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    The future. With one of the worlds highest GDP's, buildings soar into the sky with alarming speed and regularity despite extreme heat and humidty from April to October by: simonkearns Views[234] A modern city perched on the edge of sand and ocean towers into the sky where only decades before, pearls were traded for food and clothes by: simonkearns Views[238] With only around 200,000 Qataris, the majority of the country is built, run and maintaned by migrant workers from all over the world. Two indian workers who have come to earn money to support their families at home take an afternoon stroll along the Corniche despite the extreme heat and humidity by: simonkearns Views[220] From pearling to towering skyscrapers in less than two decades, contrasts of new and old are everywhere by: simonkearns Views[224] A sandy, rocky peninsula, Doha used to be just a quiet pearling village on the shores of the Arabian Gulf. With the discovery of vast reserves of oil and gas, change would soon happen by: simonkearns Views[217]
     

    My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

    Friday, 11 Jan 2013 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    So, my name is Simon. I was raised in my family pub in the Bedfordshire countryside, went to a local school, studied at University for four years and then started traveling and working. But, this is not me, nor why I should be chosen to win this competition.... Read more >
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