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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Lifestyle
Ronan McManus & Ronan McManus

Unheralded Ras Al Khaimah the United Arab Emirate with a difference

You can drift off for 40 winks on the sun loungers as the gentle waves from the warm Persian Gulf caress the beach.

Or you can catapult yourself from the peak of the highest mountain in the country at over 150km per hour. It’s your choice. Out here, I’d recommend doing both.

Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates, boasting temperatures in the mid-20s from November to February and even hotter thereafter, has been trying to raise its profile for years.

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