Profile

Name: Chiara Di Giusto
Profession: Entrepreneur and business mentor
Lives in: Dubai 
Web: chiara-digiusto.com

What was your first impression of the city?
I had deliberately not informed myself in detail about my destination and wanted to be surprised, and so I was then very amazed by the many new impressions. Dubai was incomparable and new for me, at the same time I felt very comfortable.

What do you particularly like about Dubai?
The diversity, the energy of the desert, the extremely tall buildings, the breathtaking sights and the exciting activities. I also fell in love with the city at night - the spectacular lights make every evening feel like Christmas.

Welcome to the future: nowhere in the world do you store more luxuriously than in Dubai, the center of modern progress. ©Unsplash

What led to the decision to live here permanently?
This place gives me a very special quality of life. I need less sleep, have more energy and motivation. The city is also very international, different cultures and religions from all over the world come together here - I like that.

How do you spend your weekends?
Most of the time I enjoy the nice weather in one of the numerous beach clubs. I also like to go to a horse farm in the desert for a day, enjoy the company of the animals and go for a ride.

Sand in the desert: A good counterpart to the mountains and lakes in di Giusto's native Austria, Dubai's desert offers a wide range of activities-from horseback riding to quad biking to sandboarding. ©Jumeirah Desert

What is a must-see in Dubai?
The tallest skyscraper in the world, the Burj Khalifa, and the fountain show there. That really fascinates me every time.

Burj Khalifa: At just under 830 meters high, the world's tallest building is already a spectacle in itself. The daily fountain show is another highlight that di Giusto can't get enough of. ©Pexels

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