Dubai
Dubai Blockchain Week
Dubai's crypto week spreads from Madinat Jumeirah across half the city, and the distance between two side events is a forty-minute taxi.
Why
Side events run the length of the city; you will live in a ride-hailing app
WhatsApp calling is restricted on UAE networks, so plan around it
The venue is thirty minutes from Downtown without traffic, an hour with
Roaming in the Gulf is among the most expensive on earth.
Local knowledge
Voice and video calls over WhatsApp, FaceTime and Messenger are blocked on UAE networks. Text works. Plan meetings around it.
The metro is excellent but does not reach Madinat Jumeirah. Careem and Uber both work.
April is already hot. Sessions are indoors; the walk between them is not.
Card everywhere. Cash only for the souks.
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Questions
Not at purchase. Buy today; your days begin the first time the eSIM connects in the country.
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