The cats of Qatar, aka Catar

With two to three times more cats than humans in Qatar, the Catar reference is hardly surprising. Cats are everywhere – living it up in luxurious villas, scrounging for survival on the city’s streets or, of late, parking off on my balcony. Cats are synonymous with Qatar. The picture postcard shots of the swanky Doha […]
Living in Doha – my new neighbourhood

Constant construction, vast contrasts and cats. Throw in a couple of classic cars and an embassy or ten and you have my new neighbourhood in Doha, Qatar. It’s called Onaiza. Onaiza in Zone 66, outside the main central business district, probably won’t mean anything to you. It didn’t mean much to me either as a […]