Day 1 in Doha Qatar 🇶🇦- Full itinerary

I’m no travel blogger but I need a link for my Pinterest so I have decided to write something. You know to come across as legit. Although this is legit, I did travel to Doha. 7 days. Loved it. 

My last working day is the 24th of December. Then I usually fuss around trying to find a place to call home for Christmas Day so I don’t t have to cook & host. This year I went to my uncles, but after that I need a break. So I booked a last minute one week holiday to Qatar. No Visa required if you are a South African citizen. One good deal our government worked out, finally they did something right. 

So off we go & from day 1, I have missions, I have plans no time to waste. I visited all the instagram places. But next time I will tour like a local 

Day 1 : Lusail Marina Photoshoot 

I did justice to my first day, off the plane, to the hotel & Into a cute dress. I booked a photographer a week before my trip & I wanted that iconic photoshoot. I also wanted one in the dessert but it didn’t work out. This one was fun though, my photographer was amazing and she directed me, I’m no model just a girl collecting memories. Loved the pics. It was breezy, it’s super safe, beautiful ocean & all round wonderful. 

So you enjoy the view, you can take a boat ride if you have already booked but I didn’t cause it was a Friday which was mosque day. I enjoyed a walk down the Marina, got something to drink from the food truck & spent a few hours with my photographer 

  

Color in Qatar

If anyone still reads this blog it’s been 10years. How am I still logged on? I don’t know. Is anyone there on the other side? I hope not. But oh how different life has been since I last came here. 

Basically I need a link, check out my Pinterest! 

Travelled to Qatar, amazing place. Think of Dubai, but smaller, more intimate, great people, great culture, tasteful blog, happy expats & heavenly food. In the night, skyscrapers shimmer, Doha come alive, the locals enjoy cool evenings at cafes & fancy restaurants. Everywhere you look, the night sparkles in the cool winter air, that feels more like a summer night. In the day if you dare to brave the sunshine, beauty is all around. Art is everywhere, the buildings are adorned in color, whole districts are dedicated to just color & art.

The coffee here is sweeter, the food is scrumptious & the people are friendly. But let’s go shopping at & you will be lost in the lost glamorous shopping experiences, the most organized souk experience where the authentic food fills you up but you want to stay & eat into the midnight so you don’t leave anything behind. Since I returned I only dream of that chicken meal that I ate at the souk. It is the best authentic meal experience I have ever had to date. 

And the hotel, how can I forget the gold shimmery Fairmont Hotel. But more on that in the next blog.