Why I’d Relive 2018: My Most Memorable Year Of Travel

2018. We lived in Qatar. That year we travelled to Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Georgia (the country), island hopped in Greece and travelled across Canada. Our time in Canada involved an adventure across Ontario – from Toronto to Timmins to Kapuskasing to Peterborough – that included planes, trains, automobiles…ferries and buses. We volunteered at the…

Doha, Qatar – Bronze Horse

April 14th, 2017 – Doha, Qatar – Marsa Malaz Kempinski, The Pearl – 60ft Bronze Horse Statue by Doha-based, Iraqi artist Ahmed Al Bahrani

Al Rayyan, Qatar – Garangao

Originally Published May 30th, 2018 Tonight is Garangao.    Garangao is celebrated in the Persian Gulf region during Ramadan. This celebration takes place on the 14th night, when half of the fasting month is over. It is a traditional children’s party celebrated at Iftar (the breaking of the fast). Tonight, Muslim children all across Qatar…

Camping In Al Zubara, Qatar

The last time we were camping was in Qatar. Living in Al Rayyan, we traveled to Al Zubara, located along the north-western coast, and settled in. Like most of Qatar’s beach-lined coast – it was littered with garbage and the remains of exotic sea life such as a sea turtle. A local drove by with…

Ad Dawhah, Qatar – Terracotta Warriors

October 8th, 2016 – Ad Dawhah (Doha), Qatar – Museum of Islamic Art – Selected Terracotta Warriors From The Terracotta Army