Hi Cas,

I would say: your own car is absolutely necessary. The public transport is still bad... to be improved a lot when the Metro starts in 2009. Then there are a lot of taxis around and they are fine if they are around and really stop for you. There have been a lot of letters from newspaper readers lately about the loosy taxi 'availability and attitude'.

Go to GulfNews and search on RTA (Road Transport Authority) and you will find all kind of articles about the taxis, bus, metro and of course the rapidly increasing traffic jams. Oh yeah, before I forget. We have Salik recently= roadtoll on 2 locations in Dubai, expected to be expanded soon.

I sound negative..., but living in Dubai for 4 years and still loving it.

Astrid