Country Info
- Doha
- Capital
- Qatari Rial (QAR)
- Currency
- 769,152
- Population
- QA
- Country Code
Doha Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Doha, Qatar
Now I have company!
Today I received Ava the cat. Ava belongs to Lisa who is relocating to Dubai. Since I was kinda lonely missing my babe and my cat Sissy, I took on Ava. She is the sweetest cat. I am so excited to have her I hope we will get ...
TO DOHA
I got to my stop over, Doha, a sterile airport as usual. Interestingly they only seem to have concrete and sand ...
Falcon Surgery - To Fly Again
This morning I had my driver take me to the Qatar Falcon Center. From the guidebook, it sounded like a place where men came to look at falcons and possibly purchase them. From the actual experience it was a whole heck ...
My Babe is gone!
,,,,,after a wonderful Overnight Safari trip and another dinner at the Lebanese restaurant on the Pearl Frank left today. I am sad. I will miss him and my friends and family at Thanksgiving. I will make my plans to go home for the ...
Thanksgiving Celebration
... action, laughter and fun. And...............no American Football! Seems the download did not work, this the usual issues here in Qatar when it comes to Football. I will continue on the quest of obtaining a way to watch! I am thankful for ...
Quiet time at beach on the Pearl
... at the beach on the Pearl. Afterall it is still my "Thanksgiving holiday" even though it is just another weekend in Qatar. We endulge in viewing the mega yachts up close and take the water taxi to the beach. The water is extremely ...
Culture of Qatar and Moonlight Cruise on a Dhow
... air on the bay was a bit cooler and for the first time we were able to sit outside without sweating. If you go to Qatar, I recommend this relaxing cruise. Tomorrow, we are going to the sand dunes and hopefully ride a camel. It is our day off from ...
Arrived!
... not easy. Leaving my babe and watching him drive off was probably the hardest part of this assignment. On to the Qatar Airways check in counter without a glitch and through security I went. While waiting in the lounge, I happened to see ...
The Doha 20
... … no matter where one is in the world, one must eat. I'm not sure I’ve found any particular dishes unique to Qatar but dining options abound. I think the closest things I’ve found to a regional dish are Arabic sweets. Usually ...
Australia Day and Qatar Masters Golf
Australia Day Australia Day in Doha was pretty busy. Went to the Qatar Masters Golf in the morning/afternoon and then went to Rydges for a pizza dinner and a dance and rink at the Legends Bar. The bar area at the golf was decked out in Australian ...
Desert Roses and Sink Hole
... kind of fun is right up my alley, so I graciously accept a day out to dig for "Desert Roses" and a visit to one of many Qatar sinkholes. Who invites us? Inge and Ignos of course! I worry that I will never be able to repay them for the ...
Sand and sun... lots of both
... the U.S., G. doesn't) but this was the only thing we could do for free in an air-conditioned environment. The bottom line? Qatar is a more interesting country that some of the blogs here would make you think but one needs to be aware of several ...
Hamad Hospital
... ON ME! (FROWN) I know this is a long blog, but felt it was important to describe this crazy experience, yes, I came back to Qatar, yes I saw doctors in Houston, and yes I am fine. The result. Virus caused the vomiting and diarrhea and caused ...
Achievement Unlocked: Puppetmaster
So here I am at Doha airport and it's time to get in shape for the last intercontinental flight of this journey. Had the brilliant idea to spend the last hours in Kathmandu looking for interesting ways of getting rid of my last rupees, somehow worked ...
Passport? Check. Stamp in Passport? Shit......
... off. B-a-d mistake! Apparently you can be arrested, deported, and fined for not getting your passport stamped when you leave Qatar. It's not just a threat, it's actually happened. I know a guy who knows a guy who's friend it ...
Sacrifice
... of their country. And when somebody is killed in the Middle East, the road home usually goes through Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. When they arrive at the base, there is an announcement for a Fallen Warrior ceremony. This is not a rare ...
The Wealthy Kingdom of the Middle East
... excitement had more or less been abated by the long hour flight. After the 7 hours of broken sleep on the plane, we arrived Doha - Qatar while still dawn for our transit to Alexandria - Egypt. With 8 hours spare time on hand, we decided to join for ...
Vuelo de ida
.- Barcelona - Madrid = 01:15 h. (Spanair) .- Madrid (Espana) - Doha (Qatar) = 06:50 h. - Qatar Airways No vimos el circuito de F1.... .- Doha (Qatar) - Bangkok (Tailandia) = 06:20 h. - Qatar ...
Doha... Tash is tired
... desert was pretty cool (check out all of Dan's photos once we get them up). A word of warning... don't plan to arrive at Doha airport in the hopes of being able to get cash out with an international plus card! For some silly reason the ATM's ...
Doha Bay and Souq Waqif
... end up eating until 1pm. We started our late morning by walking to the Corniche and then up a long road that juts out into Doha Bay. According to Lonely Planet, at the end of the road, where the pavement meets the sea, there sits their top pick ...
Reflections on Nepal, Hello Doha
... . I watched 4 episodes of Scrubs on the plane, in honor of Lloyd and the Wolverines. Qatar Airways is SO nice. And then we got to Doha. Holy shit, major culture/time/space continuum shock. Sweaty sticky Kathmandu to the ...
Driving Mr. Mark
... able to talk some sense into the officer with his basic Arabic. He explains that he came from Bahrain and received his Qatar license by showing his Bahrain license and this should be the same for his Canadian friend here. The officer replied; ...
Change at Doha
... of my pal Woody who will be with me for the week in Bangkok. We took a plane from Gatwick to Bangkok via Qatar with Qatar Airlines (the cheapest we could get). This flight was long went fairly quickly and we were soon at Doha airport to change planes. ...
Fourth of July Festivities!
Back home, I usually spend the Fourth of July running a half marathon and going to a barbecue. I'm indifferent to the fireworks. Since the Fourth fell on a Sunday, that’s my day off, so I was able to at least attempt to follow parts of my ...
Doha, where the Sheiks are Chic
... the boy resent the American or British kids who can see their mothers' eyes? And, what's it like to grow up a Westerner in Qatar, where one's mother showing her face and hair in public is NOT the norm? A little girl in a pink dress with ...
Adventures in Banking
... Land Cruisers and navigating the roundabouts like a professional race car driver I inquire as to the length of time he has been driving in Doha. "Something like 18 years" is the response. “I figured” I tell him, “you’re ...
Quality Not Quantity
... stewardess would bring a beer without having to ask. This made the five hour flight go by quickly. We touched down in Doha just on midnight and were transferred to our complimentary hotel. By the time we got there it was 01:00 and even ...