Alright I did it
I finally arrived in Dubai
Round 4
Let's do this
I'm here with Basil..."basil"
my host here in the Emirates, Dubai
Basil just tell us a little bit about yourself
Basil: Woo! Paul: Yeah, Basil!
How long have you been living in the Emirates?
Basil: Right now it's... almost 7 years. Paul: 7 years?
I really enjoy it here. Yeah. It's a very nice country.
You came from Palestine, right?
Yeah, I'm from Palestine originally.
Nice. Okay, and what is your favourite thing about the Emirates?
Emirates... from where can I start?
It's a great country, the weather is very nice
I like it here for the safety.
You can go anywhere any time.
Also, as you can see: the roads. It's very nice.
And the luxury life.
Also now we will see Dubai, Burj Khalifa
Ahh! We're gonna see the Burj Khalifa!
So, of all the days I came to Dubai, on the one day that it rains.
So this is what Dubai looks like on a cloudy, rainy day.
So I'm here in Dubai, and Dubai is sooooo much more different from Riyadh or Bahrain
in that, well... I mean, it's just richer.
And there's a lot more buildings, and everything's taller, and everything's more urbanly developed. It's crazy!
Oh wowie kazowie! Check it out!
This is the hotel that my good subscriber/geograpeep Basil just provided for me.
It's got a nice little living room setup. I put all my stuff over there.
Nice little TV
I got a kitchen with a washing machine
fridge... and look at this
all the utensils are already provided for you... in the kitchen!
Nice little king-sized bed
a little big king-sized bed
Beautiful bathroom! ...with a shower!
Oh, and I have a second bathroom for some reason.
Here's a cool little fun fact about many countries in the Arab world
when you rent a hotel you can actually see up there
there's a little sign that points you in the direction of Mecca.
So, if you are Muslim, you will know which way to pray when you go and rent a hotel.
Huge curtains, that, when opened, gives you a good view of
I dunno if you can see it, but that is the Ski Dubai, the indoor ski resort that they built.
It's right across from my hotel.
Okay, it's nighttime. You gotta see my view.
This is the largest mall in the world, Dubai Mall.
When you come into a place like this, you just feel like this place is LOADED with money.
Dubai has a huge aquarium in their mall
and they also have that huge candy shop, which by the way I remember
Natalie Tran, hey, weren't you here like a couple years ago?
I remember I saw that video.
By the way, if you're Canadian, you're gonna love this place
They got Tim Hortons everywhere
Okay, this place is really crowded outside... Why?
Because everybody wants to get a close shot of this
Alright, this is the Burj Khalifa. Check it out!
I don't blame these people, it looks pretty awesome, especially at night
when all the lights are on and it's sparkling.
Jeez, just look how crowded this place is! It's packed!
Oh, and another thing about Dubai
It has a lot more water than the other countries.
And frozen water!
See, the thing about Dubai is pretty much everything was built like yesterday
If you ask somebody, "What's THAT building? or what's THAT building?"
Chances are, half the time you'll get a response of people saying, "I dunno, that wasn't here when I moved in!"
Alright, Dubai is great and all, but Basil and I are going to go to Abu Dhabi
we're going to drive there tonight, and by tomorrow morning, we'll get to see some cool stuff!
Hey, so I'm here in the capital of the Emirates, Abu Dhabi.
Abu Dhabi, for those who don't know is kind of like the calm, rational older brother of Dubai.
In fact, they actually changed the name of the Burj Dubai to the Burj Khalifa
because the sheikh of Abu Dhabi kind of bailed them out when they went through a financial crisis.
This beautiful structure behind me is Sheikh Zayed Mosque
For those who don't know, Sheikh Zayed was basically the father of the United Arab Emirates
who united all the emirates, hence why the country is called the United Arab Emirates.
By the way, fun little side note, this is the place where Rihanna got kicked out for being a little too provocative.
So, to get in, you have to take off your shoes first.
Another cool thing about Abu Dhabi is that is has these really cool mangrove swamp areas right along the coast.
You can get a kayak or a boat and just swim through.
Sometimes there's flamingos and dolphins.
So national day is coming up and the people here are definitely not shy of their Emirati pride.
So it's my last day here in Dubai
Basil and I are gonna celebrate with kanafeh
Alright, back to Bahrain. Round 5. The final final round.
So I'm here at the Dubai airport, and I just realized...
They actually do have real birds flying around.
Okay, I'm here. My second to last day.
And I'm in Bahrain with my buddies Laith (you guys remember Laith?)
and I'm here (I'm not even joking) with Mohammad and Ali.
We're Muhammad Ali! You know?
And we're gonna check out the place.
So... let's see, you guys show me where to go.
This is Aloo Basheer, the most famous potato place in Bahrain.
Okay, I'm in a really small elevator.
And we're going in this shop, and
we're going to check out some souvenirs.
Whoa look at that!
This market is so small...
Those are the stairs.
Laith, are you good? You alright?
This is the first time I've seen stairs like this.
Paul: I like this!
Laith: Yeah, it's nice, huh?
Paul: It's small but... it has everything. Laith: I like the look...
Laith: Look at it. Paul: Look at that.
Paul: Mohammad and Ali...
They're just like, "Nah... We're not gonna take the stairs."
Laith: Go down. Go down.
Paul: See ya!
Okay, so this is Bahrain Fort
Paul: Fortress or Fort? - Fort. Paul: Fort.
And Laith here assures me that it's better to come here at nighttime.
So we're gonna do this.
So, okay. Who invaded first? The Persians?
They gave it as a gift!
And then the Portuguese came or something, right?
Yeah...
They were tourists!
This is tikka
Yeah, this is how you take it out.
Paul: Explain, what is this?
How-- oh, so you take it out like that. - Yeah.
- Enjoy! Paul: Alright!
That's private parts from the cow and the sheep.
Aw man, c'mon stop it!
So it's my last day in Bahrain
with my two buddies Laith and Yousif
You guys made this place so awesome
I'm so glad you guys helped me out.
I'm gonna give you guys a promise.
If I pass a million subscribers
I'm gonna come back and visit you guys, okay?
You're recording me I'm recording you.
Just in case you might delete it Paul: Proof.
So that I don't delete this video.
So yeah. If I pass a million subscribers, I promise you
I will come back and visit
OR
you guys can come and visit me in LA and I'll pay for your tickets or something like that.
Either way, one of those is going to happen.
First class, yeah?
First class-- Um... no promises, but we'll see.
Alright, Bahrain! There we go.