I love finding true halal hotel and Doha has many of them for which I am very excited to share, this time it is the Halal Hotel Tivoli Al Wakrah. For me, I always try to find a "real" halal hotel which is not always easy because we do have different interpretations and also different tolerance for example to music, food etc. For me personally, a halal hotel is a place that doesn't serve … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Guide of Places to Visit in Doha by a Local- Plus all the Insider Tips for Exploring Doha
I have to admit I’m totally ashamed of myself and the fact that I have been living in Doha for two years and I still don’t have a post on the ultimate guide of places to visit in Doha as a Muslim traveller or as any visitor in the country. Doha for me is one of the most Muslim friendly destinations in the World and I would closely put it to being one of the top five halal destinations for … [Read more...]
Things I love About living in a Muslim Country During Ramadan
With Ramadan at day one, I was contemplating what I love about living in a Muslim country during Ramadan. And I came to the conclusion that there are so many things I love that I would like to share with you. First of all, when we moved to Qatar last year it was all so blurry. We were trying to find our feet and make this new country our home. This year we are more settled and I think I feel … [Read more...]
Top 5 things to do in Doha on your layover with Qatar Airways
After 11 months of living in Qatar I have to say I love it! Time has really flown very quickly and I even realised I haven’t written about it as much as I would like. My social media is full of amazing photos of Doha but this blog definitely needs a boost too. Doha is a city that keeps surprising me. When we moved I was very apprehensive because people told me there is not much to do, but … [Read more...]
Why we decided NOT to live in hotels any more
You know when you see photos of all these bloggers globetrotting around the world and living in hotels it looks amazing. Well, I was so excited when I had the opportunity to start living in hotels with our move to Doha. Yes, finally, I can complete my dream of hotel living. Since I was a child I wanted to live in hotels. I used to love checking in to the hotel my parents managed and just … [Read more...]
What’s Like Living In Doha Qatar Right Now with the Current Situation
We have all heard the news on TV of the blockade in Doha. I am the type of person refreshing the news pages for updates. Now that it has been a week I thought I will write up a few points on what it is currently, ‘life in Doha’, from my perspective. We have been in Doha for 6 months and so far we have really enjoyed settling in. Before coming here I had mixed feelings due to reading all … [Read more...]
My Dream Umrah trip from Qatar to Saudi Arabia; Umrah Visa Denied
So this happened today! We were planning an amazing Umrah with friends for the last 10 nights of Ramadan. We have people coming from 4 countries to Saudi and the one who organised it and helped (aka me) will sadly be missing out. :( We applied for our visas for Umrah 2 weeks ago. As it is the standard procedure. We paid 900QAR which is £200 for both visas. As residents in Qatar we can … [Read more...]
The Adventure in Doha Awaits and Can’t wait to Explore
So last week was our first week in Doha and having heard and read so many things before we moved here I was apprehensive. I have heard about the fact that there is nothing to do, it's boring, it's strict and many many more things. However my impressions so far a great. Yes, I know, we are still in the honeymoon period but you know what, I am a firm believer of you get what you make out of a … [Read more...]