This morning I left very early 0630 flight. The corniche was closed due to a sporting event, so the Uber to the airport needed to take an alternate route. My seat to London… Picked specifically at the bulkhead to avoid climbing over someone’s legs or having them climb over me. The waffle was not very…
Today I flew from Muscat, Oman to Doha, Qatar on Oman Air. I took a picture of West bay along the corniche while in the Uber. I am staying at the Marriott Marquis as usual. It’s very nice and connects to the City Centre mall, which is very convenient when the temperature outside is 50°C.
This Friday I decided to explore the new (and almost finished) National Museum of Qatar. The building is supposed to look like a desert rose.
A simple overnight flight on Qatar Airways. Tomorrow I’ll be arriving in Geneva and then driving to Lyon, France.
When I checked in for my flight this morning I was disappointed… I got the special ‘SSSS’ on my LHR-IAH flight. For those who don’t know what that means, it’s the supposedly randomly selected security screening which is performed at the gate. My visa stamp… I thought this shot through the vinyl on the jet…
I took the opportunity to take some photos while the weather was good.
It was a day where nearly everything went wrong… I was woken up by a flight attendant for ‘my meal’. However it was obviously someone else’s meal because nothing on the tray was what I requested. Next I accidentally got on the wrong bus. I went from T5 to T2 which wasn’t terribly long, however…
I’m off to Doha, Qatar today. I’m flying on British Airways to London and then Qatar Airways to Qatar. Surprisingly enough the queue at TSA was very short even though the government shutdown means they are working without getting paid. The British Airways flight is a nice Boeing 787-9 which is good because my eyes…
I embarked once again to Doha from Abu Dhabi. Oman Air has gotten smarter and now flies a much larger plane between Muscat and Doha. The plane on the tarmac got a bit warm. I managed to make it to Doha without any problem. I’m staying at the Marriott Marquis City Center. They upgraded…
My very long day started in the desert at 6:15 AM. We started driving to Muscat at 10:00. I arrived at the airport shortly after 2:00 PM. I had hoped to change my flight from 10:10 PM to 5:35 PM, but despite 3 attempts I failed and spent 8 hours in the airport. Still seemingly…
I had lunch at the Italian restaurant inside hotel since it is Ramadan and there is no good available outside of hotels. They made me a special dessert. I then flew to Muscat, Oman
This used to be easy. One short direct flight. Now it involves through Kuwait or Oman. I was pleasantly surprised that the plane from Oman to Dubai was a new 737MAX. This was my first flight on a 737MAX.
I’m on my way to Doha, Qatar on Qatar Airways. The business class seats are always nice. And it’s nice having a direct flight.
Flying back to Houston… Immigration had a hard time finding my entry stamp. Apparently despite the fact that I have plenty of empty pages they need the exit visa near the entrance visa… so I now have a stamp on top of another stamp…. I learned what changes were made to allow laptop computers…
We had an afternoon chopper (Augusta Westland 139) back to Doha. The Radisson Blu upgraded me to what they called a suite…
The friendly immigration workers are still playing the game to determine how many stamps will fit on one page. I have plenty of empty pages, but yet they are unwilling to look for them. I took an Uber to the Radisson Blu (shuttle bus would have been a 45 minute wait). …
Recognize this view? Yes I’m on the Qatar Airways 777-300ER again. No complaints here. Good service, good seats. Direct flight. Well I wish there was beef on the menu.
Today was my last day in Doha, Qatar. Fridays in the Middle East are usually quiet… I started the day with working on a few group cruise promotions, then had lunch in the City Center Mall. After lunch I embarked on a journey to purchase a new suitcase since either Eithad or Oman…
My attempt to return from Abu Dhabi to Qatar saga… Check in at Etihad… – Can only get boarding pass to Muscat, Oman – Bags can only be checked to Muscat, Oman — This means that I have to: —– Purchase a visitor visa for Oman (5 Omani Riyals) —– Go through immigration in…
I embark today on a visa run to Abu Dhabi. Normally this is a simple 40 minute direct flight, however with the GCC countries no longer being neighborly I had to fly through either Kuwait, Jordan or Oman to get to Abu Dhabi from Qatar. My first flight on Oman Air was slightly delayed….