Deira Suites Hotel Doha

... Granted I have only had experience with 3 so far but that's 100% so far. These areas (taxi, hotel, shop, restaurant) are the most common tourist hits so foreign worker full contact means that tourists are meeting expats, not locals. In Oman, I did have a tour service arranged before I got there and my guide and driver there was an Omani so I was able to meet a local and get some good information on the local ...

Last week was my third trip to Qatar and every time I go, I come back to Bahrain ready to pack my bags and return home. Call it cultural differences or resistance to change but I find the way I am treated to be very poor compared to how I am treated in Bahrain. I never feel as though my presence is welcome and in fact feel as though they can't wait ...

... XTerra, 350Z) and the Honda Fit and Toyota Yaris. Back in Winnipeg I was strongly leaning towards getting Mazda3 but they didn’t have the buyback deal so they were pretty much out. All I really need is a small car to get me around town as it’s unlikely I’ll be doing any road trips or going out to the desert in my own 4x4. I know this and I even like the Versa hatchbacks and the Civics. They’re fuel efficient, better on ...

... wait yesterday and called me up to the front of the line. The actual fingerprint process only took 5 minutes of 'man handleding' my fingers but it was the almost 2 hours total of wasted waiting in line not to mention the time to drive there and back that was frustrating. Another check mark next to an items. <br><br>From the web we discovered a local Hash House Harriers Running Group. They are more like ...

... almost as scary as unsettling. When I saw a woman with two eyeslits walking through the lobby of our 4 star Best Western affiliated hotel with her husband last night I shuddered, thinking to myself, essentially, how tough must that dude be to make his wife dress like that, either by personal choice or force. But today I saw man and woman walking hand and hand. A couple in which the man could not even so much as look into his wife's eyes passed me ...

... the stadium and came across Lewis Hamilton's F1 championship winning car. Vodafone were exhibiting it as part of their new telecommunication launch in Doha. After following the 2008 Grand Prix season and being a Lewis Hamilton fan, it was great to see the car he was actually driving. So witnessing AC Milan play football and seeing Lewis Hamilton's championship car, my introduction to Doha couldn't have got much better.

... at Terminal 1 cares. Every line was at least 20 deep of migrant workers coming from Bangladesh, Pakistan or India. Needless to say, the lines didn't move quickly. By the time I finally got through, the luggage was off the belt and sitting on the floor next to the belt. From Dubai I was flying on to Doha for overnight, then Yemen, then Ethiopia before returning to Dubai. I didn't want to deal with, or ...

... the parks over the weekend to explore a bit more. As the sun slowly re-emerges I am also hoping that some of the photos that I will be sending through will have a bit more vibrancy for all to see. Last night I ventured out for dinner at a Japanese restuarant - they had a massive menu, starting from what you would have expected with Japanese food....but they also had their mix of Lebanese, Chinese and Italian food....an ...

... hand. At first I thought she wanted me to throw it away for her. When she smiled at me afterwards, I opened it - and was even more surprised to see what was written on it: "This is my number in Muscat. Call me anytime if like to come to Muscat. My name is Salma." Well I can assure you that the next time I'm in Muscat, I know who I'm going to call! Sexy Salma - dressed in black from head to toe! I'm extremely curious to know what she intends to do with me, although I could ...

... the world, and Qatar is building the tallest "Zigzag" building in the world. Kinda hokey if you ask us. - The typical work day for government workers is 6am-2pm. The typical work day for private businesses in general is 8am-noon, and from 4-8pm, with a break in the middle for them to go home, eat, sleep, whatever. - There is no income or sales tax for Qataris, free healthcare and education too. However foreigners need to ...