Ibis Salmiya Kuwait City

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Flight 2Q8 - Oil Capital of the Middle East

A travel blog entry by raniroo

"Excuse me, what time can we check in for our flight to Kuwait" I asked the Jazeera airline staff..."What is your flight number?" "I don't remember, it is to Kuwait at 10.25pm. I got a blank look. "This is the check in desk for Jazeera, isn't it?......my flight is with you to Kuwait" "Sorry Mam, that is not a flight number". It was my turn to look …

The Beginning of Goodbye

A travel blog entry by lexapplegate

... addition, I have had more than enough of this culture. I want to go somewhere where indentured servancy isn't acceptable and I don't get eyeball-molested while walking to get milk at the bacala across the street. I thought I could hack it for longer but I just don't want to - overall, I just don't like being in this culture and that's that. It would take a near-miracle to get me to stay here for next year...
The reality is that I want to come home but that probably ...

Just a little messed up

A travel blog entry by shimstonetravel

Kuwait is browner and older, as in 1980's older, then I anticipated.

Everything is also just a tiny bit messed up. The buildings are in need of repair and even if they are new, the finish work leaves much to be desired. Everything just reminds me of DIY projects gone wrong; until you get to the Ikea in the mall. Then it's primary colors galore with clean ...

Kuwait - ofwel "visa issuing, hoe het niet moet"

A travel blog entry by petitbeurreke

... neen, gewoon alles opnieuw te
doen :-)

En is het de moeite waard? Ach, ik heb niet echt tijd gehad om hier es rond te kijken, mijn indruk is dat die steden hier in het Midden-Oosten allemaal op elkaar trekken: overwegend beige kleur met hier een daar een mooi nieuwe wolkenkrabber ertussen. De wegeninfrastructuur ziet er ook weer best OK uit maar autorijden is niet echt hun sterkste kant.

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It doesn't get hotter than this...

A travel blog entry by whywhyzedernie

... a crazy periodontist from USC in Los Angeles and an orthodontist and pediatric dentist from Tufts in Boston.

The Marina Hotel in Kuwait is a 5 star hotel, and it is lovely. It's 4 storeys, and has 3 (!) pools. And all the rooms overlook Kuwait Bay, and either the pool area or the private beach. And they all have balconies. Mine was nicely cool (they keep everything hovering around 19C because who cares how ...

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This 3 star hotel, located on Salmiya Area 71 Block 8 Salem Mubarak Street, Kuwait City, is near Church of the Nativity, Wadi Qelt, and Beit Guvrin National Park.

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