Posts Tagged ‘Dubai’
Sex On The Beach Lands Woman In Jail
Wednesday, July 9, 2008 19:21 No Comments[photo via]
Michelle Palmer, a British expatriate working in Dubai was caught having sex on a beach with her partner and now faces up to 6 years in jail. The woman who worked in the area for three years committed not just one but three offenses (according to the local laws). She was also charged with [...]
Hydropolis: Underwater Hotel In Dubai
Sunday, July 6, 2008 23:08 No Comments
Well its seems that Dubai wants to become the capital of the world. They are gathering style, innovation and money in to this sand circled city. Dubai’s newest headline capturing building is the Hydropolis, an underground luxury hotel.
The hotel, which is currently under construction will feature a connecting tunnel back to the surface [...]
Sea Limousine For Dubai’s World Is Solar Powered
Saturday, July 5, 2008 9:23 1 CommentDubai is building a complex of artificial islands called “The World” which is designed to form a map of the world. Since there are many islands and there is a need to go from and to the mainland, the people behind The World askedĀ Dennis Ingemansson come up with a transport system. He came up [...]
Snow Room: The New Spa Is In Town To Cool You Off
Thursday, June 12, 2008 21:55 No CommentsSaunas originate from northern Europe and more specifically from Scandinavia. The concept behind it is the health benefits from the sudden change between the hot to cold environment. The Snow Room has come to change things around. It is a 10 degrees below zero “spa” for all those that spend their day in a rather [...]
Dubai: New Opera House And Cultural Centre
Friday, June 6, 2008 17:10 No CommentsThe famous architect, Zaha Hadid, shows her talent again by designing the new opera house and cultural centre for Dubai. It is a huge building, as with most that are in Dubai, and it is dune-shaped. It will be placed on an island off Dubai Creek and it will house the opera (2,500 seats), [...]
The "Death Star" In Azerbaijan
Saturday, March 1, 2008 23:41 No CommentsIn Baku, Azerbaijan, they are preparing to construct the Full Moon Rising hotel or as it is unofficially known …the ?Death Star? since the design does remind us of the famous Star Wars space station that destroyed planets.
It will be 150 meters tall and it will have 382 rooms! It will be designed by Hareem [...]