by DebbieDerry | Jun 26, 2022 | Travel
Clean, air-conditioned stadiums, Arabic headdresses and a dent in your wallet are among the many things you can expect if you’re attending the FIFA 2022 World Cup matches to be hosted in Qatar from mid-November. Having been privileged to attend three recent...
by DebbieDerry | Jun 17, 2022 | Travel
Mrs Waze, AC and Buftar … it’s okay if you don’t recognise them. I didn’t have a clue who they were either until soon after I arrived in Doha as a newbie South African. But now, four months on, I wouldn’t be without them. They are my new best friends. I never had one...
by DebbieDerry | Jun 11, 2022 | Travel
Snake gourd, red bananas, Jack fruit, kohlrabi, yams, pak-choy … and the list goes on and on. Fruit and veggie shopping in Doha is both a visual feast and geography lesson. It’s veggie heaven in Doha, with a massive choice available to shoppers. These vegetable...
by DebbieDerry | Jun 4, 2022 | Travel
The small stuff can be a game changer in Doha. Every country has its own quirks or, at least, that’s how these so-called differences or peculiarities are perceived by outsiders. But they’re normal to those who have always lived there and therefore, hardly worth a...