Boudl Kuwait City
Al-Salmah Amro Bin Al Aas Street Kuwait City, Kuwait
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Kuwait City
... of water the streets were full of big thirsty new cars, mostly from the US. The biggest traffic jams are at around 2pm as 90% of the population is employed by the government with working hours between 8am to 2pm. The afternoon is for the family and shopping, according to our Bangladeshi Taxi driver whose working hours are obviously a bit ...
Love Affair with Everywhere--Kuwait
... to take an evening (since it is unbearable in this 45+ degree heat during the day) walk down to the Corniche and hang out amongst the locals. The JW is also connected to a very upscale shopping mall.
The only good part of being in Kuwait is the food. Since there is really little else to do and Kuwaitis value family time and outings, there is a huge selection of places to eat. For obvious ...
Leaving Kuwait!
Looks like I'm really getting out of here tonight. I talked the army into sending me directly into Phuket and back out through Bangkok, so that's one less thing to worry about. Current plan is to spend a day in Phuket relaxing and getting myself straight - take a refresher dive course. After that, I'll try to find a 3 day live aboard out to the Similan Islands. Should be a good time. Very ready ...
Flying BAH-KWI
... going home with the eight dinars still in my pocket, which would have been a waste.
So I walked back to the duty-free shop, where of course I had to get into a lengthy argument with another clerk about buying the bottle when I was flying on United. The lady who originally helped me 15 minutes ago had now vanished, so I had to explain to the other clerk the entire discussion I just had at the gate. She summoned her supervisor over for me to repeat ...
A taste of Kuwait…
... largely preoccupied – since there were few guests about – with raking and re-raking the sand so that the beach was immaculate at all times. From the window-lines corridor that led to my room, I spied the most delightful and astonishing sight of all: a Marks and Spencers shop peaking up behind the boats in the marina. That is where I headed this afternoon with a couple of hours to kill between the workshop and my flight and on the way (through a ...



