Weekly Ponderings 11

This week I was excited about...

The Qatar International Food Festival returning to Doha for four days of foodie heaven in the Museum of Islamic Art Park. I spent an evening there on the first day, trawling the stalls with a few friends and stuffing my face until I felt sick. I attempted to return again yesterday for an event with the Marsa Malaz Kempinski, but unfortunately the Doha traffic wasn't playing ball! If you are yet to head over there, there are still a few hours left to rectify this - here's a little taster of what you can expect!

Bumped into an old friend at the Qatar International Food Festival - Chef William Khala, the best chef in Doha 🍲 #ritzcarlton #foodie #QIFF2015 #foodfestival

A photo posted by Follow Your Sunshine (@polbag) on Mar 24, 2015 at 10:15am PDT

This week I was reminded...

How FLIPPING DELIGHTED I always am about returning home to the land of green fields and rain. This time it's mainly because I'm going to be a bridesmaid at my bestest friend's wedding (where I will no doubt weep bucket loads of tears into my champagne), because I get to stroke the brand new baby bumps of two of my other best friends at the same time (while weeping some more), because I'm finally meeting some of the lovely blogger types that have inspired me so much (hopefully will hold in the weeping at this point) and because I get to see my awesome family. In between I must remember the other purpose of the trip - to finalise all of our wedding arrangements and buy our rings!

I'm counting down the hours until I'm back in this spot #England #thepeakdistrict #home #family #view #instaview #hills #balcony #followyoursunshine ✈️🇬🇧

A photo posted by Follow Your Sunshine (@polbag) on Mar 26, 2015 at 11:23pm PDT

This week I appreciated...

The sunshine on the marina.

It's a beautiful day in #Qatar #Spring #firstdayofspring #sunshine #sun #marina #boats #yachts #thepearlqatar #Doha #water #myview #instaview #blue #sky #followyoursunshine

A photo posted by Follow Your Sunshine (@polbag) on Mar 21, 2015 at 4:33am PDT

Stuffing my face (again) at several restaurants on The Pearl (for a summary of my favourite of these, head over here).

It's been another great weekend for food @ThePearlQatar @bigbearchoppersqatar @madoturkey_qtr #diningatthepearl #thepearlqatar #home #weekend #Saturday #lazysaturdays #food #foodie #instafood #foodstagram #foodporn #Doha #treats

A photo posted by Follow Your Sunshine (@polbag) on Mar 21, 2015 at 7:00am PDT

Watching some fast-paced football on the beach in the sun as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2015 qualifiers came to town. It's a hard job, but somebody has to do it!

Some days I love my job. Beach soccer in the sun #fifabeachsoccer #worldcup2015 #beachsoccer 😎☀️

A photo posted by Follow Your Sunshine (@polbag) on Mar 25, 2015 at 5:31am PDT

Quote of the week...

What is the best thing you did this week? I hope it's been sunny where you are!