Originally Published: November 23rd, 2024 What are my favourite animals? Horses and dogs are my favourite. Michael and I love our rescue dogs Vinnie and Pebbles and our cat from Qatar, Georgie. We miss our past pets, now waiting for us at The Rainbow Bridge: Marlow, Pooh Bear and Bob Jazeera. One fun memory we…
Tag: Camels
Aqaba, Jordan – Wadi Rum – Sunrise Camel Trek
Preamble This camel ride adventure wasn’t what I was hoping for. I booked an hour and a half camel ride for Michael and I to watch the sunrise. I expected a one and a half hour camel ride through Wadi Rum. It would happen as the morning sun came up over the horizon. What this…
Aqaba, Jordan – Driving The Desert Highway From Petra To Wadi Rum
Goats & Camels While living in Qatar, any wildlife I observed was typically birds. All other animals were typically farm animals like goats and camels, well behind fenced off areas. It was explained to me that many car accidents happened in Qatar from hitting animals along the road. There have been some deaths. It’s now…
National Museum of Qatar
During our second last evening in Qatar, we visited the recently opened National Museum of Qatar. Michael and I, especially Michael had been very eager to visit Qatar’s newest museum because of its unique shape of a desert rose crystal! Rumor had it that Qatar was spending millions if not billions of dollars to buy…
Mesaieed – Camel Rides Before Dune Bashing
To dune bash – you drive south – almost to the border of Saudi Arabia. This area is very popular with locals and expat residents, offering an exciting afternoon of driving your SUV over steep sand dunes! The starting point is the end of Sealine Beach Road. Here is where we prepared to drive the…
Dinner Time for a Herd of Hungry Camels!
There is a camel farm in Al Khor, on the road to Skydive Qatar. I pulled over when I noticed it was feeding time and the camels were waiting for their din-din!! The Race for Their Place at the Dinner Table! Enjoying Their Dinner Camels are SO cool!!!! S, 🇶🇦
Skydiving, Off-Road Driving & Kayaking!
Skydive Qatar Saturday was hobby day! I dropped Michael off at Skydive Qatar for his afternoon of jumping out of a perfectly good airplane! I took these pictures leaving the drop zone, just as a load of jumpers were coming in for a landing! Fuwairit Beach Next I made my way to Fuwairit Beach!!! Since…
A Few Reasons I Love Living in Qatar!
Luxury Cars I love driving among luxury cars such as Bentley, Rolls Royce, McLaren, Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, Mercedes Benz, Aston Martin, Maserati, Land Rovers and Range Rovers…. Clean Bathrooms The public bathrooms in malls, hospitals, and the airport are always clean because someone’s job is to keep them that way! The Qatari Traditional Guards at…