Tag: Kuwait

I got a chance to visit Kuwait during September 2014.

Kuwait is a very small country sharing its borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

Kuwait airport is very small compared to the other airports that we get to see in the middle east. We will see a lot of American food chains in the airport.

I believe Kuwait is one of the places where very few tourists visit. But there are a lot of foreign nationals in this country who have come for work. Infact expatriates account for around 70% of the population (as per Wikipedia)

Kuwaiti Dinar is the strongest/highest valued currency in the world. Before the exploitation of oil, this was one of the poorest countries in the world, but the country has developed rapidly over the past 70+ years.

Kuwait City today is a very modern and developed city and slowly recovered from its bad conditions after the war with Iraq.

Some places worth visiting

1.Kuwait towers –> When I visited, Kuwait towers was under renovation and was not open to public. The main tower has both a viewing platform and a restaurant (for those on a larger budget). The Kuwait Towers dominate the skyline of Kuwait City and from its observation desk you can get the best panoramic view of the city, looking out over the harbour, the coastline and the city centre.

2) Kuwait telecommunications tower

3) Al-Qurain Martyr’s Museum

4) Kuwait House of National Works

5) Grand Mosque

6) Failaka Island

7) Desert Safari

8) Lulu Hyper Market (for some budget shopping)

9) Shopping in the Avenues mall

One of the largest malls in the Middle East, the Avenues is more than just a mall. When the temperature is high in summer, here is where people go to walk, run and enjoy themselves in general.