abu dhabi anyone been recently?

[saptastic]

Just asking in case. Plan to visit soon.

My teenager only had one jab and they ideally want you "fully vaccinated" to visit public places etc
Plus you got to PCR on arrival and Day 6 I think.

Any feedback on the ground? - on the use of the local covid app in public places?

Thank you.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Any reason you are choosing that over Dubai? AD has had a lot more restrictions since Covid and nobody went there unless they needed to. Don't recommend it due to the additional tests and hassle you will have to undergo.

[saptastic]

Any reason you are choosing that over Dubai? AD has had a lot more restrictions since Covid and nobody went there unless they needed to. Don't recommend it due to the additional tests and hassle you will have to undergo.

Booked a long time back and cheaper than Dubai. Strange its not all the same across the UAE.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Booked a long time back and cheaper than Dubai. Strange its not all the same across the UAE.

That's why it's cheaper. Nobody is thinking of going there really... Might be ok by the end of the year. Generally Dubai is where it's at right now.

[d000hg]

Strange its not all the same across the UAE.

Not really. Many things vary.

[vetran]

Brother in law & sister in law worked & lived over there a decade ago. They always suggested that Abu Dhabi was one of the least westernised countries in the region.

In Dubai the Nationals were allowed to do what they liked (within reason) and visitors / immigrant workers didn't count they just put a gloss on it for western observers. That is the enlightened Dubai chasing tourism & commerce. AFAIK Abu Dhabi still likes bribes and women to be silent.

https://www.hrw.org/world-report/202...arab-emirates#

For a woman to marry, her male guardian must conclude her marriage contract; men can unilaterally divorce their wives, whereas a woman must apply for a court order to obtain a divorce; and a woman can lose her right to maintenance if, for example, she refuses to have sexual relations with her husband without a lawful excuse;. In 2019, the authorities introduced amendments to the personal status law that revoked a provision that had obliged women to “obey” their husbands.

Nice.

[vetran]

Brother in law & sister in law worked & lived over there a decade ago. They always suggested that Abu Dhabi was one of the least westernised countries in the region.

In Dubai the Nationals were allowed to do what they liked (within reason) and visitors / immigrant workers didn't count they just put a gloss on it for western observers. That is the enlightened Dubai chasing tourism & commerce. AFAIK Abu Dhabi still likes bribes and women to be silent.

https://www.hrw.org/world-report/202...arab-emirates#



Nice.

oh and if you aren't married NO DISPLAYS OF AFFECTION OR SHARING ROOMS they turn a blind eye in Dubai if its not too blatant but elsewhere in the UAE they get very unpleasant.

[GJABS]

I always ask what's the difference between Dubai and Abu Dhabi? The answer is the people in Dubai don't like the Flintstones, but the people in Abu Dhabi dooo!

[saptastic]

I always ask what's the difference between Dubai and Abu Dhabi? The answer is the people in Dubai don't like the Flintstones, but the people in Abu Dhabi dooo!

[agentzero]

That's why it's cheaper. Nobody is thinking of going there really... Might be ok by the end of the year. Generally Dubai is where it's at right now.

"At" meaning: a cultural backwater dump. Having been, I wouldn't bother going back. Only Oman is duller, although at least they have some tourist hikes to get away from the weird cities.