcher 🙂
Končno je prišel čas, da na najinem seznamu želja obkljukava Združene Arabske Emirate! Moderna mesta, seveda z Dubajem in Abu Dhabijem na čelu, ki pa v sebi še vedno skrivajo bogato zgodovino, prežeto z vonjavami parfumov in začimb.
O Emiratih sva razmišljala že lep čas, vendar so vselej pretehtale druge destinacije. Dobro leto nazaj sva se celo opremila z Lonely Planetom, a je do sedaj le ždel na polici in služil kot odličen lovilec prahu 🙂
The year is almost over, the last one standing is December – the month, most of us connect it with holidays, snow, family and Christmas fairs. Nevertheless, the last month of the year is not reserved only for mulled wine, gingerbread and other sweet stuff, but it is also excellent for longer vacations somewhere in a warmer part of the world.
Leto je že skoraj končano, a vendar je ostal še december – mesec, ki ga velika večina vseh nas povezuje s prazniki, snegom, družino in božičnimi sejmi. Kljub temu pa zadnji mesec v letu ni rezerviran le za kuhano vino, medenjake in potico, ampak je nadvse odličen tudi za daljše počitnice nekje na toplem.