Mario’s World

These eagle headed mannequins are pretty intimidating. Suits look great on them but for some reason those piercing eagle eyes just make me wanna go in there and give the ol bird a good punch in the face. Caught the above at the Stefano Ricci showroom at Pearl Qatar.

Saw this nice “hanging garden” at the Oryx Rotana in Doha today. It looked amazing. A huge floating flower pot. Well it wasn’t actually floating, it just looked that way. There were two steel cables from the adjacent pillars that kept it suspended.

Amazing, isn’t it! You want to sell your “Packages”. You prepare this fancy layout for your mailer and you get all the spellings correct except the spelling of your main product … the “Package” … three different spellings (well at least one was correct). And when you download the fancy PDF list of hotels, the [...]

Starting today, all passengers travelling to or via Qatar will need to follow the new arrival and transfer guide. It’s high time the Doha International Airport got organised. I’ve been through that terminal quite a few times already and the long queues and crowd of confused people going through to transfers hasn’t improved. The rather [...]

Amadeus released a report recently on how the Middle East region is set to become the world’s leading travel hub. And by Middle East they are referring mainly to UAE & Saudi Arabia. It’s a nice read and gives a great idea about how each region is compared and all the factors that are considered. [...]

British Airways organised a Bowling Tournament today evening for its GSA and top agents. The event was held at the Cosmo Bowling center at Discovery Mall. Although very few people were present when the event started, the place was packed full by the time it was over. All 10 lanes. It was a great mix [...]

Or cruise ship shaped hotels? At first glance the above Queen Elizabeth “cruise ship” looks pretty real. But its actually a Turkish hotel in the shape of a huge cruise ship. I came across it recently. Interestingly enough, it seems Qatar will be using real cruise ships to accommodate a lot of its guests for the 2022 [...]

Found this image while clearing up my photo collection. Ro and I were walking around Rome and the Vatican, in the cold rain, when we realized we were the only ones not wearing closed shoes. Do doubt it got a bit chilly sometimes (especially while waiting in those long queues) …but at the end of [...]

I came across this interesting post on MSN taken from Woman’s Day. With almost everyone travelling more often than ever nowadays it’s nice to know what the people who serve you really feel and have to say. I found this point the most interesting… “We’re Here To Ensure Your Safety… not cater to your every need” …and [...]

Was checking out Expedia’s Hotel Ranking page and Al Manshar Rotana in Fahaheel – Kuwait came up as the 4th best hotel in the world according to their users. Guess everyone loves their huge rooms and corridors.