Monday, September 28, 2015

Eid in Qatar

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I had a couple of days of the Eid holiday here in Qatar, perhaps for the first time ever. Usually I book a vacation starting a few days bef...
Sunday, September 27, 2015

Why Don't I Have a Full Beard

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I've had a mustache and goatee for over 10 years now and don't plan on changing any time soon. I have a chubby baby face so without ...
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Saturday, September 26, 2015

Eid Mubarak everyone

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Eid Mubarak! I just got back from Turkey, where I spent a week enjoying the Eid Holiday (called 'Bayram' in Turkey). I was is Ist...
Sunday, September 13, 2015

Qatar Football

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So this weekend I attended two Qatar Stars League (QSL) matches as part of trying to follow the local league. My team (Al Sadd) wasn’t play...
Saturday, September 12, 2015

Falcons at Souq Waqif

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Summer is almost over so the falcons are back at Souq Waqif. This is the main buying season for falcons so the shops at the Falcon Souq w...
Friday, September 11, 2015

It's Raining! In September??

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Walked out of a mall today to a brisk rain and the sounds of thunder. Wow, what the heck?! Rain in September? Rain normally starts around...
Wednesday, September 09, 2015

Queen Elizabeth II -- Long Has She Reigned

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Like almost every paper in Britain I'll give a shout-out to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who today became England's longest reign...
Tuesday, September 08, 2015

Qatar Stars League

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In all the years I’ve lived in Qatar I never really followed the soccer league (henceforth I will call it ‘football’ since I’m not in North...
Friday, September 04, 2015

Tims Hortons in Gulf Mall is Open (but IHOP is not)

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Was at Gulf Mall for breakfast and the Tim Hortons was open! It soft-opened yesterday. It's much larger than the one in Ezdan wi...
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Wednesday, September 02, 2015

Oil Price Impact on Qatar

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(My nose is much better now, antibiotics are amazing.) So after many months the oil price has not rebounded and during 2015 has been flu...
Thursday, August 27, 2015

Off Sick

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Haven't posted this week because I've been home ill. I thought it was a cold until my nose started turning red, swelling, and I cam...
Friday, August 21, 2015

Heightened Security in Qatar

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I've noticed in the past month or so heightened security in the country. When I've gone to hotels they now have metal detectors at ...
Friday, August 14, 2015

Gulf Mall Update - August 14th

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It hasn't been long since my last update about Gulf Mall but I was there today and there was an exciting development. No, not IHOP (Sep...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Picture of Qatar's "Crazy Roundabout"

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When I arrived in Qatar I was always hearing about a place called “Crazy Roundabout”, an intersection with some bizarre roundabout that con...
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Tuesday, August 04, 2015

Gulf Mall update - IHOP not open yet

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[latest update on Gulf Mall is August 14th, you can find it here ] Just a quick post about Gulf Mall. Blogger.com provides statistics sho...
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Monday, August 03, 2015

Ghent (Gent)

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Spent a night at another Belgian city famous for old buildings and canals - Ghent (Belgians spell it Gent). Wandered around for a while ...
Saturday, August 01, 2015

Brugge (Bruges)

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Brugge is one of the more well-known cities in Belgium, famous for its medieval buildings and canals. It deserves the hype, it turned out ...