http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Qatar/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Middle East , Qatar en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:44:38 +0000 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:44:38 +0000 RIHLA 26The rights that were violated from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights areArticle 19 Everyone has the right of freedom of opinion and expression Workers were not able to make unions without the owners permission. Hence they did not have a right to express themselves.Article 21 Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country directly or through http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Qatar/Mesaieed/blog-786794.html Well here it is my last day on this island I am so excited to leave and sleep in my own bed take a real shower wear real clothes and put on some makeup Oh and see other women Seriously it is the little things that I miss right now. Cooking my own dinner. Going to watch a movie at the theater. Driving my car even in the dreadful Doha traffic I wonder how it has changed in the last 30 http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Qatar/blog-786437.html 21 days later and I39m still here working That39s a long time to go without a break there are no holidays or weekends here. My coworkers have been here longer than I so I can39t complain too much. Instead I spend my days dreaming about what I will finally do when I DO have time offSince I last wrote we had not moved a centimeter from that spot where we had troubles. We had weather http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Qatar/blog-785259.html It has been a while since I39ve written but I just wanted to let you all know I am still alive. I39m currently working in the middle of the Persian sorry Arabian Gulf. This project has been an ordeal since Day 1 and the field work is no less difficult but we see the light at the end of the tunnel so I just need to hang on for 7 more weeks Then I39m going to be a traveling fien http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Qatar/blog-783692.html Our next stop is Doha Qatar pronounced cutter by most and Abdul is our guide. By the way most of the guides are expats from other countries as few local Emeritis do that kind of work. The first excursion stop is to the Souq Waqif a shopping bazaar established in 1847. You can bargain up to 20 off for the spices foods and other traded items available were told. This country has http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Qatar/Doha/blog-783278.html I know it39s been weeks since I39ve written and now I39m going on yet another driving rampage... but there are some good photos at least rightThis morning was just difficult. I can39t stand when people call the type of driving in Qatar Aggressive Driving. It is not Aggressive Driving which is driving so that you can get where you need to be without standing aside and letting peopl http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Qatar/Doha/blog-780693.html Sac LongchampLos angeles ligne old a good t relance cette saison des ftes honorant le 60e anniversaire de Longchamp. Le sac aussi replie et senclenche ferm votre petite taille trip trs pratique lorsque non utilis. Il y a good plusieurs avantages dans le but de sa popularit parmi les children et les adultes. Les accessoires de longchamp pas cher cr orite continuent larg http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Qatar/blog-778684.html Yeah so pretty much since my geologists friends have arrived my wonderful diet has gone out the window I39m not too bad but I was really enjoying that downward progress on my scale. Oh well. It was worth it. Beer food and much need company.There is not much to tell shocking I know but we went to the souk a few times to The Pearl hotels and just around where ever. There is a decent v http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Qatar/Doha/blog-774381.html Most of Saturday I lazed about cleaning off an on. I really need to hire a maid I hate mopping. That evening I picked up Jeff to head to the Museum of Islamic Art. I39d been there once before with Matt but it is such a nice peaceful beautiful place it is worth going back to and it39s free. We took some nice photos and wandered about but the place closed promptly at 8pm. Actually th http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Qatar/Doha/blog-774380.html Friday morning I got up early to prepare for a Qatari road trip Jeff and I made plans to head north and drive around to see what Qatar has to offer. Granted it39s not much but it was a fun day. We made it to the northern tip Rawais and drove as fast as we could or stopped for random sites like a giant fatty lizard that I almost ran over We drove from Doha to Al Khor to Al Thakirah http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Qatar//blog-773840.html I woke up fairly early this morning and convinced myself to go driving before the crazies got on the road. So I headed west. I took Salwa towards the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia then veered right towards Umm Bab Love the name though the town was nothing. It was mostly just me on lonely stretches of twolane road which somewhat worried me since I forgot my phone. Ooops I passed ... well... desert http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Qatar/blog-771492.html I39m getting tired of describing the daily nightmare that is driving in Qatar just as I am sure you39re tired of reading about it. But I feel it says a lot about the mentality here. People really do not seem to care about anyone but themselves. I have yet to see a random act of kindness unless it is me. It is very sad and I wonder if I39ll be able to handle being here for the next year o http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Qatar/Doha/blog-771416.html Another blog of my daily life... Sorry Qatar is not nearly as exciting as Dubai. I have no friends no public transportation no delivery no gym... nothing. It is a bit of an adjustment. Fortunately it has been a good week because I still love my job and I am so happy in my new apartment. I39ve been able to cook and relax. No more driving all the way to West Bay everyday a 15 minute commu http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Qatar/Doha/blog-770391.html The last 10 days or so were a whirlwind. I found an apartment that I liked but it took sometime for my office to arrange it. I was supposed to move in last week but since I couldn39t I took an impromptu quick trip to Dubai. I hung out with Jamie saw a movie with Samar did some errands and upset Melvin for not calling him. Sorry Melvin The flight to Dubai on Qatar Airways was extremely http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Qatar/Doha/blog-769111.html Saturday I set up an appointment and looked at two apartments and I was good with either. They were set up nice and included everything. Everything. All utilities furniture appliances... even a full set of kitchen knives They said with a one year contract they would even replace my bed if I didn39t like it. The second apartment39s layout was a bit more homey so that was the one I went w http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Qatar/Doha/blog-766977.html As usual not much to report outside of work stuff. I39ve been getting along pretty well with my coworkers lately and working on a bunch of smaller projects which have kept me busy And I39m reading the book I39ve been waiting for for 15 years Basically I39ll be shut up in my room all weekend.Except for tonight. My american coworker Kay invited me to dinner with her running club. http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Qatar/Doha/blog-766646.html Installing new appliances that use electricity will need employing an electrician. Then getting a good electrician is significant if you have any sort of electrical problems inside your house. This may easily be achieved if you follow a series of suggestions which will help you achieve this goal.The very best person for the job is a local contractor. Local contractors are aware of your area and c http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Qatar/blog-765956.html Currently staying in Doha for work i have stayed in a Hotel Called Retaj Royale very nice hotel i highly recommend this hotel specially if youre looking to stay beside the area of Souq waqif and the corniche i have promised the management to recommend the hotel to my friends and i am keeping my promise as i have had a great experience in this hotel httpwww.retajhotels.comFaceBook http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Qatar/Doha/blog-765379.html I know you are probably sick of me saying there is nothing to do here in Qatar but it is fairly true. Fortunately I just LOVE the work I39m doing. Like seriously love it. The geology is interesting the projects are unique and we have a good crew working here that I get along with quite well. It is just sad that it is located where it is. I would love to blog about my actual work experie http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Qatar/Doha/blog-764475.html We got Tuesday December 18th off of work as everyone celebrated Qatar39s National Day. They had been preparing for WEEKS flags all over the country bleachers lining the corniche cars decked out in national colors... But Tuesday definitely took the cake.I slept in and rolled out of bed to go to work for a little while we had a big report due on Thursday and I just work better when it39s http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Qatar/Doha/blog-762191.html