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  • The Pearl Monument Before Black Gold

    <—-Previous Story The pedestrian tunnel starts from an elevator in a glazed room in north of Souq Waqif, right in front of Al Jomrok Boutique Hotel which has a black anchor logo, showing me that I was on the east coast of Qatar now. Gliding underground with a button touch, I stepped beneath the surface…

  • Souq Waqif….Biggest and Oldest

    <—-Previous Story Passing through gate number four, I returned out on the streets after exploring City Souq. The two-story office of an independent Qatari agency was the first building I passed. Five large Qatari flags can be seen displaying in headquarters of Central Municipal Council. I turned left as soon as I passed Abdullah Bin…

  • A Portion of Chicken Fry Ahead of City Souq.

    <—-Previous Story Goodbye Domes Mosque, a mosque full of history in Old Doha area. I said “wadaa’aan” from its back door on the edge of Al Jabr Street. Stepping a narrow alley bordered by a smooth wall on left and a rough wall on right. Now, it was time to find a diner to brakes…

  • 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…

  • SriLankan Airlines UL 225 dari Colombo (CMB) ke Dubai (DBX)

    <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Hatiku sumringah usai memergoki nomor penerbanganku pada salah satu tampilan Flight Information Display Siystem (FIDS) di sudur transfer hall Bandaranaike International Airport. “Yiaayyy, sebentar lagi berangkat ke Dubai”, hatiku bersorak girang. Dengan sigap aku menyudahi aktivitas mengisi daya baterai smartphone dan Canon EOS M10 yang sudah kulakukan sedari beberapa waktu lalu. Tau gak…

  • 7 Jam Transit di Bandaranaike International Airport

    <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Hampir pukul setengah dua siang ketika roda-roda raksasa SriLankan Airlines UL 166 menyentuh landas pacu. Sedangkan di dalam kabin, aku terduduk sangat tenang di kursi bernomor 50G tepat di sisi kanan kolom tengah yang merupakan exit row sisi tengah kabin. “Tak ada yang perlu dikhawatirkan, Donny. Bukankah dirimu telah menaklukkan bandar udara ini…

  • 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…