Saturday, October 20, 2018

Rain!

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Today it rained. Hooboy, did it ever rain. I was woken up around 9am to the sounds of thunder.  It wasn't that far way either, as best...
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Wednesday, September 05, 2018

Contrasting Turkey with Qatar

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So during Eid I went on vacation to Turkey, a country I typically visit at least once a year. Spent some time in Bodrum before heading to Bu...
Thursday, August 16, 2018

That Saudi vs. Canada Thing

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Okay, it's been around two weeks since the Saudi Government became incensed about a tweet from Canada's Foreign Minister demanding t...
Saturday, July 28, 2018

Lunar Eclipse

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Last night there was a lunar eclipse visible from Australia and most of Asia, including Qatar. In Qatar the timing of it was great, it start...

I'm Back!

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It has definitely been a little while since I last posted on my blog. It was not due to any kind of emergency, no, I wasn't in the h...
Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Ramadan 2018 - Meals

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One of the nice things about Ramadan is that you get a lot of invites to iftars or sohours. Whether from friends or corporate events there...
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Sunday, June 10, 2018

Ramadan 2018 - the Ramadan Car Parade

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Another Ramadan tradition in Qatar is for people to take their cars down to the Corniche starting around 4:00 or so and just cruise along th...
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Sunday, June 03, 2018

Ramadan 2018 - The Ramadan Cannon

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It wouldn't be Ramadan without a visit to the Ramadan Cannon. Every Ramadan the Government sets up a cannon at the State Mosque, which ...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

12 years in Qatar!

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So I have now been in Qatar for 12 years. 12! That's a long time. Qatar has changed a lot over those years. I'm not kidding, only...
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Thursday, May 17, 2018

Ramadan 2018

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Ramadan Kareem everyone! Ramadan was announced last night so for the next 28 or 29 days things change throughout the country. All of the ...
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Monday, April 09, 2018

Souq Waqif Equestrian Festival

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I'm finally back in Doha! I was on my usual annual vacation to Canada and got back on Saturday. This evening I decided to take a walk...
Wednesday, March 07, 2018

Health Test

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I was at Festival City Mall the other day and saw a new booth. It's a medical booth set up by the Government to promote healthy hea...
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Monday, March 05, 2018

Souq Waqif Date Festival 2018

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I went to the Date Festival at the Souq tonight. In the past it was a simple tent but this year they've really built it up. It's a ...
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Saturday, March 03, 2018

It Rained!

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Thankfully Qatar had some decent rain over the last couple of days. Not enough to cause lakes and flooding everywhere but certainly enough t...
Sunday, February 18, 2018

Food Trucks at Qatar Sports Club

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In case people haven't noticed that has been a lot of development going on at Qatar Sports Club (the stadium near Khalifa Tennis Stadium...