Dubai is about to become a ritzy ghost town
As previously noted here, Dubai has blown up pretty quickly and become one of the most bloated and wealthy places on earth. Well, the economic collapse hasn’t treated the city so well. Workers are so desperate to get out of the now-collapsing Wealthy Wonderland that there are thousands of abandoned cars in and around the airport.
the center of the world
a few weeks ago, i bought the june 18 issue of u.s. news world report with the cover story headline reading “where your gas money goes: record oil prices fuel the ambitions of the united arab emirates.”