There's an easy way to spend more time in DXB:
Bid for it, bid for TA's ffa!!!
There are people who actually like to travel and see places, who like to fly professionally well rested with some good memories, loving their job. I believe we provide a better and safer job that way!
I bet if you'd check the first application of some home base lovers, you'd discover some lines like:
"Why do you want to become an airline pilot? - Well, i would like to travel, to get to see places, to meet new people ...."
... just to see the same guys bid for ULRs only to hit enough hours, hit the hotel bed with a yoghurt and an orange juice for the night, not to be seen and heard until yelling at the FAs for the crew sandwiches, blankets and cushions once on board, calculating to the millisecond when they can hit the sack.
I love ULRs with 48h+, i hate the ones with less than 31h.
I truly believe that less is unsafe, basta!