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  • Forty Four Domes of the Domes Mosque

    <—-Previous Story I heard a faint sound of adzan calling me while I was walking around Souq Faleh. That was a moment that I’ve been waiting for. My imagination of praying in congregation with Qataris for the first time would come true soon. For that reason, I rushed down stairs to first floor and immediately…

  • Souq Faleh….One of the oldest in Qatar

    <—-Previous Story The sun was actively climbing its peak, the air was starting to warm, slowly eroding the cold feeling from hand palms and face strokes. I left Al Ghanim Bus Station….. “Hello, Filippino”, three Qataris Mowasalat officers greeted me at terminal gate . “Hi, Sir”, I briefly answered while thinking “Thank God I was…

  • Al Ghanim Bus Station, Qatar’s Pride Central Terminal

    <—-Previous Story As I told you at the beginning, if you dissect the whole of Qatar using Karwa Bus, you will automatically go back and forth in a central terminal in Doha, namely Al Ghanim Bus Station. I am a backpacker who loves city buses and while at Qatar in five days exploration, for seven…

  • Saving Budget in Casper Hotel, Qatar

    <—-Previous Story The further west, the reality is more higher cost in backpacking. The price of hotels and airline tickets cannot be denied. Need foresight in hunting cheap tickets and hotels. This is what then made me succumb to staying in an inn far from downtown, in order to get a price which fits the…

  • Karwa Bus No. 727….To Nuaija District from Hamad International Airport

    <—-Previous Story That morning, my desire to went to downtown was so rushed. I couldn’t wait to get a closer look at Doha. But my rush was stopped for a moment, I continued to calculate in detail fo transportation budget which I needed for five days in Qatar. So that I didn’t leave too much…

  • 26 Tourist Attractions in Doha, Qatar

    <—-Previous Story Maybe, a person who was influencing me to go to Qatar was Valentino Rossi. Yes….The living legend of premium iron horse racing had indirectly influenced me to visit Losail International Circuit through television screen for a long time. During the years of watching MotoGP that too, the intention to visiting Qatar began to…

  • Hamad International Airport….The Best in Middle East

    <—-Previous Story On exactly 5:16 am, a white apron shuttle bus belonging to Qatar Aviation Services (QAS) completed its task of transporting all Kuwait Airways flight KU 621 passengers. Qatar Aviation Services itself is the main company which focuses in ground handling at Hamad International Airport (HIA) . From arrival time, it would take thirty…

  • One Thousand and Five Hundred Dollars in Qatar Immigration

    <—-Previous Story I was still standing still holding the iron fence on a side of the Arrival Hall Hamad International Airport. Separated by a glass partition, I still stared to the bronze statue nicknamed “Lamp Bear” which is the pride of the best airport in the Middle East region. While other passengers moved very fast…

  • Kuwait Airways KU 621 from Kuwait (KWI) to Doha (DOH)

    <—-Previous Story Early morning….Still at 03:14 hours….Situation at Kuwait International Airport was so peaceful with melodious instrumental music. At first glance I felt like I was on a side of Changi International Airport, which often played the same music. I took a seat at the very end of waiting chair, feeling a runny nose which…

  • Philippine Airlines PR 685 dari Doha (DOH) ke Manila (MNL)

    <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Jika ingin merasakan sensasi menunggang airline komersial pertama di Asia maka naiklah Philippine Airlines, maka secara otomatis kamu akan tertasbih telah menaiki maskapai tertua di Benua Asia. Dan Philippine Airlines menjadi maskapai ke-28 yang kunaiki sepanjang perjalananku menjadi seorang backpacker. Dimulai dengan insiden kecil  yang cukup membuat malu. Sore itu area depan konter…