What used to be a small fishing village in the Arabian Gulf has become an envy-inducing global metropolis in just five decades. Dubai is now the second largest, most populous and one of the richest cities in the United Arab Emirates. Nestled between the sandy beaches and the desert is a city of towering skyscrapers with the world's tallest building, the awe-inspiring Burj Khalifa. Luxury shopping malls, posh hotels and top restaurants is what attracts visitors to this city of superlatives that competes with nobody but itself. Marhaba!