Country Info
- Doha
- Capital
- Qatari Rial (QAR)
- Currency
- 769,152
- Population
- QA
- Country Code
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Travel Blogs from Qatar
40 minutes in Doha
... the longest that I have ever had anywhere so I was beginning to think that we were unlikely to make the connecting flight but the Qatar Airways staff fast tracked us through and we just made it and hoped the cases had as well. Three and a half hours ...
Arrive Doha for change to london
Just a few hours wait for my plane to London. One of the marvellous advantages of flying cheap is the wait at interchange! :-) It was interesting see dozens of men in robes sleeping wherever there was space. Even bumped into a very happy, smiling ...
Day 24: Doha - Bangkok
After saying goodbye to my dad, I spent two hours in Doha airport shopping and looking around, waiting to board my plane. My seat on the plane was on the left side of the middle isle, towards the back, so I was happy with the position. I was sat next ...
Random Places in Doha
... in Doha or its surrounding suburbs, and is also the economic centre of the country. Doha also serves as the seat of government of Qatar, which is ruled by Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa AL Thani. The city of Doha also held the 2006 Asian Games, which was the ...
My first Camel sighting!
Today we drove to Doha to run a couple errands. On the way home i found myself staring at the sunset. They are so beautiful here. Something i did happen to notice on last night's sunset is that the sun never actually hits the horizon. You know how when ...
sekarang gw tinggal di...
yes!, gw tinggal gak jauh2 di belakang al muntaza plaza hotel. bukan di hotelnya ...
Terbang menuju Doha - Qatar
Beres ngajar di Dubai, saya terbang menuju Qatar keesokan paginya... Saya bersama Malcolm berangkat menggunakan Qatar Airways menuju Doha - Ibukota negara ...
Zeit totschlagen
Flug war super, Qatar Airways erste Klasse. In Doha wurde uns erst der Mund wässrig gemacht mit "free hotel accomodation" (wir haben 10 Stunden Aufenhalt), aber leider hat das Reisebüro das nicht dazugebucht. Immerhin gabs "free dinner" - for real. Und ...
The day of the dunes
On this day we planned to go to the beach via the sand dunes for a small Armenian Youth Committee organized BBQ. We got up early and drove to where the dunes start. We all met at the starting point of the dunes with only 4x4's aligned to venture ...
Day 5 - Doha - getting out of town
25th Dive has been put off til tomorrow so decide to go out of town for the day instead. Taxi in to central bus station and then 102 bus to Umm Salal Mohammad. Spot the towers of the fort and walk to them. Jump wall and go exploring. All reno'd up, ...
Doha Day #1
... New Year's Eve after flying here from Washington via Kuwait and Bahrain was going to screw up my internal clock. I’ve now been in Qatar for 28 hours and I have yet to see any daylight since I slept 14 hours last night and did not get out of bed ...
Day 6 - Doha - another worthless tour company
26th Get up at 4 am and wait for dive master, who never arrives. I didn't think he would. Tour companies here can not keep their word - let this be a lesson for all. Back to bed. Later try weaponry museum down the road, but it's closed. Everything is ...
Last minute hitches
2 months back, I was very excited to start planing for the trip to Spain. A mega trip which might be the last one I'll do on my own and doing a very mobile and lightweight trip. More like a backpacker. I am already past that age to be a backpacker, but ...
Doha city in the day light
The next morning I got up and checked the clock. It's 7:30 AM. Now my concerns was my personal hygiene.My toothbrush/paste and shaving kits are in the bag that is lost in the airport.So, I went to the hotel lobby but found that the shop will not be ...
Souk
We went visiting one of the old Souks today. That's a traditional shopping mall for you uneducated louts. Check out this poor donkey. Click on the picture to read the story behind it. Souks are really an experience. You have all ...
Lovely living accomidations
Enclosed is the lovely living facilities provided by the US government... See what your income taxes pay for... But I can't complain... it could always be worse... lol... I give credit to those living in tents... I hope you enjoy the pictures... more to ...