Doha, Qatar Travel Blogs

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 ...

Going East to Get West
Nov 23, 2005 (1 photos)

... -over! We had bought the cheapest flight we could find to Casablanca which happened to be with Qatar Airlines and went through Doha, Qatar, so we spent four hours flying east to turn around and fly west again! But it was an adventure! The plane was only ...

Doha, Qatar
Feb 27, 2006

... We flew 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 ...

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

Photos of Qatar
Feb 7, 2005 (13 photos)

Photos of Qatar

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Doha at midnight.. I just wanted my map pin again.
Jan 18, 2007

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

Doha at midnight.. I just wanted my map pin again.
Feb 7, 2007

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

The end of an era
Mar 22, 2009 (8 photos)

... have an amazing jumping spider, that makes women screech with excitment.          We stopped in Doha for about 4 hours before we had to fly home where two hot chocolates and a soft drink cost £18, well they would ...

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??

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dubai to Doha
May 7, 2006

... the driver from the hotel would still be there waiting for me. What was the name of the hotel again "Grand Regency?". Previous correspondence from Doha just referred to it as GR. Yep - he was. He was looking for a Mr Payneee. As we drove to the hotel, I ...

Hockey Night in Qatar
Oct 29, 2006 (5 photos)

Hockey night in Qatar There I was on a steamy Tuesday night in Doha, needing to go get a copy of my housekey made. The only place in town to get this done, I was told repeatedly, was at the largest mall in town, called City Center. City Center is ...

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 ...

Airport Gardens Villas
Jul 16, 2006 (6 photos)

... later and sometime later they decide to put in the street. It takes them years to complete building a road. The main road through Doha has been a mess for two years - they rely too much on pick and shovel and not much on heavy machinery. I watch the ...

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 - ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

Zwischenstop in Doha
Aug 24, 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 ...

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 ...

City Centre Shopping
May 11, 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 ...

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 ...