Dubai.. We arrived in Dubai around 9.30pm on Friday night the air was hot, the city was buzzing & boy we're we excited to get out of an airport! Within 2 minutes a guy had approached us asking if we needed a lift and being completely naive we agreed to an airport transfer only to find out later that it would set us back 180 dirhams ($47AU)... Not a backpacker friendly figure at all! I had red that our hotel was hard to find, it was set in the old Dubai Souk ...

Hello holiday! Wow..... In the air & Singapore bound finally, I can't believe we're here.. If I've learnt anything in the last few hours it's that I am not a backpacker, but I'll give it my best shot over the next 6 months! 4kgs of toiletries, 1kg of jewelry & 6 pairs of shoes later I'm left feeling disappointed that I couldn't pack lighter. That bag is no fun to carry. But I'm a girl & I have needs & it's seems these needs are literally going to...