Know more about Qatar’s pearls, glorious pearls …
Think Qatar today and the likely image is that of oil, gas, modern luxury, desert scenes and successful hosts of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. This picture is a far cry from the Qatar of yesteryear when pearls, glorious pearls, were the country’s main source of income. So think Qatar, and you can think pearls. […]
High-rise living in Doha
When you live closer to the clouds … I now live on the 26th floor of a high-rise building. While this may be the norm for millions of others around the globe, if you’re a plat-op-die aarde (flat-on-the-ground) South African like me, living closer to the clouds takes some serious readjustment. That is, of course, […]