Palm Jumeirah is a scarer

Is the Palm really all it was cracked up to be? Or is the first Palm island in Dubai a plum?

The Guardian give their own view:

Multimillion-pound villas have been squeezed together "like Coronation Street", air-conditioning bills are hitting £800 a month and persistent snags have led some to joke it is more "eighth blunder" than "eighth wonder".

Pitfalls in paradise: why Palm Jumeirah is struggling to live up to the hype