I got my bags back on a roll heading out there and I'm ready to go looking real good

in my passport photo.

Amateur Traveler episode 530. Today the Amateur Traveler talks about desert drives and an

inland sea, souks and modern malls, and Islamic art as we go to Qatar.

I know that I should be heading home

but maybe not, maybe not to the day. Welcome to the amateur traveler. I'm your host Chris Christensen. No sponsor for

today's episode but if somebody would like to sponsor just draw me an email to

host at amateur traveler.com and Now let's talk about cutter.

I'd like to welcome to the show Richard Par

from the best in the world with Richard Par

Richard welcome to the show.

Thank you very much for having me, Chris.

Really excited to be here today.

We'll talk a little more about the Best in the World

with Richard Par, which is a podcast in the area of sports or sport depending on where you're from

sports for me sport for you I will talk more about that at the end I should just

say though it's very convenient that they got you as a host for that show so I know there's a tough

selection process I tell you but that is not what we have you on the show to talk about

today where are we going in the world today?

Well, we're going to a place I know really, really well. I've spent six years in Qatar and the Middle East,

in Doha in particular, and it's a really growing city and country and I thought I'd let people who listen to your

podcast know a little bit more about it because so many people fly through Doha

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