Al Sadd Merweb (Superior) Doha

... exactly what you’re looking for. For a little fun, I’ve posted pictures of some of the international restaurants’ Arabic signs with their brands\logos (where possible). The person who emails me and correctly identifies the most names by Thursday 8 am (my time) will win a prize! To be eligible to win you have to also include your address because, unless you’re my parents, I won’t know where to send the ...

... walked in the heat over to the mall a couple times.

So the local HR person takes me to the medical facility....

When I got home I collected (they use that word vs. picked up) the family and we headed to the bank for cash withdrawl for more processing fees, picked up checks, and get three months statement for leasing cards. We needed (4) face shots of each person on blue background so ...

... guessed it...an Ice Rink! It's in the center of the food court where Kristen and I did what any true American would do after three weeks in Nepal and over 2 months away from home: We went to McDonalds and had Big Mac meals! The mall was one of the most fascinating places I've ever been. When I say that in Doha the Sheiks are Chic it is because they really are. Walking around are many men dressed in traditional white robes with white or red and white ...

... see the match scheduled to kick off at 7:30 After two hours and twenty minutes to travel seven miles, we made it to the stadium twenty minutes into the match. It was awsome watching David Beckham play football fifty metres away from us and being a small stadium, we were basically on the side line for a bit, until the security guard told us to get back. After watching AC Milan play football right in front of us, we walked ...

... Sebouh) truck was at the end of the line to make sure no one gets lost (like someone did last year) due to his years of experience of driving in the dunes. As we began to leave one of the trucks fell behind and we had to wait for it to find his way. The rest of the group at this point went off. As we hurried to catch up with the group my cousin took a more difficult path. We went up a steep sand bank but the other vehicle couldn't make it. We ...

So from Asia, to all the way down to South Africa, this long distance consisted of two 8 hour+ flights, with an 8 hour layover in the Middle East, in the small country of Qatar in the city of Doha, which borders Saudi Arabia. Our airline gave us a hotel with lunch included for the afternoon since we had such a long layover. It is very hot and dry desert, pretty much anywhere you look ...

... I arrived at the airport at 18:15 after a 1 1/4 hour bus ride on which I was the sole passenger. The ride costs only 100 baht going to the airport as opposed to 150 going the other way - very likely as a way to encourage people to take the bus going to the airport. This incentive didn't seem to work as the bus does not run frequently enough to make it a viable option for getting to the airport in a predictable amount of time. Due to my luck in getting a bus immediately, I ...

... structures that had been built for the event. Thankfully the stage rigging and technical gear was sound but other effects like a panel of lights that showed Arabic writing and display boards from a nearby photo exhibition (see my camel photo) were partially or completely trashed. It was one of those charged situations where people were thrown into the chaos of danger, damage control, risk ...

... out here in the food court waiting for 4 pm to roll around, Ramadan just started three days ago. During Ramadan, Muslims fast from sun-up to sundown. Lucky for me, there were a couple of food places that were actually open in the food court, so I had a turkey sandwich. Now, instead of doing my school work that is due by midnight tonight, I am watching "Rescue Me". I just started watching it last week and now I am hooked. I ...

... I'll go investigate some more in a while. My connecting flight leaves at 1am tomorow so i've got some time to kill. Flight was ok, think we landed sideways though... ---------------- day 1 (cont) - Dollars. Dollars or Quatar Rauls are what's required to buy things. And - of course - there's no currency exchange to be found anywhere. This airport makes NO sense. I've just spent an hour queing for the transfers desk (after realising that i even had to go to the ...