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  • Welcome to Kuwait
      Welcome to Kuwait
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  • Small but confusing !!!!
      Small but confusing !!!!
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  • The Lighthouse, Protestant Complex
      The Lighthouse, Protestant Complex
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  • Drinking Water
      Drinking Water
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Tourist Visa

by kammeres

I spent a very short time here, en route to Iraq, but quiickly learned something worth passing on. Kuwait charges 3 Kuwaiti Dinar (KD) for a tourist visa. Those who haven't brought any KD with them would be wise to get them at the bank currency exchange in the Kuwait City airport, across the main hall from the visa counter. The bank charges the current official rate, much better than the unofficial "street" rate from commercial exchanges and merchants. I came through in Nov 2008 and paid the official rate of 3.74 USD per KD. The visa counter accepts dollars and other currencies, but charges an arbitrary "street" rate (4, 5 or more dollars per KD), and gives change back in KD, so if all you have is a $100 bill and don't feel like changing it, you'll take a bath. I paid the equivalent of $11.22 for my visa; a lady in front of me used a $20 bill and got back a miniscule pinch of small coins...

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Working Days and National Holidays

by pangtidor

The weekend in Kuwait will be on FRIDAY AND SATURDAY (from September 2007). It was on thursday and friday before. The ministry offices will be opened from Sunday to thursday,from 0800AM to 0100PM.Some offices will be opened few hours in the afternoon.BANKS CLOSE ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, and will be opened at MORNING TO EVENING FROM SUNDAY TO THURSDAY with 3-4hours breaking time in between. February 25-26 will be national holidays for Kuwait independent day and national day.BE AWARE WITH RAMADAN MONTH.In 2006,Ramadan month started on september 23.During that ramadan month, the offices and stores opening hours will be different, opened an hour later and closed an hour earlier. All the restaurants will be closed during the day time in Ramadhan month. Ramadan month won`t be the same time every year as it uses the lunar calendar.Anyway, the starting date usually will be 10 days ahead from the...

The Christian

by pangtidor

Kuwait is a Moslem country but the Christians are free to worship in the churches here. The biggest complex of the Christian church will be located at the Kuwait City, nearby the Arabic Gulf Street and Supreme Court building. The complex divided into 2 big sections: one for the Catholic and the other one for the Protestant. The churches offer services in many languages and the English language services will be always available on Friday and Sunday.

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The Drinking Water Fountain

by pangtidor

The water supply of Kuwait comes from the sea with a good distillation and standardized supervision. You may see the water counter or fountain all around the country. The water is safe and potable there. You could find that it is interesting to see many kinds and shapes of the water fountain in Kuwait.

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Al-Boom, Kuwaity sailing ship for souvenir

by pangtidor

It will be a great souvenir for your loved ones back at home. Al Boom has been honored as a part of Kuwait history. You can see it in The State of Kuwait `s National Sign. The price depends on the material. See my antique shop in shopping tip.

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INSYAALAH formalities

by pangtidor

Are you going to do any paper work in any ministries in Kuwait? INSYAALAH, they will do it as their wish.:-))You have to call all the saints and Lords to give you as much patience as they could.After waiting for a long time in your home country (takes one year in many cases for working visa), you will still spend your first one-two months in Kuwait to process your residency, salary account, higher education, etc. Everytime you will follow up your paper in the Ministry, the word INSYAALAH is being misused to cover their laziness.:-)).INSYAALAH means `in God will`.Frankly speaking it will be let us hope God will remind me to do my work.:-))Do not come on the early morning for your paper work, the boss will come 1-2hours late and all the workers will spend their first 1-2hours at work on tea or coffee.Stand on the line will be useless when any Kuwaities will just go straight with their...

Kuwait Dinar, Is it the highest currency?

by pangtidor

As far as I know, Kuwait Dinar is the highest currency in the world.1US$=0.289KD (Kuwait Dinar) so the price will be triple than US$.It won`t be practical for you to bring out KD to other countries besides GCC countries.Whenever you travel to Kuwait with some cash money with you, US $ and Euro will be fine to bring along with.You may sell your any foreign currency in money exchange complex, Mubarakia Market area.1KD=1000fills.It is quite odd when we compare with other currencies which have 100 for smaller conversion.Kuwait Dinar notes will be available from 0.250KD (250fills), 0.500KD (500fills), 1KD, 5KD, 10KD, and 20KD.All the KD notes will have both English and Arabic prints on them.The coins will be available for 1fills,5fills,10fills,20fills,50fills,and 100fills.They will be in gold and silver color.The problem with coins are the numbers showed in Arabic only.Anyway,it is really...

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Ramadhan Activities

by pangtidor

Ramadhan is a month before Eid,moslem celebration, when moslems will do fasting during daytime.It will be on lunar calendar, so it won`t be on the same time every year.It will be started on the last week of September in 2006 and will be delayed 10days for following years.YOU CAN NOT EAT AND DRINK in public on daytime during this time.Working hours will be short during daytime, and some public services will have extra hours during night time.Stores will be closed most of the day and will be opened until midnight.

Kuwait would be just like Maine

by Ewingjr98

10. If our tan camo was green & our M-16s were shotguns loaded with #6 shot, this place would be just like Maine.9. If the sand was snow and the rocks were ice, this place would be just like Maine.8. If our sewage lagoon was Moosehead Lake, this place would be just like Maine.7. If the Asiatic low were a cold nor’easter, this place would be just like Maine.6. If the K-9s were trained to hunt hares & bears rather than people and explosives, this place would be just like Maine.5. If our Rawdatain Kuwaiti Deep Ground Mineral Water tasted just a little bit like Labatt’s Blue, this place would be just like Maine.4. If the visiting soldiers told stories about bear hunting rather than insurgent hunting, this place would be just like Maine.3. If every concrete barricade was a deep pile of frozen snow, this place would be just like Maine.2. If the Suburbans had “Maine - Vacationland” license...

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Beautiful sea water

by american_tourister

Kuwait is at the top end of the Persian Gulf and has some beautiful water. It is for the most part very clear and clean. It is very, very salty and you can float in it quite easily.Water flows into the straits of Hormuz and just evaporates. Because of the evaporation rate the minerals stay behind making the water more mineral laden. This makes the Persian Gulf the saltiest body of open ocean water in the world.

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Q:  Hi VT Members I am thinking visiting Kuwait sometime 2011. I traveled to few Persian Gulf State I.E Bahrain UAE Oman) Is it... 

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A: Personally i was not a huge fan of Kuwait. If on an extended transit, there's no reason why you shouldn't check out the city. But it is most certainly not a destination... 

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