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  • Philippine Airlines PR 685 from Doha (DOH) to Manila (MNL)

    If you want to feel the sensation of riding the first commercial airline in Asia, then take Philippine Airlines, then you will automatically be honored to have boarded the oldest airline in the Asian continent. And Philippine Airlines became the 28th airline which I boarded throughout my journey as a backpacker. Starting with a small…

  • Doha Metro Red Line from Downtown to Hamad International Airport

    My flight was still in the afternoon. 7 pm to be exact. So I was going to relax first until my staying time at Casper Hotel ended at noon. Since the Shubuh prayer, I rolled up again with dormitory blanket, it was very comfortable to close my eyes in a warm blanket in the midst…

  • Radwani House: A Classic Form Of Qatari Property

    At the end of my visitation to Msheireb Museum, I explored with a middle-aged man from France. I slowly lead him into room after room. Radwani House was an original depiction of a typical Qatari house built in the 1920s on the border of Qatar’s oldest districts namely Al-Jassra and Msheireb. This house was bought…

  • Mohammed Bin Jassim House: Designing the Future City

    Museum Staff : “Hello, how many part of museums which you have visited, Sir?” Me : “Just two….Company House and Bin Jelmood House, Ms”. Museum Staff : “Oh, you’re on the right step. Now you are in Mohammed Bin Jassim House. It will tell you about old Msheireb and the modern one”. Me: “Sounds pretty…

  • Bin Jelmood House: The Heartbreaking Story of Slavery

    The second part of Msheireb Museum is Bin Jelmood House. Who is Bin Jelmood?….He was a famous slave trader in Doha during the slavery era. He was often known as “The Rock”, referring to his convictions and stubbornness at the time. This edition is more serious than Company House edition, friends….Be prepared to read more…

  • Company House: The Beginning of Qatar’s Economic Success

    It turned out that not only me, all tourists were confused to find the entrance. That was what a male staff who came out to called me and directed me to entering the museum. “Welcome to Msheireb Museum, you should know that this museum consists of four parts. They are Company House which you are…

  • Pakistani White Pulao and Al Kort Fort

    I left Doha Sports City just before sunset. Exit from Villaggio Mall, went to Al Aziziyah Station, which was only 100 meters from door number four of this famous shopping mall. At the station entrance…..there was a slight conversation between me and a traveler. “Hello, do you want to go with the metro?”, said the…

  • Villaggio Mall’s Gondolania

    It was 2pm, there was still a little time before the chilly afternoon breeze arrived. I purposely put this destination as the closing of my third day exploration in Qatar. From the outside, nothing flashy, nothing special, it was just an ordinary building which had been open to the public since 2006. However, the large…

  • Sports Zone….Part of Aspire Zone

    <—-Previous Story Leaving Aspire Park to the north, I prepared to enter sports complex which stretched north to west from Aspire Zone. Quite spacious, this sports complex is dominated by a football field, either a field for practice or an official match field. “Private Field No Access”, a pink board was placed on a side…

  • Practicing Penalty Kick at Aspire Park

    <—-Previous Story Indomie (Indonesian noodle) for 1.5 Rial I bought at Abdulla Ali Bumatar minimarket last night, finally accompanied my breakfast at Casper Hotel pantry. I was still reluctant to leave hotel, even though clock had fallen at eight, none other than because of cold air which succed to break my spirit. At ten o’clock…