boring old Doha??

Poor old Doha gets a bad wrap. It’s true, Doha can be a bit dull sometimes, but is it bad enough to be billed the most boring city in the world? Well, maybe if you have no concept of making your own fun.

My first couple of months in Doha were actually quite dull and quite repetitive, the standard drinking, working, drinking, working lifestyle that seems so popular. But, if you have the energy and drive to break out of that and to find things to do, life in Doha can be vibrant, active and interesting! Since coming back from Australia in March (about 6 weeks ago) I’ve had only one free weekend with nothing happening! I know that things will change a little bit come summer time, but I haven’t even had time to visit my old second home – the Aussie Legends Bar!!

So, what has kept me busy? To keep things short I’ll go with 3 weeks. 2 weeks ago we went snorkelling on the west coast of Qatar. Both A and I had new snorkles from Christmas time that hadn’t been broken in, so it was about time to get wet! The snorkelling around Qatar isn’t amazing but there are things to see, and we explored a new part of the country while we were at it!

Last weekend was the legendary DuneStock weekend in the dunes. Nothing like a chance to get out of the city and into the sand dunes to hear some rockin’ music…

This weekend? Well, we’ll see. But already there’s plans for a band tonight, a birthday party, a dawn war memorial service for ANZAC day and a BBQ tomorrow afternoon… Life in Doha aint all that bad..

~ by danavard on April 24, 2008.