Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Dhow Festival at Katara

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Thursday was American Thanksgiving and I was invited by some friends to a restaurant that had a special Thanksgiving menu for that evening. ...
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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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