Receta Atlantis The Palm, Dubai - a weekend to remember

I knew it was going to be hot. But like the Matrix you cannot describe extreme heat; you must experience it for yourself. And experience it I did as I stepped onto my balcony for the first time at the Atlantis Hotel on the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. We had flown in rom London overnight and had transferred almost seamlessly from air-conditioned plane to air-conditioned airport to air-conditioned cab, to be driven up the spine of The Palm Jumeirah island to the air-conditioned hotel. But the temperature on my balcony was a whole other ballgame – over 40C and 80%+ humidity. My camera lens instantly misted over with condensation and rendered itself useless for a good 20 minutes. It was going to be a memorable weekend in more ways than…