Grand Regency (Deluxe) Doha

The Apartment Saga!!!! The Apartment Part 1 Living arrangement; the guest house we were staying in was nice but I was defiantly keen to get settled in my own new place. I had already organised to share an apartment with my friend Cath and the week before I arrived she had moved into the new DAGOC apartment block with about 140 other staff members, which was perfect timing (thanks Cath) as they had just been finished and were now full so I was lucky to have organised it before arriving. So aft...

Dubai to Doha A short flight of 40 minutes - the plane only gets to 22,000 feet before it drops back to the ground. Had to catch a shuttle bus to the plane and walk up the steps - it was hot! Had a nice aisle seat until a VIP came on board - a rather large American in a wheel chair with a black leather jacket. He had a huge body but only small underdeveloped legs. He had been allocated the middle seat! They were going to pick him up and put him in it. I offered to move - they were all relieve...

Grand Regency Hotel - Doha This hotel is only 4 months old. It is rated as six star ( I had wondered what the sixth star was for - unfortunately not what I thought). It is on a roundabout! Web link?? It is a reasonable hotel for the rates they charge. Similar look to the Marriott in Brisbane - very similar chandeliers. Four restaurants all of which were good - a bit more expensive that other places but good compared to home. Buffet There is an all day buffet on level one which has about 10 ho...

Fingerprinting 17 May 2006 (My mum's birthday - hope she had a good one) This was something that I had heard about and was not looking forward to. My escort ( a nice man from Sudan) and I went off at 8:45 am with our driver (an Indian) to the fingerprinting place. We went down some dusty alleyway to a gate that looked a bit like a prison camp from a WWII movie. I was guided into the VIP Lounge. (that's what was on the sign - a hand written piece of paper stuck on a dusty door). Well it was no...

Trip to the Post Office Thursday night 18 May 2006 My mum and dad do not have internet so I have decided to write them a letter or two. I wrote the first and only one so far while I was at the Grand Regency - 9 May 2006 - yes last week. I used their letterhead and envelope as they looked very impressive. Only one thing - the envelope does not have any glue. I asked the concierge whether he had any glue - he suggested I put the envelope into another plain envelope - it had a glue seal. I said ...