Kuwait

[cailean]

Looks like I will be in Kuwait for a week on business. Is there anything interesting to do there apart from the normal trip to the towers, museums etc?

Any hints on what to avoid or look out for?

Alcohol is illegal so there will not be visits to bars or clubs.

Thanks

[NorthDave]

I thought it was very much like a poor relative to Dubai when I went. People seem friendly enough but I found very little to do really and felt quite underwhelmed after coming from a few weeks in Dubai.

Be interested to see how you get on!

[driverrob]

8 p.m. there, 8% humidity and 42C.
Anywhere with air conditioning, then.
Forecast to take your breath away: http://www.timeanddate.com/weather/kuwait/kuwait-c...

Edited by driverrob on Wednesday 11th July 19:14

[cailean]

I told my wife I would find a day trip to cross the border into Iraq or Iran. She wasn't impressed.....

[NorthDave]

driverrob said:

8 p.m. there, 8% humidity and 42C.
Anywhere with air conditioning, then.
Forecast to take your breath away: http://www.timeanddate.com/weather/kuwait/kuwait-c...

Edited by driverrob on Wednesday 11th July 19:14

That'll be why my Kuwait clients holiday in London then!

[driverrob]

The first time we holidayed in Sharm it was a fierce 42C. We met up with a family (all but Dad) from Kuwait on a snorkelling trip. They'd come to Sharm to get away from the 50C temperatures at home.

[DubaiJohn]

To add to your woes Ramadan starts on 21st July so no eating, drinking or smoking in public during daylight hours.

[StevieBee]

NIce people and interesting place for a day sort of place and that's about it really.

There's an interesting Schooner mock-up type restaurant / hotel behind the SAS Raddisson just south of the City worth a look.

I was told that there's a bar / pub at the British Embassy that's open to Brits but cannot confirm this.

[cailean]

DubaiJohn said:

To add to your woes Ramadan starts on 21st July so no eating, drinking or smoking in public during daylight hours.

I'm leaving on 20th so just before Ramadan. Just curious, does that mean that you can't get food/lunch in restaurants/hotels during Ramadan (my assumption is you can't)?

[DubaiJohn]

You will definitely be able to get food/drink from room service. It's a long time since I was in Kuwait during Ramadan but some of the higher end hotels used to have a restaurant that was screened off from the general public where you could get food during the day.

It is more of a pain if out for meetings during the day, the weather this time of year is hot, really hot. I would not be suprised to see temperatures approaching 50C in Kuwait, although the humidity may not be as bad as here in the UAE.

I would suggest stashing a couple of bottles of water in your laptop bag/briefcase and nipping to the loo for a drink every now and then.