Michael Jackson has sailed around The World — man-made islands in the shape of a world map — on a trip to the Gulf emirate of Dubai where he is reportedly eyeing property, local newspapers said Monday.

The superstar has secretly been in Dubai since August 20, arriving from the small Gulf kingdom of Bahrain where he has been staying since being acquitted of child molestation trial in the United States.

Braving the summer heat, Jackson wore his signature black hat and sunglasses as he cruised in the hot waters off the coast of Dubai around The World and other palm tree-shaped islands.

The papers published pictures of the self-styled King of Pop touring the city with Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa, son of Bahrain’s king, and UAE champion rally driver Mohamad bin Sulayem.

“Why would one go around these top-of-the-shelf properties unless one had at least a fleeting interest in acquiring some? This is the million dollar question thats doing the rounds of the city,” said the Khaleej Times.

Source: AFP