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Got that invite from “Starbucks” on Facebook that says “First 200,000 Attendants get a Free $200 Starbucks Gift Voucher”? Stop and close that browser tab immediately. Seems too good of a deal and one should know better than clicking anything that promises a free $200 certificate. It is a scam to get your details and [...]

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 [...]

Astronomers have restored the original Babylonian zodiac by recalculating the dates that correspond with each sign to accommodate millennia of subtle shifts in the Earth’s axis. The calendar for the Zodiac signs have been changed due to some lunar adjustments. You can check what you zodiac sign is by checking these new dates and corresponding [...]

As I was about to sleep, I checked my email and lo and behold, I got a mail from Accor Hotels informing me of their Crazy Prices promotion. Accor is a brand of hotel chain that has about 800 hotels around the world including brands like Mercure, Novotel, Gallery, Adagio and our favorite Pullman. I [...]

We were walking towards Chilis in Salwa Road and saw a poster displayed at RadioShack for an iPad! Wow! So you can now buy an iPad direct from a shop in Qatar. We were curious and entered the shop to ask about it. The boxed iPad was displayed along with the other Apple products but [...]


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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 [...]