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Culture Shock!, Doha, Qatar travel blog
Culture Shock!
Dec 3, 2006

... which has FREE internet for 30 minutes on brand new fast computers. And I just got off a brand new Airbus 380 on Qatar Airlines and then onto a sparkling brand new German made transit bus. Considering that yesterday I was looking at a man carrying his goat ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by charmedlife
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Going East to Get West, Doha, Qatar travel blog
Going East to Get West
Nov 23, 2005 (1 photos)

... (And it didn't end in the airport - the perfume testing continued on the plane to Morocco!) We were quite impressed with Qatar airlines. The service and the food were good; on our layover in Qatar we were even provided with a meal voucher (which turned ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by kimandmartin
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Doha, Qatar, Doha, United Arab Emirates travel blog
Doha, Qatar
Feb 27, 2006

... for about 6 hours into the night to get there. With the time change it had us landing at about 6:30am local time in Doha. Qatar airlines was excellent. The service was top notch. The plane was very modern. I think it was a 330 Airbus. It had a bit more ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by audreyandjack
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9 Hours in Qatar, Doha, Qatar travel blog
9 Hours in Qatar
Oct 31, 2007 (13 photos)

... sized chunk of land to build their home on. Frank asked the guide if he could get in on that, but the guide said that it is pretty difficult, if not impossible to become a Qatari citizen. Qatar summed up in 3 words: Ambitious, modern, male-dominated

A travel blog entry from Doha by sfrtw
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Photos of Qatar, Doha, Qatar travel blog
Photos of Qatar
Feb 7, 2005 (13 photos)

Photos of Qatar

A travel blog entry from Doha by genik
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heimflug zwischenstop, Doha, Qatar travel blog
heimflug zwischenstop
Feb 26, 2009

wir haben jetzt den groessten teil der heimreise hinter uns, und warten in doha auf den weiterflug nach wien. noch zwei stunden ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by lemmyf
Doha: check, Killian
Doha: check, Killian's bag: nope...
Jan 17, 2009

It's absolutely worth the extra miles to Frankfurt to experience the comfort of Qatar Airways: it certainly beats KLM's meatballs hands down. I hardly noticed time and countries flying by before it was time to land in Doha. Aaah the warmth as the cabin ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by killian
The Ramadan Plan, Doha, Qatar travel blog
The Ramadan Plan
Sep 27, 2006 (5 photos)

... in his 2 cents worth I'd pretty much had enough of hearing about these crazes. And so I couldn't have timed my arrival in Qatar any better as I became an unwitting member of an eating regimen, which could hardly be called a 'fad', as it traced its roots ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by andreadd
Doha at midnight.. I just wanted my map pin again., Doha, Qatar travel blog
Doha at midnight.. I just wanted my map pin again.
Jan 19, 2007

Not much to say.. I got off one plane, and rushed onto another, just in time.

A travel blog entry from Doha by brypi
Doha at midnight.. I just wanted my map pin again., Doha, Qatar travel blog
Doha at midnight.. I just wanted my map pin again.
Feb 8, 2007

Not much to say.. I got off one plane, and rushed onto another, just in time.

A travel blog entry from Doha by brypi
The end of  an era, Doha, Qatar travel blog
The end of an era
Mar 22, 2009 (8 photos)

It is the end of an era for us and we are on our way home, we flew from Chiang mai to Bangkok and from Bangkok to Doha and from Doha to Gatwick..        I have a few more pictures of our adventures, one video of our fish ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by j3ster
Well Deserved Holiday in the UK, Doha, Qatar travel blog
Well Deserved Holiday in the UK
Oct 20, 2006

... credit card. The other woman just sat and waited until I cam back from the cashier. NO WONDER IT TAKES SO LONG TO GET SERVED!!! I gave my credit card details - three times- why??? I am drafting a letter to the Qatar Airways CEO. A blast from the 80's??

A travel blog entry from Doha by silverfox41
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Qatar's Inland Sea
Feb 2, 2007 (14 photos)

Booked a night out under the stars at Qatar's Inland Sea which ia about an hours drive south of Doha. The inland sea is more like an ocean inlet. Many Qataris camp overnight in canvas tents on or near it. They then abuse their fourbies by racing along ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by silverfox41
Grand Regency Hotel, Doha, Qatar travel blog
Grand Regency Hotel
May 9, 2006

... up at a picture of a Falcon standing over its dead prey ( a white bird) with blood gushing from its neck. Tasteful. Falconry is big in Qatar - you can buy one at the markets (Souq). As I ate, it was about 6:00 pm, I heard the sounds of a grand piano and ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by silverfox41
City Center Mall, Doha, Qatar travel blog
City Center Mall
Jun 4, 2006

Our training for the day goes very well. No problems, not even technical. Julie and I have a lot of shopping to do for our friends back home. We decide to take a limo to the City Center Mall to finish our shopping. Unfortunately, Julie ankle is ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by monicaalfonzo
Trip back to Doha, Doha, Qatar travel blog
Trip back to Doha
Mar 9, 2007 (3 photos)

I have added some photos of snow in Washington. My trousers are not meant to withstand snow and wind as I walk to work, shops, eateries etc. I like DC. It was very easy to get around as all street were numbers - North to South and letters - east to ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by silverfox41
Dubai to Doha, Doha, Qatar travel blog
Dubai to Doha
May 7, 2006

