When I first moved to the armpit of Arabia known as Qatar there were only two things I was worried about not being able to have; ladies, because I thought all of the women were kept on “lock down” and had to wear burkas, and no booze. I could pretty much deal with the no ladies thing because I figured whenever I got “anxious” I would just sweet talk an Army gal or hop over to Bahrain or Dubai.
Much to my relief, when I first arrived I saw a plethora of beautiful off-duty stewardess (from the local airline) hanging out at Starbucks I felt a wave of relief that at least one of my “needs” would be fulfilled. But not having booze would have killed me, I was positive that I would have had a “coming off of heroin” like experience if I couldn’t drink.
I quickly learned as far as Booze goes in Qatar there were only 3 options as a for me to get my medicine…
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Chalking Up Sky Miles in the Worlds Oldest Profession
When I first moved to Doha, Qatar back in 01’ they had 4 different groups of “Traveling Working Gals” that would pop into Doha every other month wile on the Middle Eastern “working gal” circuit. These girls usually started out in Dubai and continued on to Abu Dabi and Qatar on a 2 week tourist visa, longer if they could get it extended another two weeks and then on to Bahrain. Most of the “ladies” were from Russia or other ex-Soviet block countries along with few Koreans, Lebanese, Filipino and Chinese thrown in the mix.
Apparently this circuit is pretty well known as a big moneymaker in the international “working gal” community. By the time they pay off there fixers (guys that arrange visas and sponsorships in each country) with tail and a 20-50% cut they still end up making 500 times more they would have back home working the rice fields in Asia or melting steel in a battleship foundry in Russia. One Russian gal told me she would make 20-30K USD on every “tour” then go on vacation in Europe for a few months and then go back on the road again.
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