The United Arab Emirates is home to the two most popular Middle Eastern tourist destinations, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, which have dazzling cities, vast deserts and gorgeous beaches. In Dubai, you can see the world’s tallest skyscraper, resort hotels that compete in extravagance and dinky wooden boats that still ply the creek. Abu Dhabi, while smaller and less glitzy, has thrilling theme parks and stunning architecture. Just inland lies the desert from which all of this sprang — providing…
