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... crisp and finely adorned youth hanging out in outdoor cafes... munching on Japanese sushi or sipping Starbucks coffee in the cool evening hours... framed by a parking lot of fast and flashy cars... a veritable feast of  imports from around the world...  Needless to say the Kuwaiti's sit on 10% of the world's oil reserves... and even in today's economic crisis they are living the high life... surrounded by all of life's amenities... plus some... A few lasting thought from my journey ...

Despite the turbulence of its recent history, Kuwait today is once again beginning to reflect its status as an oil-rich nation. In 1990 Iraq claimed Kuwait as its 19th province, but the Iraqis were expelled by a United States led alliance in a short war in 1991, and now the country is separated from its threatening neighbor by a wall along its border. The ruined capital, Kuwait City, has risen from the ashes of war to become a buzzing metropolis with gleaming high rises ...

... luxury hotels and lush parks set along wide avenues. The city's major landmark is the Kuwait Towers, visible from the harbor where oil tankers come and go, docking alongside hundreds of cargo ships and pleasure craft. Kuwait is now regarded as a relatively safe destination with plenty to interest the traveller, not only in Kuwait City itself but throughout, from its arid desert plateau to the fertile coastal belt and the nine small offshore islands over which it has sovereignty.

Well, there are more benefits of the Hilton. First, there are women in bikinis who are not related to the people at work. I didn't go to the Ramadan tent for dinner, but you could eat out on the beach. Now it is time to go home.

And with the Hilton being closer to the city, it is a quick trip to eat at restaurants up there as well. Back to the Hard Rock - a great deal - all food is 50% off during Ramadan. At least one good thing during Ramadan. Met up with my old technical manager from my chemical plant days. Wasn't expecting to run into him over here.

Our new home - ain't it great? Not only do we have air conditioning - we have better TV station channels, internet, and better restaraunts.

... great time in Kuwait despite 118 degrees with 90% humidity. The place just sticks to you it's so sultry. I think this place makes summer in Houston look like winter. Kuwait is not crowded, the streets make sense and there is little traffic. You definitely don't need that preflight prayer here like in Dubai. It is also the first Arab country on my tour that is hardcore Islamic due to little mingling with the west so Ramadan ...

Not a place that would have been my first choice of holiday destination, because of it's previous political problems and due to it's close proximity to Iraq, however I was very pleasantly surprised. Yes it is still apparently clear that the city is in a development stage, however, the city was very clean and well landscaped. Road signs are in Arabic and English, and generally is as developed as say Dubai, minus a few over priced hotels and malls. Generally felt ...