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Bigger, hotter, faster Abu Dhabi

While sightseeing in the UAE, take the words ‘small,’ ‘modest’ and ‘cheap’ off your vocabulary. [PHOTOS: FERDINAND MWONGELA/STANDARD]

By Ferdinand Mwongela

From the air, the city below us looked like a carefully decorated Christmas tree; lights arranged in symmetrical patterns, the taillights of cars on the highways appearing to blink in rhythm.

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