Pure, Unadultered Shopping Euphoria

Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, has an annual shopping festival that last January attracted over three million people. This is what About.com says about it.

If there is such a thing as an international shopping Mecca, it is in Dubai. It's called the Dubai Shopping Festival. Since 1996 the Emirate of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates has held the annual month-long event.

As part of a larger approach to developing the city as the tourist capital of the Middle East, Dubai is trying hard to rival Hong Kong and Singapore as a shop-til-you-drop destination. They've made shopping largely tax free and allowed merchants to import products from other countries with very few duties or tariffs. The result is that everything from gold chains to iPods, Gucci purses to Persian rugs can be found in the malls and suoqs of Dubai at rock bottom prices. Whether you're looking for a new Ferrari or a new fly rod, chances are good that it's cheaper in Dubai.

There are tons of interesting things in Dubai, like the Burj-al-Arab hotel pictured here that was built to look like a sail. I think I could easily blow $100k on a trip to Dubai, so in the spirit of excess, I will triple that.

Liabilities:
This item = $300,000
Total = $44,034,663