 Website data: (Actual information extracted from website) Meta title: The Fig and the Olive Meta description: Website needs meta description | This listing is not rated yet. Rate it! | Report it! The Fig and the Olive http://figsandolives.blogspot.com Delectable bits and nomadic ramblings from a tranquil life in the middle east. Daily life of an American expat family in Doha, Qatar. The joys, trials and quirks. Some food and travel writing. Category: Blog Directory » Regional » Middle East » Qatar Hits: 1 Date added: 2008-05-05 19:47:42 Alexa traffic rank: 9,676,693 Site average load time: 1.718 Second(s) Fast Faster than 49% of websites Site language: EN |
The Fig and the Olive Latest Posts
Much Ado About Mangoes
Mango frenzy has started here with great exuberance. Much to our delight, grocery stores and markets are now brimming with the heady, intoxicating and sinfully sweet fruits. They are, justifiably so, considered the king of fruit and are a class of their own. Some may tell you their flavor and... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago
Arabic 101
Something that I had been looking forward to for quite some time has finally come to fruition. A few weeks ago I received a call from the Qatar Guest Center, a non profit organization for the propagation of Islam, the Arabic language and culture. Both Muslims and non Muslims are welcome to join... Read more...
Published 4 weeks ago
Andak Djaaj?
These days the answer to the aforementioned question, which means do you have chicken is almost always ma’afi, khalaas - no more, finished. Of course, as you may have guessed, we are going through a chicken shortage these days. On rare occasions if I do happen to stumble upon a rare sighting on... Read more...
Published 1 month ago
Bright Lights Big City
We recently returned from a trip to Dubai. K had some business matters to attend to, so the rest of us decided to tag along. Though K had been there many times, it was the first trip for the children and me.Initially we had decided to drive since Dubai is only 235 miles /377 kilometers, or a 6... Read more...
Published 1 month ago
Great Reads
My previous lament over the unavailability of good bookstores here, or rather affordable and eclectic ones, has been solved in a wonderfully creative way. Previously I had relied upon my travels abroad to stock up, or often K would bring me a few on his return from a business trip.I received an... Read more...
Published 2 months ago
Happy Mothers Day!
Although here in Qatar, Mother’s Day is celebrated in March, in conjunction with the UK, we still go by our old tradition and celebrate it on the second Sunday of May. This year it fell on May 11, which is today.My day was pretty uneventful since today is a working day. My children, specially... Read more...
Published 2 months ago
Only Skin Deep
This posting is for my sisters, with the purpose of enticing them to visit me here. One of my infrequent indulgences in Doha, which amazingly is not related to food, is frequenting a beauty salon.The beauty business is booming here. You see a multitude of beauty salons in every neighborhood. In... Read more...
Published 2 months ago
Waffling About
I have a confession to make. I have begun to hoard things. This came about after yet another shortage of a particular food item. This time it is waffles. Now I am one who can live without many things, but a recently turned 4 year old cannot.Like clockwork, it has been A’s morning ritual since... Read more...
Published 2 months ago
Ken and Barbie - in Doha
They are married of course. Cohabitation laws are very strict here. If you live together you have to be married, otherwise is strictly against the law. In some Gulf countries the punishment is time in an un-air conditioned jail (no room service either), lashings, and in case the perpetrator is an... Read more...
Published 3 months ago
The Road to Makkah
Labbaik Allah humma labbaik (here I am at your service, o my Lord, here I am). These are the words chanted by millions of Muslims from around the world when they are on their way to perform the pilgrimage to Makkah (also spelled Mecca); either for Hajj, which is performed annually and lasts for a... Read more...
Published 3 months ago
All Juiced Up
Summer has arrived early in Qatar. In reality we should still call it spring since we have a long way to go until June 21, which is considered the official first day of summer. But tell this to the thermometer in my car. The temperature often surpasses 100 F /38 C, in a few weeks it will exceed... Read more...
Published 3 months ago
The Weekend Project
Despite the fact there is an extremely large expat community here and our social life is steadily improving, there are some weekends in which we feel lethargic, and are quite frankly, downright bored. These are the times when my children need to be coaxed out of their doldrums, so I sometimes... Read more...
Published 3 months ago
