by DebbieDerry | Apr 14, 2023 | Lifestyle, People
Doha, Qatar, has its own rhythm of life. While this rise-eat-school-work-eat-relax-pray-sleep routine is generally dependent on your own culture, work and family circumstances in the Middle East, it is collectively shoehorned into a new beat during Ramadan. Yes, the...
by DebbieDerry | Feb 22, 2023 | Lifestyle, People, Qatar
I live in Lego Land in the Land of Sand. Or to be more precise, my new-found home is in a compound in Qatar. Compounds in the Middle East are a far cry from the compounds of South Africa, areas that were set aside as single sex, living quarters for migrant workers,...
by DebbieDerry | Oct 2, 2022 | Lifestyle
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...
by DebbieDerry | Aug 20, 2022 | Lifestyle, Shopping
Shopping in Doha is akin to shopping on steroids. Everything is bigger-better-faster and more convenient in the many malls of Qatar’s capital. In fact, shopping here is pretty much a visual smorgasbord of the sumptuous first-world life on offer in Doha. Shopping in...
by DebbieDerry | Jul 10, 2022 | Travel
The Qatari end goal is clear. As sport is a key cog in their ambitious 2030 National Vision to become a global leader, the country is ploughing endless energy, time and money into making Doha an international sporting hub. Their vision is our good fortune. In...
