To the surprise of many, Doha is quite the modern city. Well.... it will be soon. Some of the architecture here is simply amazing. Just like Dubai, the government has a lot of money in its pocket and a strong desire to be known as a world class city. Once the building and road construction is complete, it will be well on its way. For now though, you have to make sure that you have patience for the traffic diversions and a car that can negotiate the occasional patches of off-road detours.