More from Dubai

Our second day in Dubai was full on, up early to catch the all day bus and make the most of hopping on and off at the places we chose. The bus is 200DHS but worth every penny for us to get our bearings in Dubai. A dhow ride was also included and we managed that on sunset. The sunset photos are taken from the dhow.

We checked the usual tourist spots and took photos from the bus. These weren't that successful and I ended up almost sitting on someones lap when the bus took off unexpectedly! We drove down the palm to Atlantis, along Jumeira Beach stopping at a market there and managed to ride the bus around most of both routes.

We ended the day at a buffet, we were both fainting with hunger. It'd been a long time since breakfast and rushing around we missed eating. I could see the locals watching these two strange women filling their plates and scoffing the food, inhaling the food, without talking then sitting there laughing at ourselves.

The photos are of Lucy Jordan in her sports car with the wind in her hair (Ok, so it's Rau on the bus!); sunset on the creek, Mina A' Salam and the Burj Al Arab from Jumeira Beach.