Very comfortable stay, the hotel is ideally located between the main downtown business district and the airport. Only 2 KM away from the gigantic "The Avenues" Shopping mall. I highly recommend the hotel, as the service was excellent. Breakfast and Lunch buffet were extremley delicious with lots of varaieties for all tastes. They also have an Indian restaurant and a Steak House that I did not try, but seemed interesting. Add to that an Arab/Lebanese cafe' offering refreshments and Shisha/Narghile (water pipe). Business centre has 3 computers for 24 hours internet access, and rooms are all equipped with wire internet connections. They have a lobby patisserie offering delicious French and Austrian Pastries. They also have a health club and a swimming pool.

Zwischenlandung in Kuwait City. Ziemlich viele US-Soldaten an Bord, die hier das Flugzeug verlassen. Der Irak ist eben nicht weit entfernt...

YEAH THE FRIGGIN SANDBOX WAS AN OVEN to say the least! Most people could handle it but the duststorms and sandflies were bad!  This was one place I was ready to get out of. At least it was a short trip to Dubai in the UAE to get away from it all.

But like all soldiers heading home, our tolerance for bullshit increases so no one cared about the noise or the heat.  That is until we landed in Kuwait.

For those of you that have never been to Kuwait or at least the Army bases near the boarder I would recommend wearing as little as possible.  While I and those around me were not afforded such options the heat was intense.  We filed off the planes onto busses and began another round of paperwork and were reminded yet again to wear a condom.  At that point I looked around and wondered why they didn't say anything to the women in the group but that's neither here nor there.  It is always the guy's responsibility. 

My time in Kuwait was about 24 hours and it was spent sleeping, doing nothing, reading, briefings, and then customs.

  Customs, wow, they went through everything I had, I mean everything and were always reminding us over loudspeakers that "war trophies" were illegal.  I could not even bring back sand, not that I wanted to but it is the principal of the matter.  Once we were done with customs we were hoarded into another holding area to wait for the buses that would take us to Kuwait Int. Airport. 

Well its a nice and warm 108 degrees in Kuwait right now, and its only 1030 in the morning. The heat out here is insane!! I can't wait to leave here and go on my vacation. Its official, I'll be in Adelaide, Australia on the 15th of October! Anyone wanna meet up, just let me know! Its going to be my first time there, so I won't know where to go or how to get there! I have a friend that lives there that is going to let me stay at her place for the trip. so I'll have plenty of free money to have fun!

 I got off shift today at 0730 and made it home by a little after 0800. After resting a bit the maid came by and took care of my laundry and all. After she finally finished about mid afternoon I packed all my things and ran a few errands. Gary is picking me up around 2300 and we're off to KIA where I 'll catch my flight on KLM headed to Amsterdam for a couple of hours before going on to Edinburgh. I'll update again tomorrow in Amsterdam...

we moved around a lot within Kuwait till we got to our Camp out in the desert.  Besides the sand storms and the boredom everything was pretty much ok.  On Christmas Eve we crossed the line and for the next 12 months it was no looking back.

I arrived at the airport to find an escort holding my name. Maybe its just a little embarressing for a traveller to have someone help them through the customs/visa line, but I soon got over my pride by getting in the front of all lines and by not directly paying for anything (as the company was hired by my mother).

Once out of the airport I started to notice all the men wearing scarves, and just really all the men. Where are the women? While driving in the car I notice virtually no women in any of the many cars we pass in heavy heavy traffic going to the coastal road. 

I got everything settled in her huge place and we went out to lunch and grocery shopping. 

The glass pyramid of the Kuwaiti Hard Rock cafe is a truely amazing sight. Located in the Salmya district of Kuwait City this restaraunt is a small bastion of all things American. One of the neat features of the place is the fact that almost anywhere you sit you have a wonderful view of the ocean located a few feet from where you sit. The best time to visit is at night and the view of the stars over the water from you're seat is a sight that cannot be described. The food is good, typical of most Hard Rock Cafes but keep in mind that since Kuwait is a Muslim country certain items (aka pork and alcohol) are not available.

Mijana is a restaurant with Lebanese food inside Al Kout mall in Fahaheel, Kuwait.

Taken from a blog at blogspot.com

" Plastic colorfull "Kharaz" thingies are dangling all over! in the curcilar cuts inside some of the walls & the lovely devider which you see first when you enter the place! that devider took my breath away & when I entered & looked up saw that big shandelair I fell in love with the place :D & will ask where they got it from next time am going there."

The location was great, and there was a part of the restaurant where you can smoke shisha and another part that is smoke-free. 

Located on the Arabian Gulf in the area Sharq, Kuwait Towers is one of the main tourist attractions in the State of Kuwait.  The towers were designed by a Swedish company and executed by a Yugoslav company.  They were built in 1975 and inaugurated in 1979.  The plates that cover the balls are fifty five thousand in number.  They are made of Chinese steel painted in eight different colors.

The towers are divided into 3 main sections:

The Main Tower, Middle Tower (water tank), and Small Tower (controls power that lights towers)

This restaurant is located in the Marina Mall in Kuwait.  It is very modern in its decor.  The seating is tiered and the tiers are separated by paper grass. The menu boasts colorful drinks and mock cocktails flavored with syrups.  The caesar salad has a thick mayo coating, so know that.  The mint hot choc was great.

The placemats and anything else is made out of plastic with gel inside, like a kids toy, was kind of goofy.  Wish I took a picture.

This grocery store has everything, imported and local.

Don't forget to weigh and get your produce priced before going to the check out.

The store also had clothing and stationary, and things you might find at a store like Target or Walmart (on a smaller scale of convenience).

I suggest opting for any brand with an Arabic name over brands you might see in the US because they are probably 1/3 of the price of imports.