Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category

It’s the start of our vacation and everything starts wit5h the flight back home. As I’ve blogged a couple of weeks back, we’re taking Etihad this time. We agreed that we’d sleep in the afternoon of yesterday so we’d have enough rest for our red-eye flight at 4:30 AM (Doha Time). Xiane and I were [...]

Mini Statue of Liberty and Rainbow Bridge. Guess where…

We’ve been staying at home for the past few weeks as we’re not the “malling” type and rather spend the day lazying at home. Weekends can be busy if you really want them to be and honestly, there are places to go to and events that may be happening around Qatar. However, being at home [...]

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 [...]


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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.


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  • nonie ardonia: baket namn po pauliulit ung palabas ninyo na kakasawa na po sayng lng ang pinangbabayad bwanbwan pau [...]
  • Aida Lacey Metcalfe: Dear sir. Or Madame . Please how many I need kg.or baggage need to bring traveler bag.i am going hom [...]
  • Matteo: Yes its disgusting and a breach of animal rights for sure. These animals are treated like slaves in [...]
  • Life on the Spot: Doha, Qatar: [...] heard about Pork cuts being sold at Qatar Distribution Company (QDC) a month ago but since our [...]