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The movies below are coming out during Eid at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas and VOX:
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (7.6)
Evil Dead Rise (7.7)
Guy Ritchie’s the Covenant (8.5)
John Wick: Chapter 4 (8.2)
Jumanji – 1995 (7.0)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (7.4)
The numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at the time of publishing.
Back in December, I posted that starting in February regular mail would start being delivered to your door. February came and went with no sign of that happening. Actually, I personally had to drive to Sabah Al Ahmad last week which is an hour away because someone at the post office read my office building “Wafra Downtown Tower” on my package and thought I lived in Wafra. They sent my package to Sabah Al Ahmad which although the post office there was a much better experience than the Sideeq one, its pretty freakin far…
Anyway, it looks like the post office will start home delivery pretty much right after Eid. They have a new website up, kuwaitpost.moc.gov.kw and according to the website they’ve teamed u[p with a local company called “Sail Shipping & Logistics” to handle local deliveries.
Finally!
Last year I posted about the 1966 Kuwait Airways plane crash after finding a photo of it. You can check that post out here. Recently I came across more photos of the accident and so decided I’d share them here.
On 30 June 1966, the Trident 1E registration 9K-ACG was destroyed when it crashed 4KM short of the runway at Kuwait International. The plane was on its way back from Beirut when the plane descended at a high rate and the pilot didn’t follow the proper regulations. No lives were lost. Source
With the long weekend approaching you might have considered traveling to Dubai but were put off by the high ticket prices. If you’re more than one person and like road trips, you should consider driving to Dubai. There are a number of benefits including:
I’ve previously done the trip and I’m planning to do it again this Eid since I need to bring back a bunch of things with me. Here is how much I paid for car insurance at the borders and for fuel. This is with a Toyota Hilux so depending on your car’s fuel economy, it could be a bit less:
Saudi to UAE Boarder
11 KD – Saudi car Insurance
22.500 KD – Fuel
UAE Border to Dubai
17.5 KD – UAE car Insurance
20 KD – Fuel
On the return:
Dubai to Saudi Border
40 KD – Fuel
Saudi Border to Kuwait
19 KD – Fuel
Total: 130 KD
Considering the cheapest airline ticket right now is around 150 KD, if you road trip with a friend, split the cost, and not have to pay for a rental or cab while in Dubai, the savings can be big. And then you have all the other benefits I mentioned earlier so it’s kinda a no brainer… if you’re fine driving for 12 hours that is.
For a more detailed write up about the drive, click here.
There are 4 interesting things happening this weekend:
Music of Gratitude
Tonight the Ahmadi Music Group choir and orchestra along with the Kuwait Chamber Chorale will be performing seasonal music by Mendelssohn, Bach, and Handel.
Sunset Hike
On Friday, Outdoorish.kw are having their weekly sunset hike and you can tag along.
Once Upon a Time
Also on Friday, Art N Dine are having a unique artistic and holistic Ghabga experience at the beautiful beach in Argan Albidaa Club.
Makers Pop-Up Shop
Finally, this Saturday the Makers Pop-Up Shop is taking place at the Marzouk Pearl building in Salmiya. There will be arts and crafts, jewelry, homewares, textiles, sweets, and more on sale.
If theres a cool event you think people should check out this weekend, let us know in the comments.
Last week, Kuwait Airways launched the Electronic Boarding Pass feature, but oddly, not for Kuwait. It’s pretty strange, I thought it might be because the immigration department needed a physical boarding pass to stamp, but even if you’re just transiting, Kuwait Airways is requiring a physical pass.
On the bright side, it does mean I can now fly out of Dubai a lot more conveniently. One of the disadvantages of flying with Kuwait Airways over Emirates was the fact I had to wait in a queue at the Kuwait Airways check-in desk to get my boarding pass. Now I can just get the digital one when I check in online and then zip through the E-gate as soon as I get to the airport. No waiting in line to check in, and no waiting in line for immigration.
To find out which airports accept the Kuwait Airways E-Pass, click here.
Amorino, the popular French chain of gelato ice cream boutiques is coming to Kuwait and they’re planning to open their first location in The Avenues. I like their gelato and usually go with a strawberry chocolate mix but I’m also a big fan of their sorbets.
They’re planning to open their location this coming July and the store will be located in the rear passageway of Avenues Phase III, where the English Tea Lounge used to be located.
