Qatar

One weekend it's Legoland, next weekend it's Qatar. Mark was off to some love-fest (they call them strategic/management/diagnostic whatevers) in Qatar so suggested I went with him. Jolly fine idea I thought and duly did.

Qatar is quite interesting. It will of course be the home of the 2022 World Cup *yawn* so will become become much more interesting over the next wee while. I took the opportunity to check out one of the shopping malls, and I can confirm it was indeed a shopping mall. Checked out the hotel leisure facilities - rather fine they are too and I also went off into the desert. I hooked up with some anaesthetists (discovered the American version - anesthesiologist is much easier to say) who were there attending a medical convention and we all went off 'dune bashing'. Essentially one hires a jeep or 4x4 (these may possible be the same thing - I am no Jeremy Clarkson. Clearly I have a better hairdresser!), you let the tires down and drive over the sand dunes. Great fun and once I had stopped screaming I thoroughly enjoyed myself!