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SA Heritage Day in Qatar: a melting pot of possibility
It was hot. Humid and hot. Frizzy-hair hot; mascara-running hot; frazzled-baby hot. Qatar hot! But still they came. Close to…
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Exhausting, exhilarating ‘in-your-face’ India is a must
30 years on, and India is as complex, chaotic and culturally alluring as ever. It was sensory overload then and…
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Of football, missiles and the passing of Qatar’s ‘architect’
12 July was an odd-ball day. It’s one that will go down in the annals of Qatar’s history. And ours…
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Opening the door(s) of Qatar
Ornate, Arabic, automatic, closed, revolving, wooden or whatever … As an expatriate living in Qatar in the Middle East, doors…
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Qatar’s great green escape – Katara Hills
Katara Hills is our antidote to Qatar’s flat, desert environment. It’s green, hilly, loaded with trees, has a freshwater stream…
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Sniffing out cultural differences with tissues in Qatar
Tissues. Yes, everyday soft, absorbent paper tissues. They are the stars of this Doha Diaries post for no better reason…