20/06/2026
🤎𝑨𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑵𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕🇶🇦
After my bucket list night shoot in that glittery saree, I had to wear one Jamdani saree in the next morning since I am trying to wear at least one Jamdani saree in all my recent countries I have been visiting since 2024.
This post is a compilation of my two recent trips to Doha. One in Dec 2024, and another one in Jan 2026. I wore the same Jamdani saree both times. Qatar had few Bangladeshi restaurants as well, so tried some food before heading out for Morocco in my first trip.
I had two complete different experience visiting Doha alone vs with friend at night. In Jan 2026, I was
traveling back from Dhaka and took a layover of 16 hrs from around 2pm to 6am. My flight was delayed, and I reached around 5pm. So I was able to go out for sight seeing around 8pm or something like that. Qatar has so many Bangladeshi people living in Doha. Last time when I was traveling with friend I felt completely safe while roaming around late at night taking photos. That time there were so many Bangladeshi people too around me, no one stared or asked anything. But this time it was safe too but after seeing me in a saree, a Bangladeshi restaurant owner asked me if I was from Bangladesh, kept asking questions, and offered me tea at some point. I said no and minded my own business taking photos. He kept staring and after a while I ignored and kinda forgot about him and then saw him again w a cup of tea!!! I said didn’t I say no!! He said he thought I might be cold wo a jacket wearing a saree! 🤣🙄I left the place right away packing up my gears. It was around 10 pm. This is just one example I am sharing but I had so many other stares and curious minds this time mostly seeing a girl wearing saree taking her own photos at night. Those are mostly harmful stares, and curiosity but for sure made me uncomfortable since I was in a foreign country. A girl traveling solo vs w others can totally leave you with different experience.
Here is to Doha, Qatar one more time! 🇶🇦💛🥂
⏳Dec 2024 and Jan 2026
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