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At the turn of 2010 on January 4th, Dubai inaugurated the towering Burj Khalifa, named after the UAE’s President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed. The world’s tallest building stands at more than 800 meters (2,625 ft) high with 160 storeys and was developed by Burj Dubai, a development of Emaar properties.
Author: Tafline Laylin
As a tour leader who led “eco-friendly” camping trips throughout North America, Tafline soon realized that she was instead leaving behind a trail of gas fumes, plastic bottles and Pringles. In fact, wherever she traveled – whether it was Viet Nam or South Africa or England – it became clear how inefficiently the mandate to re-think our consumer culture is reaching the general public. Born in Iran, raised in South Africa and the United States, she currently splits her time between Africa and the Middle East. Tafline can be reached at tafline (at) greenprophet (dot) com.
