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Al Sabah Hospital N Q8 City
Blog: My Travels My Experiences - 6 March 2010
Hi Everyone! How was the weekend? Mine did not go as planned. The sandstorm ruined it.
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Sandstorm in Q8
Blog: My Travels My Experiences - 4 March 2010
Today the weather was clear and pleasant early in the morning. But around 9.30am a sudden sandstorm engulfed Kuwait.
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Maritime Museum, Q8
Blog: My Travels My Experiences - 4 March 2010
Located at the SAS Radisson Hotel, the Al-Hashemi Maritime Museum is housed in the Al Hashemi II, which is the world’s largest wooden Arabic dhow (It’s in the Guinness Book of World Records!).
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Dhows- integral part of Q8's History
Blog: My Travels My Experiences - 4 March 2010
Dhows are integral part of Kuwait’s culture and heritage. The starting age of using the dhows is clouded. Among all the different types of great sailing ships in the world, the dhow holds the longest continuous tradition of commercial seafaring. Dhows were mainly used for trading cargo, pearl diving, fishing and other more uses.
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Kuwaiti Cats
Blog: Sophie's World - 28 February 2010
I thought I'd begin a new series - a sporadic one, but a series nonetheless: Cats of the world. First out are the cool cats of Kuwait. Kuwaiti Cats is a post from: Sophie's World
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Kuwait Celebrates Its Liberation day
Blog: My Travels My Experiences - 26 February 2010
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Q8 ready to Welcome National Day n Liberation Day
Blog: My Travels My Experiences - 22 February 2010
The streets, government buildings n offices, private residences are all decorated with lights and national flag to celebrate Kuwait's 49Th National day and 19Th Liberation Day.
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Kuwait International Fair Ground, Mishref
Blog: My Travels My Experiences - 20 February 2010
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Kuwait Towers
Blog: My Travels My Experiences - 12 February 2010
The other day,descided to go to Kuwait Towers.Had been there many times, but the area is such,you will love to go again and again.The panoramic view of the sea and the city near the Towers are beyond words. One can spend hours in such spectacular atmosphere. The area remains bursting with activities. One can notice people swimming, catching fish, sailing around in the sea, leisurely moving around, taking pictures or having good time with family or friends. There is ample space for car parking so that visitors don’t face any problem.
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12 fave hotels of 2009
Blog: Sophie's World - 12 January 2010
Still summarizing 2009, here – in no particular order – are my favourite sleeps of last year: 1. In February/March, I spent a long weekend in London and got a very good deal at Rydges Kensington Plaza on Gloucester Road. Nice hotel in a great location – a short walking distance from the museums, Hyde [...]12 fave hotels of 2009 is a post from: Sophie's World
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Kuwait House of National Memorial Museum
Blog: Sophie's World - 1 November 2009
After dropping me off at the Kuwait House of National Memorial Museum, Assis, my taxi driver for the day, makes sure I see the Iraqi tank displayed outside. Entering, I pay 1 KD and get a personal guide, Sakina. She starts by reeling off names of former sheikhs; the earliest ones are names on [...]
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Kuwait Towers
Blog: Sophie's World - 30 October 2009
I was going to cover my visit to Kuwait in one post, but too many things just leaped out and demanded their own space. So first out: Kuwait Towers. 30-year-old Kuwait Towers is probably the best known landmark on the Arabian Penisula. Outside Dubai, that is. Designed by Scandinavians, and comprising two large spheres and a [...]
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Spooky Halloween around the world.
Blog: another pin on the map - 28 October 2009
Halloween traditions around the world.
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Café de Paris in Geneva
Blog: Atlas Parasite - 16 July 2009
Everyone knows Geneva for being a cultural, diplomatic, and economic center of Europe, right? People also know Geneva for it’s famous lake and fountain. Maybe even Swiss chocolates? The UN? The Red Cross?…Banks? Well that’s all fine and dandy, but I didn’t go back to Geneva twice just for that stuff! No, it was the Café [...]Rating: 10.0/10 (1 vote cast)
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McArabia: McDonald’s in the Arab World
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 29 April 2009
Since I last wrote about McDonald’s when I was in Dubai, I’ve been in Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and Jordan. As all of the McDonald’s in the Arabian Peninsula are owned by the same company, there isn’t a whole lot to add to what I had to say about McDonald’s in Dubai. I [...]
