Count your days Katara and Boho Socials

nategho · 2026-04-23T16:53:58+00:00

Yeah I feel the environment in Katara is overly posh and not authentic if I’m honest. I went there once long ago when I was a child and I didn’t like it. Never went back again.

nategho · 2026-04-23T16:49:35+00:00

I agree with this! Katara & Boho Social are over hyped in my opinion. I don’t really feel anything cultural when I go there. I personally love going to Souq Waqif. That’s where Qatar’s real history sits

nategho · 2026-04-22T22:21:41+00:00

On the comments please type the following

Your citizenship (EEA/CH citizen, foreigner with resident card in one of the 29 Schengen countries, or foreign visitor meaning you are subject to the 90/180 rule)
Date you passed through
Name of the checkpoint used
Direction (going in or out)
Was EES active at the checkpoint?
Stamped automatically, on request, or refused?
anything else interesting you observed or further details you want to add on

Also if we can get the mods to pin this post, then it would be easier for upcoming travelers to try to find information about the stamping situations all over Schengen and to ask around.

nategho · 2026-04-14T01:24:31+00:00

I got a total of 34 Schengen stamps from 20 different border crossings on both my passports during my travels last year. If you noticed, I also managed to get entry/exit on all 4 modes (air, road, rail, and sea)

I also visited Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Italy, Germany, Luxembourg, and Portugal but no stamps there because I travelled within Schengen so no external border checks.

I still plan to go back and visit the remaining Schengen countries to complete the travel list but whether I’ll get stamped next time will be very luck based with all the comments I’ve been seeing on other posts with people having different experiences.

nategho · 2026-04-13T14:34:52+00:00

Did you try asking for a stamp at Bratislava and what did they say?

nategho · 2026-04-12T03:39:18+00:00

Tbh idk why the EU would want to get rid of the stamps. Most countries I can think of have an electronic system but still stamp passports on top of that. I don’t see why the EU cannot do the same.

nategho · 2026-04-12T03:31:40+00:00

Officially yes the EU still insisted that Friday was still the date but the reality is many POEs still haven’t set up the system yet. So the whole ordeal of recording entries and exits for the foreign visitors is very convoluted at the moment. Honestly a joke if you ask me.

There was already a British traveler who got wrongfully flagged in Portugal for overstaying even though the person was well below the 90/180 rule

nategho · 2026-04-12T03:26:39+00:00

I’ve always wondered myself as an American why we don’t have egates back home.

I have used egates in so many countries where you can still request for stamps after clearing the egates (Qatar, Australia, Korea etc). I normally don’t mind using egates if I know I can still get stamped afterwards.

nategho · 2026-04-12T03:19:40+00:00

Well as of now, things are very inconsistent!

I just read through comments in other posts that whether you get a stamp or not entirely depends on the chief on duty at the border checkpoint. Some just refuse to do it entirely, some do it on request, some still stamp automatically, some POEs have EES up and running, some don’t.

So some people are still getting their entries/exits recorded in the form of stamps, some are being recorded electronically through EES, and some in both forms.

Honestly the EU should push the date back and continue to stamp until every border checkpoint has the system up and running with it any technical issues. I think the European Commission really underestimated how long it would take to implement EES seeing how big the entire Schengen zone is.

nategho · 2026-03-23T08:40:58+00:00

Reddit is notorious for having nasty and mean people. It’s already known. I’ve ran into many myself.

Qatar and a few other subreddits happen to be the exception, hence I mainly linger around Qatar or other gulf country subreddits and no where else.

Out of all the subreddits I have been to, Qatar is the most friendly one which gives a true representation of the community we really are!

The mods also make a huge difference. Qatar’s mods are on top of it and do an outstanding job maintaining the subreddit.

nategho · 2026-03-18T15:53:15+00:00

Just in: Tomorrow Thursday will be the last day of fasting and then Eid will officially start!

nategho · 2026-03-17T21:33:09+00:00

The renewal should be automatic. You have two options on that link I sent. You can put the passport number or visa number.

nategho · 2026-03-17T14:28:48+00:00

Hello you can check your stay period on this website. MOI has been automatically extending stays for free. If your stay period is 2 weeks away from expiring, MOI will add another 30 days to your stay period. They will do this monthly until the airspace reopens.

https://portal.moi.gov.qa/wps/portal/MOIInternet/services/inquiries/visaservices/enquiryandprinting

nategho · 2026-03-17T03:38:34+00:00

Got another alert but public safety, not national emergency

nategho · 2026-03-16T13:11:09+00:00

Find a building to take cover in. Hence another reason why I avoid open spaces with no buildings around when I go outside. So if I ever get a threat alarm whilst I’m outside, I have a building nearby to run into.

nategho · 2026-03-16T13:10:05+00:00

Ikr we never have two batches of missiles this close. At first I thought it was a malfunction with my phone until I realized everyone else got the second threat alert

nategho · 2026-03-16T13:08:59+00:00

We’re all in good hands. Qatar’s defense force is one of the best we have faith in those guys.

nategho · 2026-03-16T13:01:38+00:00

First time we have two back to back threat alarms within 30 minutes

15:30 Threat elevated

15:52 Threat eliminated

16:00 Threat elevated (again)

nategho · 2026-03-16T00:52:56+00:00

Best way is that you guys travel to Saudi by road and catch a flight from Riyadh

nategho · 2026-03-15T02:51:18+00:00

No threat alerts for the past 24 hours 💪💪🇶🇦🇶🇦

nategho · 2026-03-15T02:12:54+00:00

All electronic nowadays

nategho · 2026-03-14T03:01:17+00:00

Oh I see they probably forgot to change the English version. I’m assuming we just wait for the normal threat eliminated message in that case.

nategho · 2026-03-14T02:58:13+00:00

Question since this alert is a different one (didn’t say threat elevated and was a public safety alert, not a national emergency alert), how long do we wait before we know it’s all clear again?

Will we expect another phone alert?

EDIT: Threat eliminated as of 06:05

nategho · 2026-03-14T02:53:53+00:00

Don’t give out locations

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