Minţaqat Tilā‘ al ‘Alī wa Umm as Summāq wa Khildā

As suspected, the 14+ hour flight from Brisbane to Doha (Qatar) was fully booked. First time we have flown Qatar and they were not greatly different from Emirates òr Etihad although I think the dinner meal was probably one of the tastiest airline meals I've ever had.

Arrived in Doha at around 7am where the temperature was already nudging 30°C and the entire area was engulfed in dust. The airport is modern and a lot of work is going on there because Qatar hosts the Fifa World Cup later this year. They even use this fact to promote their airline safety video.

In complete contrast, the flight from Doha to Amman was probably only a third capacity and a 3 hour flight (why couldn't it have been the other way around). They had a rack and stack way of take off with at least a dozen planes (all Qatar) queuing for take off. Much cooler in Amman - only about 15°C. Not a bad view from our 5th floor hotel room - not beautiful but interesting. We are however, totally exhausted and glad we have a full day to rest up before our tour begins tomorrow evening.Read more