Abu Dhabi - Sheik Zayed Grand Mosque...

The one thing really worth seeing in Abu Dhabi is the Sheik Zayed Grand Mosque. Sticks out amongst the surrounding nothing like a sore thumb that has been dressed with gold, pearls and precious stones...
Pretty amazing structure, it only cost them USD $ 545 million to build. It does host the worlds largest carpet, and once the worlds largest chandelier now the worlds second largest...

Abu Dhabi - Ferrari World...

Worlds fastest rollercoaster... Worlds biggest let down! Wasn't even open, and neither was its second best ride. In short Ferrari world sucks. They had a total of about 10 cars and the only rides they had open were extremely nauseating 3D rides with terrible graphics and the kids rides which they wouldn't let me on. Yes I tried to get on the kids rides I was that bored...

Abu Dhabi... The New Dubai?

Abu Dhabi has the potential to be amazing!... in 10 years time... right now it is merely a maze of construction barriers and a sea of cranes.
I was stoked to find a piece of what they call 'beach' in Abu Dhabi. It was basically what felt like man made sand dumped on the bank of an estuary, at least the water was salty and the girls were allowed out in bikini's, but with every girl came about 10 guys greased and roided to the max and more in love with their own reflection than Snow Whites Evil Queen Stepmother... Anyways for it being the middle of winter I was stoked to be soaking up some rays, sand and saltwater. Almost felt like home... Almost...
To think this place borders with Saudi Arabia does somewhat boggle the mind, there really isn't a lot of comparison between the two.