Marriott Doha

... and cities and country and ruler. In Dubai, never met a local except a few shop owners in the souqs. <br> I haven't been to the souq here yet so I still have hope to meet some local Qataris. It is nice to talk to the Indian taxi drivers though and see where they are from and it's quite hilarious to tell them about Canadian winters and listen to them talk about December in Qatar when it is "so cold we can't ...

... me to leave. I knew that it would be an adjustment to leave the Midwest but I never expected to be treated as though my opinions or my knowledge were useless. I can't wait to return to Chicago. When the only pleasant thing you can say is that the weather is great here compared to Chicago, I think you need to start reconsidering your career options.

... environment, and inexpensive (both options where I would "make money" based on transport allowance and depreciation). Even a Honda Fit or Toyota Yaris would be fine. That&#8217;s all I need. They&#8217;re the sensible choice. But for the last couple of years, every time I would see an Accord I would think to myself that, one day, I would buy one of those cars. The salesman was very good at his job. He knew I was torn between my needs and wants. He gave ...

... social/recreational running group which was fine by me. Alex, the leader of the group gave Annette a very nice HHH Doha t-shirt that I wish I took a picture of because after the first wash the cheap silk screening came right off. <br><br>This goup was mainly Brits but some from other areas of the world. First outing we ran around the Aspire park/track and followed up with food in the Villagio Mall. <br>

Arrived at Doha Airport where I had a 6 hour layover. Bored to tears. Spending 6 hours in a departure lounge was not fun. Kept myself sane by browsing the shops then going back later to see if I could correctly guess the prices. That's what I had to resort to, to kill some time. Did have free internet but the computer kept logging out after 10 minutes which was ...

... about, my bag while there. So I packed a "weekender" bag that I could just carry on. I took my bag to the hotel where I'd be staying on my return. I could have overnighted in Dubai, then gotten up too early for Emirates' 7am nonstop to Sana'a. By flying out of Doha tomorrow, the flight was at 12noon. And best of all, by flying Qatar Airways in first, I get to avail myself of their first class terminal ...

... mix I think. It would appear that a lot of restaurants here that arent in the 5 star resorts tends to provide a very extensive menu of a mixture of cuisines from all around the world....will have to go back sometime to try their pizzas I think. Other than that I do not really have a huge amount to report on from here. Hope that all is well back home and will be in touch in the near future with more of an update and more pictures.

... as easily imagine one or both of us getting in serious trouble if I did follow up on her invitation, what with me being a double infidel (i.e. - a non-Muslim atheist!) As you might recall from my prologue, I did a fair amount of worrying about how I was going to manage to get myself to Zanzibar from the Dar airport. From the information I had gathered via the internet, I was under the impression that I would have to get myself over to the domestic airport and catch a ...

... But... the Islamic Institute will pay for foreigners to learn Arabic for 3 months, that's pretty good. - When Qataris get married, the government will give them a pretty good sized chunk of land to build their home on. Frank asked the guide if he could get in on that, but the guide said that it is pretty difficult, if not impossible to become a Qatari citizen. Qatar summed up in 3 words: Ambitious, modern, male-dominated