Doha Travel Blogs

even though my body was really tired from the timezone, i still couldnt get sleep, not helping that i was too small for the reclined chairs hahahha and the constant pa in the middle of night echoing around the airport.i wasnt lucky this time like my first flight that i found a free pillow and all. …

"Why Qatar?!?"  people have asked me on a whole number of occasions.  "Why Qatar there is nothing to do here?!" has warned my good friend Kat in numerous e-mail communications.  Of all the interesting and beautiful places in the world to include in one's itinerary!  Well?&n…

It was my first time aboard alone. I left home with all the hopes, dreams, doubts and worries but once the plane took off I knew that it was the point of no return; only one way out was to finish this trip.Qatar airline took me to Doha in 4 hours from BKK and I arrived at 11 pm. I actually had to s…

What a day, what a day! I am writing this in the Doha International Airport Costa Coffee lounge, nursing a Massimo Americano and boy do I need it. I am shattered. Just getting ready to get a flight to Bahrain.Well, I arrived from Dubai last night, late, last night, and checked into the Ramada Plaza…

My work often takes me to the beautiful nation of Qatar, and many surrounding nations. Although I've made this journey many times, I'll combine my blog into one specific time period.

Now our site was 40 km south of Doha, in the middle of no where. Totally isolated, no support available. What was my goal? Simple, get the site set up. And when the dredge started working I would then go on a well deserved holiday. The project was simple but with a twist, all the dredge had to…

After finally departing the UK (even though it was great) is a releif.. Things in London is going so fast that its hard to relax.. Take Oslo Train station for example. Its pretty big by Norwegian standards and got about 25tracks (including the Train to the Airport).. Dont know how many there is at …

The Land of Camels and Roundabouts This is a majestic place for those who want something new entirely from the start. Doha is a booming city yet it retain it's natural beauty and wonders. It's a unique country with so much to offer for the backpackers and adventures who wish to travel in the mediterranean area.It will take you days to be able to appreciate anything and everything. Sands and Castles for Everyone!

Day 2 in Doha, I woke up a bit late and found out that everybody else hasn’t woke up yet. A moment later Prisca and Titan went out from their room and we just chatted and chatted while watching the baby playing with his toys. It felt nice to meet an old friend that you still feel connected to as…

The seven-hour flight aboard the Qatar Airlines Airbus went surprisingly quickly. Leaving behind the frost and cold of England, Angela and I arrived at Doha International, straight into the scorching heat of the desert. The temperature was easily hitting the middle thirties. Welcome to winter in th…

The only reason why I didn't get a passport stamp for Qatar was because our cheap flight tickets didn't allow us to be put up in a hotel overnight (like seemingly everyone else on the plane was). Therefore we stayed in the departure lounge from 11.00am on 11th August to 02.30am on 12th August. I …

My first deployment while in the Air Force.

So it might not be much...but the 4 days away in Qatar were a much needed break from the crap-hole which is called Iraq.

THIS IS MY FRIST TRIP TO THE MIDDLE EAST. I WAS IN DOHA, QATAR WORKING, SO ME AND THE GUYS GOT SOME TIME OFF. WE ALL WANTED TO GO RIDE IN THE SAND DUNES...SO HERE WE ARE....

Hello All,It was a short flight to Doha, but the Qatar Airways crew still managed to serve a sandwich and drink.  After landing there was the typical passport check, and my worries about my stamp from last year's trip to Israel disappeared when they put the Qatar stamp on the same page.  I exchan…