Dubai the Concrete Jungle-The Transformation

It is amazing that in 1980s I travelled through Dubai to United Kingdom by United Arab Emirates flight which was cheaper than British Airways, Swiss Airwayas and KLM (Royal Dutch Airline).

I could not get a decent overnight meal in Dubai, if I missed the connection to London Heathrow. The pasport was confiscated overnight.

Only once, I missed a connection.

I feared losing my passport. I was working in UK and as a bachelor smd I could afford it.

I do not think I bought anything from the Duty Free Lounge in Dubai, since things were 1/3rd the price on London Streets.

Then over time Dubai became a Paradise for millionaires. 

Then I stopped going to UK but preferred going to Singapore over weekend for Rs7800/=. Mustafa Cetre was my favourite but rarely Orchard Street. 

I used to buy things for my kids.

Then airfares to Singapore soared and I stopped going there after 2009. I bought a good Fuji camera and a Laptop damn cheap and both are still in working order.

Things in Mustafa Cetre also went up I could not buy good 3 piece suit, there. It was catering for Indians.

In my retirement I curtailed all my travelling after Coronavirus pandemic.

My saying now is Yesterday was better than today.

Tommarrow is going to be worse.

Yes, this artificial HYPE had to give way.

Few missles from IRAN made Middle East cities becoming GHOST cities.

America (UK included) and ISRAEL are to be blamed for this tragedy.

The recovery is PAINFULLY slow for CEYLON.