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How time flies! The year is about to come to a close and it’s that time of year once again when we stop and think of all the things that have happened throughout the year.  It is that time of year again, to write our Year End Letter. The start of the year saw Xianelle [...]

Since Qatar National Day Celebration fell on a Saturday, and with the Emir making Sunday a holiday, we had plans to go to one of Qatar’s parks. We have been planning to have a picnic in one of Qatar’s parks for the longest time but weekend mornings are not really suitable for us as we [...]

I just created a new blog  http://japan.lifeonthespot.com which will detail our preparations and trip to Tokyo, Japan. Do visit it as it would have more details of our trip. However, I’d also post some stuff from the http://japan.lifeonthespot.com but not as detailed as those posts there. Our vacation starts tomorrow! http://japan.lifeonthespot.com

Last year, as part of our Gift-giving advocacy, we gave away slippers, school supplies and medicines to a community of Aetas in Bamban, Tarlac.  This year upon the advice of Barangay Captain Danny  Adrias, who is the leader of the said community among many others in their area, we decided to extend our gift-giving to [...]

The weather in Doha is changing for the better! That means it is the best time to go to the beach as after 3-4 weeks, it would be too cold to take a swim. So we decided to do just that. Last Friday, we went to Dukhan Water Sports Club. As an employee of a [...]


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It's been 6 years since the San Juan Family started their blog documenting their lives in this little spot called Qatar. Follow Chris, Mavis and Xianelle as they share what Doha has to offer.


  • xtian001: I like Bohol but love Palawan (Puerto Princesa). I usually do all the planning when we go on vacatio [...]
  • Jaimie Logan: Can you recommend a good local travel agency for this Bohol tour? Or did you just get there by yours [...]
  • Richelle: I have a flight on Thursday, 19 Jan 2012 from Doha to Manila and I called the customer service of Et [...]
  • xtian001: For Fruits and Vegetables, this is by the kilo ;) [...]
  • xtian001: @Donovan, what I can suggest is for you to gauge how much you would be saving after all the extra sp [...]