The Sheraton

Picture Day!

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January 27th 2006
Okay, many of you have been bugging me to upload photos. Well, I finally left the compound today (there are definite disadvantages to living and working in the same building). As I mentioned before, Fridays are like Canada's Saturdays, so I had a chance to get out and see the city. I went with Bailey, one of the owner's daughters, who was an excellent navigator. See, it was my first time drivi ... read more

Middle East » Qatar

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Ruled by the Al Thani family since the mid-1800s, Qatar transformed itself from a poor British protectorate noted mainly for pearling into an independent state with significant oil and natural gas revenues. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the ... ... read more