Kuwait-ing For The End

Another weekend- another country! I know that Kuwait doesn't exactly scream luxurious weekend trip, but when in Rome (or the Middle East)... Read More...

I did not know this before moving here, but Kuwait is actually known for its high end shopping. So after jetting over after work, we planned on spending the weekend at "The Avenues."

We walked in through a grand door into a pretty fabulous entryway complete with every name brand designer possible.

I think our low class status was spotted from afar and we were quickly told that no pictures were allowed and were ushered into a separate section.

Which was actually fabulous in its own right. It was bright and sunny and 100% better than Villagio (sorry, Doha).

I could have gotten (and did get) lost in this mall- it was huge! It had every store you could ever want- including a UCLA Bruins store. Why? I couldn't tell ya.

Also complete with Build a Bear with accurate thobes and abayas. Someone may have bought one but I won't tell you who!

After exhausting ourselves at the mall, we headed to the souk. The souk in Qatar is one of my favorite places, but it is not real. It looks authentic, but it isn't very old and people don't truly use it as a traditional souk. In Kuwait, people actually use it as a marketplace to buy and sell their items. 

And they have cool light up walkways!

We headed back the hotel and crashed for the night. In the morning, we had breakfast before heading out to see the Kuwait Towers.

Although we did get distracted by the beach.

Nothing quite like a Kuwaiti beach photoshoot.

We had heard a rumor that the observation decks on the Kuwait Towers were finally open, but unfortunately, we heard wrong. So we quickly drove by them and waved hello before heading to yet another mall.

We took advantage of some Snapchat filters to kill some time. 

We headed back to the airport to head back to Doha (with a few more things in our bags).

Coming from someone who has never desired to go to Kuwait and didn't expect much, I was pleasantly surprised. Kuwait is a fabulous place with some fabulous people. 

The Avenues was probably the best mall I have been to in my whole life. So if you enjoy traveling to foreign countries to stay inside and shop, this is your place! If you are trying to knock off some more countries before departing this sandbox, this is also your place.

10/10. 

Would recommend.