Doha Airport, Qatar

 The first gem of our journey was discovering the garden inside the incredible Doha airport. It was a three hour oasis of green and calm after 13 hours on a packed airplane. A cup of coffee was US$8 each; luckily the coffee was good. The adventure begins!



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