After a quiet couple of weekends, events are starting to pick up again. Below are all the ones I found taking place this weekend. If I missed anything, let me know in the comments:
Thursday, April 6
The Outlet Expo
Astronomers Diwaniya
Bugsha Ramadan Nights
Ramadan Kits Activities
Al Sheyab Show
Gergean AlHamra
Murouj Gergean
Red Bull Doodle Art Final
Friday, April 7
The Outlet Expo
Zain Ramadan Kids Run
Ultimate Frisbee Tournament
Bugsha Ramadan Nights
Ramadan Kits Activities
Ramadan Art & Gergeian Adventure
Murouj Gergean
All Sports Gathering
Drift Championship
Puppet Show
Saturday, April 8
The Outlet Expo
Al Shaheed Park’s Gergi’an
Sailing: Saturday Sunset Cruising
Storytelling & Food with Rashid AlSaif
Bugsha Ramadan Nights
Ramadan Art & Gergeian Adventure
Murouj Gergean
Storytime at Amricani
Special Afternoon for Kids
All Sports Gathering
Drift Championship
Puppet Show
Easter Eggs Painting
Exhibitions
A&F Fashion Exhibition
Alexander The Great in Kuwait
Between Two Worlds
I’m a fan of the post-apocalyptic television series “The Last of Us” so when I stumbled into this area by accident, the first thing I did was shoot a video and send it over to a couple of friends who I knew watched the show as well. I felt like I had walked onto the set of the show with the only thing missing being the zombies.
The area is deserted with shrubs growing unchecked and walls covered with graffiti. All the buildings are crumbling because they’ve been neglected for decades, just like on the show. It was also eerily quiet except for the chirping of the birds.
If you want to film a short TikTok zombie flick or something, the area is located behind the abandoned buildings on Fahed Al Salem Street, next to Salhiya Complex. Google Maps
Are you an expat in Kuwait looking to own a car but don’t want to put a large down payment? Or maybe you’re struggling to buy a car because you don’t have a guarantor? If you answered yes to any of these then a lease-to-own program is a great option.
With Autocapital, anyone can lease a car since the only requirements are ID, a salary certificate, and a bank statement.
Purchasing a car through an Autocapital lease-to-own program has a number of benefits including:
Option to purchase the car after the rental period is up.
You don’t have to worry about maintenance costs since it’s covered under the lease.
Full insurance and roadside assistance are included as part of the lease.
With high-interest rates and the cost of cars getting higher, lease-to-own makes a lot more sense than traditional financing, and you don’t need to go through the bank either. Autocapital are also partners with all the car brands which is why you get to choose to lease whatever car you want. And because they work hand in hand with the dealers, they also get better price options.
Autocapital is a one-stop shop, they buy, sell, lease, lease-to-own and rent cars. They’re located at the Sirbb Circuit in Shuwaikh and to find out more about their Lease-To-Own program, you can visit their website autocapitalkw.com or check out their Instagram @autocapital.kuwait
I’m not really sure how I initially found out about this specific yellow pages directory from the American Women’s League of Kuwait, but it was on my watch list for some time and one eventually popped up for sale a few weeks ago. I tend to find out about random books and then add them to my watch list and wait patiently, usually, years before a copy eventually/hopefully pops up somewhere online and I get a notification. When this book popped up on eBay and knowing how difficult it is to find because it really isn’t a book you’d generally save, I quickly purchased it without even trying to negotiate on the price. I like directories because they usually help me connect various things together.
For example, on the Salmiya map on one of the pages it showed a “Camping Area” which confused me, how did Salmiya have a camping area? Then a follower on Instagram helped me figure out where that area was (Google Maps) and I realized that was the location of the Salmiya Youth Hostel which was supposedly run by the Kuwait Boy Scouts.
Then under the grocery store section, it listed various supermarkets, many I actually need to research especially New Supermarket because I remember the Salmiya location from the early 80s. But one of the supermarkets listed was Khalaf, which last year I happened to find photos of their Salmiya location.
Since I felt this was worth sharing, I took photos of the most significant pages and turned them into a 44MB PDF. You can download it here.
Below is the annual list of Ramadan buffets in Kuwait. This year I tried to cover a broader spectrum of prices and cuisines, so you’ll see options that aren’t just Arabic food and prices that start at KD1.950 all the way up to KD28 per person. The KD1.950 buffet which is the most affordable on the list belongs to IKEA, while the most expensive KD28 buffet is at the St Regis. As usual, I’ve also highlighted the price variation from the previous year if applicable. You’ll find the variation in brackets after the price.
Below is the full list divided into two parts, hotels and restaurants. If I missed a place let me know in the comments.
