Monday, July 03, 2006

Qatar Travel Notes

I am actually in Tokyo now, but wanted post this one as I have been playing with youtube for a couple of days now and posted a clip from my Qatar trip.

I was in Qatar couple of years back for a very short visit and the highlight of the visit was the desert safari. We engaged gulf-adventures, who took on this half-a-day desert safari close to the Saudi border. These guys were expert drivers and knew the terrain well.

Here are a few photos and a small clip from that trip.

Deep Dive
Down hill on a sand dune

ploughing through the desert sand
plowing through the desert wilderness

Sunset
Sunset

Lamborghini
Spotted this Lamborghini in the hotel lobby

More photos in flickr

Here some clips we took..


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5 comments:

  1. RamanTue Jul 04, 07:58:00 AM

    Very interesting video on SUV driving in sand at such a speed. Is the tyre inflated to the same air pressure as we do for regular road driving?

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  2. Ram ViswanathanTue Jul 04, 08:35:00 AM

    Raman

    Good Question..

    They 'deflate' the tyres before embarking on these 'stunts'.... and then 'inflate' again when they are ready to hit the road..

    Also, I must say these guys are 'professional' drivers and know what they are doing.. So 'Don't try this at home' warning would be appropriate..

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  3. sathishTue Jul 04, 09:10:00 AM

    Lamborghini looks awesome!

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  4. RajWed Jul 05, 10:30:00 AM

    Going Tokyo, looking Quatar,uh ?

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  5. Ram ViswanathanWed Jul 05, 01:19:00 PM

    Satish

    Yes.. it turned many eyes..

    Raj
    I was playing youtube for Chinmayi post.. Qatar clips were the test cases..hence the Qatar post..

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