Shopping malls in Dubai are certainly entertaining, and the Mall of the Emirates is no exception. A coffee meeting I had scheduled there last night was an excuse for my hosts to do some shopping, and with the Dubai Shopping Festival 2012 in full swing, this massive temple of brands was packed!

The showcase, of course, is Ski Dubai, the first indoor ski resort in the Middle East. Dubai skiing may not have been on your itinerary, but who could resist the urge to bundle up and check out the ice sculptures, ski lift and fluffy snow? Whatever you think about desalination, you have to admit that the results in the United Arab Emirates are certainly impressive.

Another segment of our In One Picture series.

Ski Dubai, Mall of the Emirates

Ski Dubai, Mall of the Emirates

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Leon Kaye

Leon Kaye is the founder and editor of GreenGoPost.com and its advisory division, GGP Media. Contact him to discuss how he can work with your organization or event. His focus is making the business case for sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR). He writes for San Francisco-based Triple Pundit, Inhabitat and now The Guardian, for which he writes about corporate responsibility, water, and green building. He has also written for AIA's Architect Magazine. Leon works out of Fresno and Silicon Valley, California, and when he has free time, he enjoys hiking, gardening, cooking, weightlifting, and planning his next trip to one of the 60 countries he has visited. He has an MBA from USC's Marshall School of Business and is also a proud graduate of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) and Cal State-Fresno.