We live in a gated coumpound about NW of downtown. On the map section of this forums them have many of the compounds located as well as the stores etc. It's pretty inclusive of Doha and its environs. Ours is mostly western Expat is leased by the company they pay utilities.(except phone and internet)
I flew in with a Canadian Expat who had lived in Dubai for 18 months. He said he and his wife hated it! He said the traffic was so bad they couldn't get anywhere. It took him an hour to commute 15 miles. I don't know if he was eggagerating or not.(Last time I was in Dubai was 8 years ago I'm sure it's changed.)The Canadian ended up in Saudi Arabia.
The traffic here can be nerve racking as well as they are tearing roads all the time.
I find the shopping is ok. Like JJMB said it catch as catch as catch can. Some grocery stores have things you need others not one week, then have it some other time. But I lived in Saudi for 11 years starting in the early 90's. We're used to having no choice.
We live in a gated coumpound about NW of downtown. On the map section of this forums them have many of the compounds located as well as the stores etc. It's pretty inclusive of Doha and its environs. Ours is mostly western Expat is leased by the company they pay utilities.(except phone and internet)
I flew in with a Canadian Expat who had lived in Dubai for 18 months. He said he and his wife hated it! He said the traffic was so bad they couldn't get anywhere. It took him an hour to commute 15 miles. I don't know if he was eggagerating or not.(Last time I was in Dubai was 8 years ago I'm sure it's changed.)The Canadian ended up in Saudi Arabia.
The traffic here can be nerve racking as well as they are tearing roads all the time.
I find the shopping is ok. Like JJMB said it catch as catch as catch can. Some grocery stores have things you need others not one week, then have it some other time. But I lived in Saudi for 11 years starting in the early 90's. We're used to having no choice.