I took my kids to Dubai for our first international trip. It would've been better if we'd avoided these 4 mistakes.

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• I took my kids to Dubai on our first international family vacation, but we had some missteps. 
• We should've paid closer attention to the hours and days popular attractions are open.
• Walking shoes  and having some advanced reservations would've made our trip better. 

My husband and I recently traveled to Dubai with our two kids and his mother...