It’s been a while

May Peace Be Upon You, dear travel lovers wherever you are coming from

Almost 10 months since I last posted something here. Blame it on my lack of inspiration to write as I had fallen in love with reading all over again, thus I prefer to read than write. Heh

In this post, I shall share with you a part of the magical Middle East which I had the opportunity to take a peek at not too long ago. Literally, I chose the word “peek” because I really only had a whole day in the country before flying out very early the following day to my destination country.

دولة قطر Qatar (Full name: State of Qatar)

Capital : Doha

Population: Est. 900, 000

It is an Arab emirate situated in southwest Asia. Take a look at the map, and you’ll see that it is bordered by Saudi Arabia in the south. Its other immediate neighbours are Bahrain and United Arab Emirates.

Do you know that out of the 900, 000 population, only 25% are Qataris whilst the remaining are foreigners? Qatar is fast growing, and to my opinion, faster than Dubai, even. There is a large grand scale of construction going on, mostly tall buildings.

The tornado tower – almost completed!

Weather: In April the weather was mild. It was not too hot and in the late morning, a fog blanketed Doha and lingered on even as we left the country.

Traveller’s tip: To get into Qatar, if you are from some countries, you may get visa on arrival, upon paying 100 Qatari riyals. This visa is valid for a month’s stay and it will also entitle you to get into the State of Oman.

Stay tuned for more updates on Doha…