A Day in Doha, Doha, Qatar

What do you do if you love to visit far-flung locations but are fed up with long haul flights and nights spent trying to sleep on a plane? You could splurge on business class to make your night more comfortable. But no amount of splurging will help with jet-lag, and however comfortable the sleeping arrangements your night will still be disturbed by noise from turbulence and your fellow passengers.

Our solution? For much less than the cost of a business class flight you can spend several nights in a city on route to your destination. Indeed, some Middle East airlines will even put you up in a hotel if you chose to take a break mid-journey! And you get to sleep in a proper bed, in a hopefully quiet room, with no turbulence. Best of all, you have an excuse to explore another destination as a bonus add-on to your main trip. For us, it’s a no brainer!

So for our latest trip to Sri Lanka we decided to preface the main event with three nights in Doha *. That gave us two days to explore the city, on the first of which we stayed within walking distance of our hotel, halfway between the National Museum and the souk. Join me for a ‘Monday Walk’ (although in truth it was a Friday!) ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).