Comments on: Life is a Beach?

By: JohnnyComeLately

JohnnyComeLately — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:11:03 +0000

They had a small feature on this on 60 minutes
last week. Might still be on the 60 minutes web site. They quoted prices up by 5X, and during the tour 60 minutes noted the place was like a ghost town.

Smells like a Dubai bubble.

By: Ed

Ed — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:14:02 +0000

Dubai = oil… you can guess what that means about the economy. Dubai is one of the few oil countries trying to bet their future on something other than oil since they know they will run out someday… quite smart.

By: Sue

Sue — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:41:37 +0000

Yikes! That is very expensive! Mind you I have no idea of what the economy is like in Dubai. I think I will do some research on it though. Thank you for your input nima!
Sue

By: nima nikuie

nima nikuie — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:45:05 +0000

Sue,

This is NOT a landfill. This is a picture of one of three palm project they have. They call it land reclamation. This is built where ocean used to be. They pour enough stone and concrete to raise the ocean floor, and then built on it. It’s crazy shit. The prices have threepeld since they started selling them. they now range anywhere from $2 to $5 million for villas. Just google Palm Dubai.

By: Sensei

Sensei — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:05:24 +0000

Thanks!

By: JohnnyComeLately

JohnnyComeLately — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:15:18 +0000

Reminds me of http://www.palmsales.ca where Beckham
apparently bought a leaf.

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:16:07 +0000

mrbogue,
I lived in the Eureka area in the late 70’s to early 80’s and most places were pristine. Went there a couple of years ago and some of it had changed. While it is a beautiful place, getting a job there is a different story. For those of us that were from somewhere else and moved to that area we referred to it as ‘behind the Redwood curtain’ because it seemed fairly isolated at the time.

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:09:18 +0000

Sensei,

Here is a link to the housing development (and other projects)in Dubai: http://www.ssqq.com/archive/vinlin23dubaibeach.htm

Sue

By: mrbogue

mrbogue — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:29:00 +0000

Hi Sue.Herz,
Wow, my father used to live in Eureka for a time and I spent many summers there, enjoying its’ rustic natural beauty. As for beach-front property, one town I noticed was Gualala, CA. Passing through in 2002 I saw some really beautiful pristine, opalescent beaches devoid of structures. (That was pre-boom, not sure what its is like now…)

By: Sensei

Sensei — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:40:06 +0000

What’s the name of that housing development in Dubai? Any links to more info? I tried Googling it but didn’t find anything.