The things I wish I’d known before moving to the UAE

Relocating your life can be an overwhelming task to say the least.

Thankfully I’d chosen Dubai as the city to relocate to, a place I had visited a number of times before, for work and holidays. Coming to the UAE several times over the past decade, I’ve seen the city grow, and with that witnessed the improvements in immigration, travel and accommodation, as well as the lifestyle that the country offers.

My relocation to Dubai was drawn out over a 12-month process. The first thing I did was spend six weeks here last summer, a time I chose deliberately to see if I could cope with the extreme…