Welcome to Day 9 of this 10 Day Travel Photo Challenge! My Dusty Flip-Flops has nominated me for this challenge, thank you my friend! My Dusty Flip-Flops and I have been following each other’s blog adventures here on WordPress since 2017. It’s always nice to reconnect! The 10 Day Travel Photo Challenge: post one photo for 10 days with no explanation…
Tag: Kuwait City
Just For Today – I Will Do My Work Honestly
This morning I am thinking about possibilities. Sometimes the stepping-stones to new possibilities, new ventures are difficult to see, or challenging, could be soul-destroying, or downright boring. I went to Kuwait by myself for a weekend, because I could. I lived in the Middle East, so this really wasn’t a big deal. But for those…
Meet Abdulaziz! Saudi Born. Citizen of Kuwait.
This door I was photographing….. …..opened to this…… I froze. Had I interrupted something important? Was I in trouble? All men looked at me. I looked at them. They saw me take the picture of the door, so I asked if I could take a picture of them. They said Yes! Then they welcomed me…
Doors of Kuwait
As I walked along Arabian Gulf Street, I was struck at the beauty of the heavy, ornate doors decorating buildings along the way. S, xo
Kuwait Towers
My last day in Kuwait, I spent my morning walking to the Kuwait Towers. The towers are a popular tourist attraction. During the Iraqi occupation, 75% of the towers were damaged. My walk took about an hour along Arabian Gulf Street to reach the towers. The cost was free to go to the restaurant or…
Sticking Out in the Crowd – Kuwait
Friday is the one day of the week many laborers and domestic workers have off. As expected, there were many groups of East Indian men out enjoying the day. What I didn’t expect were the number of East Indian women! In Qatar, there are many groups of Nepalese and Filipino women out and about on…
My Visit to the Kuwait National Museum
My designation for Friday afternoon was the Kuwait National Museum. This museum was a short walk from my hotel and according to the hotel in-room guide and website – it opened at 4:30pm on Fridays. Off I went to walk along Arabian Gulf street to take me to my destination! After a 10 minute or…
Souq Al – Mubarakiya – Kuwait City
My walk to the souq was not far – basically just across the street from the Grand Mosque. But crossing the street was not basic. A bit scary actually because what if my understanding of the red signal means red stop light is not that….. License plates in Kuwait. I found the entrance to the…
Hello From Kuwait City!
Reporting to you live from Kuwait City! But first let me backtrack to getting here! Hamad International Airport is such a beautiful airport it always deserves a shout out! First – the car you could win in a raffle at the airport is a McLaren. Of course it is. Walking to my gate: …
Flying Solo in Kuwait Next Weekend!
Next weekend is American Thanksgiving. I work at an American school so we have a long weekend to honor that day! Michael works at a Canadian school so no long weekend for him. 🙁 So what to do? I know!! Travel!!! My first plan was to travel to either Jordan or Morocco. Michael has already…