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1990: Come join this tour guide company in the far-flung outpost of Dubai.
Hope You Are Satisfied
What you need to know before your trail
1990. Twenty-five-year-old Riya works for Discover Arabia, a tour guide company in the far-flung outpost of Dubai. In the months leading up to the first Gulf War, the city’s iconic skyline and global reputation are just a gleam in developers’ eyes. For Riya, it’s a desert purgatory that spreads out between her family back home in India and her unknown future.
As political tensions run high, international arms dealers, American soldiers, CIA consultants, corrupt bosses and wayward vacationers all compete for Discover Arabia’s attention. Meanwhile, Riya and her colleagues begin to plan their exit strategies.
Will a favour from Dubai’s most notorious fixer offer Riya the chance to fulfil her financial obligations and escape to the United States?
Travel Guide
Dubai
Saddam Hussein has just attacked Kuwait. With fears of the international community taking retaliation, the threat and fear of every day life in Dubai is palpable.
Everyone in Dubai holds their breath. Those working in the travel industry of course must face the possibility that soon, the airspace will shut down and restrictions on travel will certainly come in. Not to mention the danger to life!
Turns out the real danger is in the country itself – the strict daily rules are certainly ones that all foreigners must abide by or risk getting fined or put in prison. Premarital sex is off the cards and drinking alcohol are things you definitely don’t want to be doing.
It’s interesting to go back to the early 1990s and see Dubai before it became the golden metropolis it is today.
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Destination/location:Dubai Author/guide: Tania Malik Departure Time:1990
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