Dubai is bold, audacious and dazzling. A city of superlatives and contrasts, this once-sleepy village in the United Arab Emirates defies stereotypes, pushes boundaries and redefines geography. It is the type of place where tradition and modernity –while seemingly at odds–live side by side. Dubai is a city that sprung from the desert sands. Over the span of a lifetime, it has become one of the Middle East’s most diverse and dazzling megacities. In a society so seemingly rooted in the past, I found it mind-boggling to witness the UAE’s…