Kitesoul Magazine #18 English Edition

Julian Leleu, Jerrie van de Kop, Alex Neto and I were going
to Dubai for a visit before we all went home. Only Jerry
had been there before (all the rest had just visited the airport)
and he had only good things to tell us. The RRD Boss,
Francesco from Creativity Surfing Dubai, picked us up in his
crazy car at the airport. I did not know which brand it was,
but it was a nice pickup with a nice look of Razzle Dazzle
Sup board and the guys loved it. They got so excited.
When we drove in to the city, I felt like I was participating
to a movie. I had seen it all before – on TV!
Dubai is a beautiful city with crazy high buildings. At a
glance, it’s quite easy to forget that this place is actually a
desert that has been reclaimed and built over, with structures
that are as grand and sprawling as any of the sheikh’s
palaces. (And why not? The sheikh does own a lot of the
structures and hotels anyway.) The main city is extremely
modern, but there are still areas where one can appreciate
the “old Dubai”.
It’s really interesting to just watch the city pass by through
the car window. It’s crazy to see how unique the buildings
here are.
TRI P