Marcie - I agree with you. We were in Dubai last year and the only slightly odd thing was that they x-ray your bags before entering the country (I believe they are looking for firearms). On second thought, not that odd since New Zealand and Australia does the same thing (looking for plant matter). The only glitch we had on that trip was that during the stop in Hamburg, Germany, security wanted to confiscate Mark's 1/2 empty 4 oz bottle of contact lens solution - this forced us to check the bag before continuing to Dubai.