http://www.odyssei.com Kuwait, - lately on the site en-us Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:30:03 +0100 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:30:03 +0100 pet@odyssei.com (Piotr Jaworski) pjm@odyssei.com (Pawel Jaworski) http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24690.html Required travel documents for Kuwait: passport [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24690.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24335.html Electric power: 240V / 50 Hz [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24335.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/23970.html Area code to Kuwait: +965 [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/23970.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11848.html Hawalli is situated about 5 miles south-east of kuwait City.Hawalli is a suburb of Kuwait City bit was one of the first estabilished. Old buildings are being cleared to make way for new shopping complexes and apartment blocks. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11848.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11847.html Chillan is a wonderful place about 160 km from Kuwait City. This desert hideway is the destination for people which want to find some relaxation. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11847.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11846.html The wall was originally built by sheikh Salim Al-Mubarak in 1922 to keep the marauding desert tribes out of the town. Although largely demolished in the 1950s, the gates are still standing at various key points in the city. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11846.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11340.html Arabic is the official language. English is widely spoken. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11340.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11339.html Weather is best from September to May. Days are warm and sunny while evenings are cool. From December to February the nights become quite cold and from June to August the days very hot. Shamal winds bring rain and dust storms infrequently. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11339.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11338.html The people of the Middle East belong to various ethnic groups, which are based largely on culture, language, and history. [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/11338.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/10018.html Pearls (dana), not oil, once formed the basis of Kuwait's wealth. Now, annual pearl diving festivals help today's generation experience the excitement and hardship that their forefathers faced. Such festivals are a tribute to men who dedicated their l [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/10018.html