Dubai to Doha A short flight of 40 minutes - the plane only gets to 22,000 feet before it drops back to the ground. Had to catch a shuttle bus to the plane and walk up the steps - it was hot! Had a nice aisle seat until a VIP came on board - a rather ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by silverfox41
Hockey Night in Qatar, Doha, Qatar travel blog
Hockey Night in Qatar
Oct 29, 2006 (5 photos)

... starting snapping away for completely the opposite reason - that seeing a game of hockey was just so Canadian that to see it in Qatar seemed even stranger to me than if I had never seen it before! The ice was crowded with middle-aged men and the bench ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by andreadd
More food and wine, Doha, Qatar travel blog
More food and wine
May 21, 2006

Food - 18/5/06 Carrefour - Noir Amande Chocolat noir aux amandes entières Finally found a dark chocolate that I like. 54% Cacao. Only QR 6.75 ($2.40 AUD) for 200 grams. It is all written in French -it has amandes entières Ðæ Úíäíä ÖíÞÊíä ÈíÖÇæíÊíä ßÇãáÉ. (for those who can't ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by silverfox41
Airport Gardens Villas, Doha, Qatar travel blog
Airport Gardens Villas
Jul 16, 2006 (6 photos)

Airport Gardens I have moved into a villa in Airport Gardens - Near the Airport. Good size two storey apartment with three bedrooms one of which has been converted into a study. I do not get woken up by the new prayer man. He is a lot quieter ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by silverfox41
Al Corniche, Doha, Qatar travel blog
Al Corniche
Jul 12, 2006 (14 photos)

... summer to keep it alive. Temperatures are consistently above 40 degrees from May and do reach 50 degrees in August - I can't wait. Qatar doesn't have any dams - the water comes from a de-salination plant. The average annual rainfall is less than 3 cm - ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by silverfox41
Stop over in Doha, Doha, Qatar travel blog
Stop over in Doha
Nov 23, 2008

I had to stop in Doha, Qatar for 2 nights on my way to Bangkok. It was a differnt experience especially being alone. The first night I was there I jumped up and almost fell out of bed because I was given such a fright. I had no idea what was going on I ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by whitneyhl
Togas and Tours, Doha, Qatar travel blog
Togas and Tours
Oct 14, 2006 (10 photos)

Toga We are working 6 days weeks now at the office, with only Friday off. The days are short because of Ramadan, but soon we'll be doing 7:30-2:30 from Sunday to Thursday and then 9-2PM on Saturdays -- that's scheduled of course. We really have to ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by andreadd
Trip to the Post office, Doha, Qatar travel blog
Trip to the Post office
May 18, 2006

... numbers - so I can tell the time. Anyway the watch looks good. I will now be recommending to my wife that she NOT come to Qatar. She would send me broke - there are just so many shops selling so much stuff that you don't need but at 25% off. Just think ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by silverfox41
Doha, Doha, Qatar travel blog
Doha
Oct 29, 2006

Arrived back in Doha after a good flight of just over 6 hours. Service was good. Red wine was free of charge. Had some Indian lamb with rice for dinner. Caught a taxi home - you guessed it - I had to tell him how to get there. He was a new Nepalese man ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by silverfox41
Our last day, Doha, Qatar travel blog
Our last day
Jun 5, 2006

... room is silent. I'm sure our pariticpants did very well on the test. Our participants present us with gifts of souveniers from Qatar like sand from the desert and day planners in English and Arabic. One participant gave each of us a sari to wear. We ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by monicaalfonzo
Zwischenstop in Doha, Doha, Qatar travel blog
Zwischenstop in Doha
Aug 25, 2008 (1 photos)

... vielen anderen jungen Männern verabschiedet wurde ;-), ein Gepäckstück zu viel durch die Kontrolle zu bekommen. Insgesamt war Qatar Airways kulant - und freundlich. Die Flugbegleiterinnen waren alle nicht-arabisch. Aber wie ich später bei meinem Zwischenstop ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by rinneaufreisen
Buying a Camera, Doha, Qatar travel blog
Buying a Camera
May 24, 2006

Buying a camera at Carrefour 24 May 2006 I decided to buy a digital camera at Carrefour - the big hypermarket at City Centre. I did a bit of homework and they had a Premier DS5340, 5 mega pixel, camera, 3x optical zoom, 4x digital zoom, 2 inch screen ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by silverfox41
City Centre Shopping, Doha, Qatar travel blog
City Centre Shopping
May 12, 2006

... Sara roundabout!! ( Rock man is back at work 12:16 pm) I am sure he would have taken me to my hotel! Driving in Qatar This site basically sums it up. http://www.oasiscars.com/photo/index.html Take water just in case there is an accident!! Some ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by silverfox41
Doha Zoo, Doha, Qatar travel blog
Doha Zoo
Jan 27, 2007 (12 photos)

Sue and I went to Doha zoo for a visit. Entry fee was 5 riyals each or about $2. It was a pleasant place to visit for us humans - waterways, ponds, etc. Good variety of animals including cheetahs, lions, tigers, ... Mainly African and Asian. They did ...

A travel blog entry from Doha by silverfox41