Category: Airports

  • Stopovers

    Thanks to the joy of flying on the cheapest ticket possible, we were able to land three times between Tanzania and Cairo. We only had to get out of the plane once, and it was nice to sleep and enjoy a hot shower in Addis Ababa for the night. Other highlights of landing and then…

  • DOH!

    We didn’t intend to enter Doha, but when we arrived at the airport prepared for a night of fitful catnaps in the “Quiet Room”, we were offered a posh hotel room, dinner, and breakfast, as well as a 24-hour visa into the city. Who can say no? Doha is pretty quiet between 1AM and 6AM…

  • Qatar

    On the 29th we travel from Kathmandu to Doha, Qatar. We had to resist the urge to foray into Qatar for a day or two, but in the end the lack of interest and costs involved in visiting the richest country in the world dissuaded us. Instead we get to spend the whole night in…

  • SIN

    Couldn’t resist logging in from the super slick free internet access in the Singapore airport. Off to go through customs where they will happily kill us for transporting drugs. (Which we will not do.)