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A red hot-air balloon floating above desert dunes in morning light

Dubai | Abu Dhabi

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From the heritage lanes of Dubai Creek to hazy towers and a sunrise balloon flight over the desert, then on to Abu Dhabi’s illuminated skyline.

Arabic lettering and flowers on the sunlit facade of Al Seef Heritage Hotel
A pedestrian passing sand-coloured walls and a blue window in old Dubai
Burj Al Arab in front of Dubai's hazy skyline and Burj Khalifa
Atlantis The Royal beyond Palm Jumeirah villas and the sea
Dubai Frame above the old and new city in warm haze
Downtown Dubai roads and towers illuminated at night from above
Burj Khalifa illuminated against the night sky
A hot-air balloon burner firing inside the envelope as the crew prepares for launch
A hot-air balloon silhouetted beside the rising sun over the desert
A red hot-air balloon floating above a desert ridge
A red hot-air balloon floating above desert dunes in morning light
A striped hot-air balloon above roads and desert seen from the air
Balloon passengers leaning over a basket above the desert
Modern Abu Dhabi towers glowing red at blue hour

-- Jun Bai

October 2024