Qatar’s Top Blogs
It’s about time to select my all-time favourite blogs about Qatar. The best way to get down to earth views and comments is by reading what a blogger pours out onto his personal space.
1. Qatar Visitor – The owner of this blog is thorough as can be. His focus is with providing guides and insight on what goes on in Qatar. I’d say that if a blog was a person, this blog would be an all round nice guy who’d take you out on a date and give you a peck on the cheek.
2. Sybil & Kristi’s Qatari Adventure – I’ve shuffled through quite a lot of blogs and I just HAD to include this on my top 5. This is an up-beat, bubbly, and such a positive blog. Read about an American’s life in Qatar and how some funky music can make a blog sound read so much more interestingly.
3. Life on the Spot – Xtian from the Philipines does a good job of sharing his views and personal life. What appealed to me the most is that he shares his love for his family and how Qatar’s a great place for family life. Great job kabayan.
I know I said I’d mention the top 3, however here are some other blogs worth reading.
Doha Observer – This is a very nice blog. It didn’t make the top 5 for one main reason. It was not updated as frequently as I would have liked. It’s very critical however in a very constructive tone.
Tall & Ginger – Another not so updated blog, however the author always has a very unique, constructive and reasonable point of view. To be quite honest, I like this guy! (Woah woah, just as a friend of course.)
Indonesian Arab= This blog gave me a great view of the Indonesian perspective. It isn’t entirely about Qatar but rather of many different Arab nations, but it’s still a nice read!
Figs and Olives – This blog could be on to something very nice. Food, pictures, and observations. It’s all about the life of an American family. If only the post updated the blog a bit more often.
GBrew – What a great photographer. This guy takes some very interesting shots. I’d love it if he shared more on the ILQ forums.
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Keep up the good work everyone and please leave me a post on this thread so that I can arrange a goodie bag to be sent out.
qatarvisitor said,
Wrote on November 13, 2008 @ 11:37 pm
Thanks Amnesia – Much appreciated. I have to admit I haven’t seen all these blogs. Indonesian Arab seemed like an interesting blog, partly because I love Indonesia, but then it did the thing I hate most – it started playing music, and I had to go through all my browser windows to find out which one it was before I could shut it down. (Why do websites do that?)I have followed Life on the Spot’s blog for a long time and I think it is excellent too.
Kei said,
Wrote on November 14, 2008 @ 1:18 pm
You’re too right. I didn’t like that music either!
Xtian001 said,
Wrote on November 16, 2008 @ 9:07 pm
Thanks for appreciating the blog! I guess a lot of people think its easy to maintain a blog but I know a lot of people who start strong but stop after a couple of posts.
It’s nice to see a lot of people blogging about Qatar and hope that we all continue blogging for years to come!
Sybil said,
Wrote on November 18, 2008 @ 12:25 pm
Thanks for the shout out, Mr. Q. I know my blog is such a mixed bag, but it’s what keeps me going here in Doha. Looking at Doha through bloggers’ eyes gives one a much different insight of the country. Certainly, never a dull moment! Blogfully yours, Syb.
Sacagawea said,
Wrote on November 24, 2008 @ 10:40 pm
Gee, what an honor! True, I should post more often; I certainly have sufficient topics for incessant chatter. But – for lack of better – too much on my plate these days! I do appreciate everyone who drops by.