HOTELS
Al Jahra Copthorne Hotel & Resort – Taima’a Restaurant
Buffet Price: KD9.9 (-2.100)
Telephone: 24590000
Courtyard by Marriott – Atrium
Buffet Price: KD15
Telephone: 22997000
Crowne Plaza – Al Ahmadi Restaurant
Buffet Price: KD18 (+2.000)
Telephone: 1848111
Crowne Plaza – Al Noukhaza Restaurant
Buffet Price: KD19 (+3.000)
Telephone: 1848111
Four Seasons – Jawaher Tent
Buffet Price: KD25 (+1.000)
Telephone: 22006000
Grand Hyatt – Stambul
Buffet Price: KD15
Telephone: 22007698
Hilton Garden Inn – The Avenues
Buffet Price: KD20
Telephone: 22262000
Hilton Resort – Teatro Restaurant
Buffet Price: KD19.9 (+0.900)
Telephone: 22256222
Inn & GO Hotel – Al Dallah Restaurant
Buffet Price: KD6.5 (+0.500)
Telephone: 22436686
Jumeirah Messilah Beach – Badria Tent
Buffet Price: KD21 (-3.000)
Telephone: 22269600
Marina Hotel
Buffet Price: KD16
Telephone: 22230030
Millennium Hotel – Lamar International Restaurant
Buffet Price: KD15 (+1.000)
Telephone: 22050505
Movenpick – Free Zone – Bays Restaurant
Buffet Price: KD12 (-0.500)
Telephone: 24610033
Movenpick – Al Bida’a – Breeze Restaurant
Buffet Price: KD15
Telephone: 22253100
Radisson Blu – Al Bustan Restaurant
Buffet Price: KD18.5 (+2.500)
Telephone: 25673000
Safir Hotel – Fintas
Buffet Price: KD12.9 (-2.000)
Telephone: 25455555
St Regis – Diamond Ballroom Tent
Buffet Price: KD28 (+3.000)
Telephone: 22422055
Symphony Style Hotel
Buffet Price: KD14
Telephone: 25770000
The Regency Kuwait – Silk Road Restaurant
Buffet Price: KD23 (+1.000)
Telephone: 25766666
Waldorf Astoria – Al Kubbar
Buffet Price: KD26
Telephone: 24774414
RESTAURANTS
Assaha Lebanese Restaurant
Buffet Price: KD13 (+1.000)
Telephone: 22533377
Dar Hamad
Buffet Price: KD18 (+2.000)
Telephone: 22275555
Em Sherif
Set Menu Buffet Price: KD25
Telephone: 90977997
Gulf Royal Chinese
Buffet Price: KD8.5
Telephone: 22622770
IKEA
Buffet Price: KD1.95 (-1.000)
Telephone: 1840408
Jihan Khanah
Buffet Price: KD10
Telephone: 1819991
Joori Min Beirut
Buffet Price: KD14 (+2.000)
Telephone: 22062068
Kuwait Towers
Buffet Price: KD14 (+1.000)
Telephone: 24965500
Mughal Mahal – Hawally
Buffet Price: KD7.45
Telephone: 22626782
Naranj
Buffet Price: KD12 (+1.050)
Telephone: 22268666
Palm Palace
Buffet Price: KD11
Telephone: 67009575
Saraya Palace
Buffet Price: KD9.5 (+2.500)
Telephone: 25711101
Villa Fayrouz
Buffet Price: KD12
Telephone: 22650052
Wok and Grill
Buffet Price: KD3.5
Telephone: 64440089
The movies below are now showing at Cinescape, Grand Cinemas and VOX:
Prebook (Releasing April 22):
John Wick: Chapter 4 (8.7)
Now Showing:
65 (5.7)
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (6.7)
Avatar: The Way of Water (7.8)
Creed III (7.4)
Guardians of Time (3.5)
Missing (7.3)
Moonbound (4.8)
Mummies (6.2)
Plane (6.9)
Play Dead (5.1)
Savage Salvation (4.6)
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (7.1)
The numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at the time of publishing.
Kuwait Unplugged, one of the first blogs in Kuwait is now back online after being offline for years. The blog was launched back in 2003 by “Zaydoun”, just a couple of weeks after me and my friends launched Qhate (he hated the name, and probably still does).
I didn’t know Zaydoun back then but years later got to meet him and we became friends. A super interesting guy and I was really disappointed when his blog went offline since if you traced the start of Kuwait’s online social media scene, it all began with Kuwait Unplugged and Qhate. I’m really glad his archive is back online now, if you want to take a walk down memory lane or just browse through really old posts to get an idea of what life in Kuwait was like 20 years ago, here is the link.
Kuwait’s obsession with padel reached meme-worthy levels, with courts popping up everywhere – even replacing car lots in the city despite there being a scarcity of parking. But, I noticed most of the courts are usually empty when I drive by them and just yesterday I saw one being taken down.
As someone who doesn’t care about padel, I get the impression the padel craze has died down and so a lot more courts will be closing down. I know one court closing doesn’t represent the padel scene as a whole, but I can’t imagine all these courts being profitable, there are just too many of them. Is padel finally dead?