First time in Dubai: 15 things worth knowing
What actually matters on a first trip to Dubai — the rules, the costs, the heat and the mistakes that cost the…
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Abdelrahman Mohamed
Abdelrahman Mohamed is the founder and editor of MyGuide AE. He writes and checks the site's guides from official sources — the UAE government portal, the ministries and emirate authorities, tourism boards and the venues' own websites — and every guide shows its sources and the date it was last checked. Guides on work, visas and other legal topics are general information, not legal advice.
Dubai Metro and the Nol card: a complete guide
How to use the Dubai Metro — Nol cards, fares, hours, the stations that matter and the rules that catch visitors out.
Where to stay in Dubai: an honest area-by-area guide
Downtown, Marina, Deira, the Palm and more — what each Dubai area is really like, who it suits and what it costs.
The best time to visit Dubai, month by month
Dubai month by month — temperatures, prices, Ramadan, and which weeks are genuinely the best value.
Free things to do in Dubai that are actually worth doing
Twelve genuinely good things to do in Dubai that cost nothing — plus a full free day, in the right order.
DXB to your hotel: every option, priced
From DXB take the Metro (Terminals 1 and 3), a taxi from AED 20, an RTA bus from any terminal, or Uber,…
Eating well in Dubai for under AED 30
Where residents actually eat in Dubai — shawarma, biryani, dosa, karak and fish shacks, by area and price.
Three days in Dubai that don’t waste a morning
An hour-by-hour three-day Dubai itinerary grouped by area, with real prices in dirhams and the stops worth skipping.