tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-181600692011-04-21T15:02:07.568-07:00Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613364702341802969noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18160069.post-1138362284062225372006-01-27T03:07:00.000-08:002006-01-27T03:44:44.090-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/1600/IMG_1836.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/320/IMG_1836.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/1600/IMG_1842.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/320/IMG_1842.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18160069-113836228406222537?l=joeofarabia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613364702341802969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18160069.post-1138305500095178162006-01-26T11:54:00.000-08:002006-01-26T12:05:07.713-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/1600/beach.0.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/320/beach.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Out there be dragons... and... er... Iran<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18160069-113830550009517816?l=joeofarabia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613364702341802969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18160069.post-1137579729313493412005-12-06T02:04:00.000-08:002006-01-26T11:54:31.223-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/1600/desertpan1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/320/desertpan1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18160069-113757972931349341?l=joeofarabia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613364702341802969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18160069.post-1138305196855522302005-12-05T11:37:00.000-08:002006-01-26T11:54:05.463-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/1600/IMG_1314.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/200/IMG_1314.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/1600/IMG_1298.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/200/IMG_1298.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/1600/IMG_1281.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/200/IMG_1281.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/1600/IMG_1299.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/200/IMG_1299.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />... and a spot of boarding down the Diplomatic Club<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18160069-113830519685552230?l=joeofarabia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613364702341802969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18160069.post-1133630516756214222005-12-03T09:20:00.000-08:002005-12-03T09:21:56.756-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/1600/camels.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/320/camels.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Spot the real ones (click on the pic to make it bigger)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18160069-113363051675621422?l=joeofarabia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613364702341802969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18160069.post-1133630411889492062005-12-03T09:12:00.000-08:002005-12-03T09:20:11.976-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/1600/or1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/320/or1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/1600/or2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/320/or2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The Beast gets unleashed<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18160069-113363041188949206?l=joeofarabia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613364702341802969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18160069.post-1133524737518106472005-12-02T03:54:00.000-08:002005-12-02T03:58:57.690-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/1600/jp.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/320/jp.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/1600/jp2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/320/jp2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Meet The Beast...<br /><br />Several tonnes of gleaming Mitsubishi Pajero, henceforth to be known as The Paj.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18160069-113352473751810647?l=joeofarabia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613364702341802969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18160069.post-1130424824456874022005-10-27T07:43:00.000-07:002005-10-27T08:06:07.473-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/1600/kitchen.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/320/kitchen.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/1600/IMG_1007.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/320/IMG_1007.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Plenty of room to swing a good few cats<br /><br />Oven makes <em>GREAT</em> pizzas too<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18160069-113042482445687402?l=joeofarabia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613364702341802969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18160069.post-1130424113015434562005-10-27T07:31:00.000-07:002005-10-27T07:41:53.016-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/1600/IMG_1029.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/320/IMG_1029.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/1600/IMG_1026.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/320/IMG_1026.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Saddam Hussein had something similar built in Baghdad - the hands modelled on his own.<br /><br />A case of keeping up with the Jones's I think.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18160069-113042411301543456?l=joeofarabia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613364702341802969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18160069.post-1130423456322133772005-10-27T07:20:00.000-07:002005-10-27T07:30:56.323-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/1600/IMG_1030.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/320/IMG_1030.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Part of the furnishings that come with my furnished apartment.<br /><br />Dodgy TV units I can put up with... but <strong><em>hairy</em></strong> lampshades!??<br /><br />Just... plain... WRONG<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18160069-113042345632213377?l=joeofarabia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613364702341802969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18160069.post-1130420627256552472005-10-27T06:37:00.000-07:002005-10-27T06:43:47.256-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/1600/IMG_0992.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/200/IMG_0992.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Beautiful (errmm) downtown Doha... from the roof of Al Jazeera Heights (my pad)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18160069-113042062725655247?l=joeofarabia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613364702341802969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18160069.post-1130422687000492152005-10-23T12:44:00.000-07:002005-10-27T07:18:07.000-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/1600/IMG_1016.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/320/IMG_1016.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Stuff arrived... should have sent more though.<br /><br />And will have to do something about that telly.. way too small, and the tube isn't even flat. Good God!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18160069-113042268700049215?l=joeofarabia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613364702341802969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18160069.post-1130419661240043992005-10-22T15:30:00.000-07:002005-10-27T06:27:41.313-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/1600/IMG_0987.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/200/IMG_0987.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Pooh bear takes in the view from the balcony, including the neighborhood mosque (need to work on their minaret). <br /><br />Doesn't seem that impressed - maybe he's been kept awake by the Imam. 4:30am is the first call to prayer... hmmmm.<br /><br />Sadly I didn't invest in any bear earplugs - or any other bear necessities<br /><br />Ha ha ha ha ha<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18160069-113041966124004399?l=joeofarabia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613364702341802969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18160069.post-1129982457195767542005-10-21T23:44:00.000-07:002005-10-22T05:04:08.466-07:00My dear fellow,<br /><br />Sussing out the shopping situation here and purchasing essentials for the flat.<br /><br />Am having trouble though finding, of all things, <strong><em>teatowels</em></strong>. Somewhat strange you might think, given the choice of headgear round these parts.<br /><br />I couldn't possibly use one instead?... no, no, no.<br /><br />The search continues.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18160069-112998245719576754?l=joeofarabia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613364702341802969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18160069.post-1129981736450464712005-10-15T07:00:00.000-07:002005-10-27T06:19:48.596-07:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/1600/IMG_10381.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7501/1347/200/IMG_10381.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />My dear fellow,<br /><br />October 15, 0700 arrive in Doha International Airport - three letter airport code is DOH (very Homer Simpson).<br /><br />0700 in the morning and it's already 32C. Yowch.<br /><br />So the new chapter begins...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18160069-112998173645046471?l=joeofarabia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613364702341802969noreply@blogger.com0