Country Info
- Doha
- Capital
- Qatari Rial (QAR)
- Currency
- 769,152
- Population
- QA
- Country Code
Qatar Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Qatar
Schlaflos in Qatar
... vor uns am Security Check-In - was wünscht man sich mehr? Vielleicht 10 1/2 schlaflose Std. Aufenthalt im Flughafen von Qatar oder dass sich der eigene Körper entscheidet, Lufthansa-Verpflegung abzulehnen.. Alles halb so wild, aber für den nächsten ...
Dhaka to Doha - Lost bag and hotel transfer
... my childhood I allways imagined the country especially the cities he mentioned "Doha", "Umm-Said" and his workplace "Qasco- The Qatar Steel Company Limited", his colleagues here. One particular story always thrilled me- One night, he was awake and ...
Leaving Doha
... a little bit difficult, visa, bank clearance, letter of recommendation from the company I work and finally exit permit to get me out of Qatar. Too much hassle! But finally I manage to get my self in the airport and here I am receiving the last e mail from ...
The weekend escape to Qatar
... holidays is a bit of a difficulty to say the least I think in this area, so I ended up going overseas to Doha in Qatar. This place was stunning. Its a fairly small city with fairly good infrastructure, mass amounts of wealth, and a never ...
Dune bashing part deux!
It's half term!!!! That means tests are over and time for a little break. I am also now a resident of Qatar! However it is also a sad time because Flip is going home :( to the UK. It also sucks because Amanda (my flat mate) is really sick and ...
Dia 25. Bangkok - Doha
... International Airport de Bangkok destino Madrid, via Doha/Qatar. Datos del Vuelo: Qatar Airways - QR 613 Bangkok (Salida a las 09:15) - Escala Doha/Qatar - Qatar (Llegada a las 12:15) - Duración del vuelo 7:00 ...
Stopover at Doha
Six hour flight to Doha, three large red wines and a curry, luverly jubbly. Smooth uneventful flight and got to watch Jack Reacher so a bonus there. Really busy at Doha airport and delayed 30 minutes due to congested air space but have been told we can ...
Essen und Trinken :-)
Nach 5 h 50 min sind wir in Doha zwischengelandet. Qatar Airways ist okay. Haben nur gegessen und geschlafen, wen wunderts nach dieser Woche, speziell Freitag :-) Nun haben wir 5h Aufenthalt in Doha. Was macht man da ausser trinken und essen? (Foto folgt ...
Life is good
A nice early start meant time for a good workout In the gym before checking out. Jon got to hang out with Qatar airlines crew while we settled up, then it was off to Starbucks for our morning coffee. My husband quite often makes an impression... Jon: "ice ...
House Arrest ??
... Oracle Implementating day. As I moved towards the reception, I noticed hordes of combat uniformed soldiers belonging to the Qatar Army and the commando forces. They looked impressive and more importantly from my perspective suitably scary !! The nervous ...
Friday Break
... famous fish market, which sells not only fish but also variety of fruits from all over the world, fruits that not grow in Qatar itself, but the surrounding area. To my surprise, the also sell animals... from hens to camels... Here I encounter with a ...
Mission Embassies
I took the plunge and jumped into the sea of dreams. Dreams I would like to turn into realities. The first step was to get relevant information for visas directly from the embassies themselves. I had to visit five embassies today but then I went to ...
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Doha day
... a movie channel. I like that it knows my name. This afternoon we took a very hot 5 minute walk to the largest mall in Qatar. I have say that I think the bottoms of my shoes were melting on the pavement. It is another mall that has lots of multi-national ...
An uncomfortable flight
... ;is incredibly alluring. I have always wanted to pull one, not necessarily on duty, anytime would suffice, so when I heard the Qatar stewardess' cockney accent I thought I may as well throw in a flirt, at least we shared the same first language so it was ...
Sealine Beach Resort - April 9, 2010
... is an opulent five-star resort in Qatar. Located in the town of Masaieed, one of the highly preferred tourist destinations of Qatar, this resort was opened in the year 1994 and is known for its architectural excellence. Built on a strip of sandy beach, ...
The bashing of the dunes
Today we went dune bashing (the thing I have been looking forward to most of all) we all jumped into 4x4's at the apartments and drove out of the city. I was sat with Laura, Joe and Lee and our driver, who was very chatty and gave us lots of useful tips ...
Flying across the desert
... better than jetstar!!! The flight went by quickly. It was also cool to fly across the desert. We landed for a change of planes in Doha, Qatar - the blast of heat in changing planes was pretty intense, even after getting used to the heat in ...
Day 2 - Kuala Lumpur to Doha
... wall of dust and visibility drops to zero. Nice Arabian souvenirs in Bahrain airport, should have bought some but no $B. Arrive Qatar. So dusty could look right at the setting sun. Taxi to Hostel, have trouble finding it - the roads are variously ...
Let's Try This Again...
I made it back into Doha,Qatar yesterday morning. This time I had my business visa in hand! A step in the right direction. Things are still a little all over the place for this project. Part of that is just the nature of field work. Especially when you ...
Day 2 - Rome at last!
We left the Oryx Lounge at Doha airport after our allotted 6 hours. We then had to wait for our flight to Rome to board. This wad not at 8h30 as expected but only at 10h55 due to a scheduling change by the airline. Flight update! Our flight only left ...
And so the trippin begins!
Efter en otroligt trevlig flygtur med värmande drycker och god mat har vi nu landat i Doha i väntan på resa vidare till Bangkok! Övrig information; 30 grader + men ingen sol. Detta bådar gott inför resten av resan! Vi tackar för nu och ...
Qatar
Já em transito, já só faltam mais 9 horas... Uffff..... Como não temos nada para fazer... Vamos postando ...