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In this week’s episode of the show, we look at some of the best hookah clubs in Dubai.
In the first episode of this series, we looked at one of the top nightclubs in the country, The Blue Sky Lounge.
This week, we head to the Blue Sky to see how the lounge handles hookah, and to see where the lounge is now.
As we head into the lounge, we see a large group of locals and tourists at the bar.
They are all dressed in black and their faces are completely covered by masks.
We are the first to leave the club, and our guide tells us that it is a very safe area.
The bar is in fact very quiet.
There is no one around.
There are only a few tables, and everyone is seated.
Our guide, however, says that the club is extremely crowded, so we should stay until we are escorted out.
When we leave the bar, we are greeted by a young man who is sitting with his friends.
He is wearing a black shirt, black pants, and black shoes.
After a few seconds of chatting, the group decides that they want to go to the bar and play hookah.
I ask them to please tell me what time they will be leaving, and they say they will probably leave around 11pm.
A few minutes later, the guide walks us into the club.
It looks like there are about six people in the lounge.
One of the guys is wearing an earpiece, and is wearing headphones.
On the other hand, another guy has earpieces on, and has headphones.
We get into the game and have a blast playing hookah while we are all having a good time.
While we are having fun, I notice that there is a man next to the club who is playing a hookah machine.
My guide says that this man will probably be the person who will be driving me home.
If I ever have to take the bus to the airport, this man is going to be the last person on the bus.
So, I sit down with the guy who is the last man to get on the next bus.
The next thing I know, he is driving me to the plane.
“Hey, can you come get me?”
“Sure, I can.”
“Okay, I’m going to take you to the hotel.”
We go to my hotel and he takes me to his room.
Now, this is what happens when you take someone who doesn’t know the rules of hookah to the hookah club.
As soon as I get on his bed, I start to smoke a bowl of hooka.
Unfortunately, he tells me that the first bowl he uses is the worst.
Then, I have to say, “Okay, let’s just get one bowl”.
The next bowl he takes is the best.
And the next bowl is better.
Soon after, the first one he uses will be the worst, but I can’t find another bowl.
Eventually, I get tired of that.
But, after I smoke the last bowl, he starts to smoke more bowls.
At some point, the bowl I am smoking is getting too hot.
That is when I tell him, “Hey, I am going to get off this machine and put my earpiece on”.
He smiles and goes to put his earpiece back on.
There are some other people in there who have earpieces too.
His room is the only place they are all playing hooka, so they get all of the attention.
What I love about this story is that it shows us that hookah is a social activity that is not always played in public.
And that is a good thing.
I would recommend anyone who is planning to travel to Dubai, or who has an interest in visiting the Middle East to try hookah at one or more of the many hookah bars in the city.
