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Crystal Cruises Docks in Doha Port

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One of the first cruise ships to hit the shores of Qatar and add Doha to their itinerary for the 2017-18 Arabian Gulf season, is Crystal's Symphony. Port of Call Today  This marks its maiden voyage to one of the most VVIP spots on the planet, and keeping in line with the privileged access Crystal guests are accustomed to . Check  off another box in the  #winning "World's Best" recognition in the  Luxury Travel Industry category. Well done. Our ship has come in! Sarah and I got nostalgic thinking about our 8 Voyage Segment 110 Days/Daze! on Crystal's  2011 World Cruise . We plan on doing another one soon. One of Doha's more impressive construction projects is the Pearl, an artificial island that covers 985 acres and house up to 30,000 residents, including us. We took our friends  Ralf  and Anders from Crystal on a tour. How SWEDE it is.

Doha-They Fedex Horses Don't They

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  The Longines Global Champions Tour is the World's premier five-star show jumping event:  hosted by Qatar today.  Flying Horses--I LOVE the fact that you can Fed-Ex a horse.

Qatar National Library

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Qatar opened their first ever library. IT took 5 years to design and build. Wow, what a library. 3 D Printers, Books, Multimedia, today I got to sample the musical instruments available for checkout as well.

Yachta, Yachta, Yachta

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In  Doha, Qatar's capital, entire new neighborhoods have been built  on land reclaimed from the sea. And the buildings have one thing in  common: Bling. We are lucky to be living HERE at The Pearl Quarter and enjoying the privileges... ▼   October 2017  (3)   Mondrain Doha-Wonderland Doha-Beautiful Doha- Adds Not Yet To The Conversation ▼    September 2017  (5) Welcome The Red Arrows to Doha Welcome Home For The Emir of Qatar Hunting And Falcons Exhibition-Katara Qatar Cars Camels and Ewes ▼    August 2017  (5) Al Zubarah Archeological Site, Qatar-Digging It Lights, Camera, Desert Keeping In Touch With The Dutch Doha-Beautiful Doha Skyline ▼    July 2017  (1) Doha- Pearlfection ▼    June 2017  (8) Doha-Sponsored By Qatar Airways ▼    May 2017  (2) Qatar Desert-Off Road