Rotating through Doha soon

[RichTT]

Looks like I might be rotating through Doha in the near future. Whilst not an ideal rotation (8 weeks on / 4 weeks off) it still seems a better proposition than returning to the UK sector and taking a 45% pay cut. I'll be offshore mostly but undoubtedly I'll spend some time office based in Doha itself.

Any advice for someone who's not spent any time in the Middle East at all?

[RichTT]

Thanks folks, I'm currently sat in the Intercontinental in Doha in mandatory quarantine. Hopefully get released tomorrow but I'll be heading out to the rig pretty soon. Doubt I'll be getting much R&R onshore as travel to and from UK means self isolating on the way home. Will see how things go but could be rotating through for a couple of years if all goes well.

[RichTT]

Buttmonkey said:

Intercon near Katara or Intercon City? The former has the Belgian Cafe which has a nice outside terrace for this time of the year. Will be there Friday afternoon for a couple. If you need any pointers for anything feel free to ask away.

I live / work West Bay which is normally busy although everything is now more subdued than usual due to the ongoing pandemic.

The one in West Bay (whichever one of the two that is). I'm hoping to get out of here tomorrow, expecting a knock on the door for a PCR test sometime today. Then likely get shifted over to the Marriott which is closer to our offices here.

I'll see how much of a loose end I'm at before I ship out to the rig. Might just be a day or two, possibly longer.