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Update III

BuYousef — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:03:00 +0000

Looking fuller and more like a typical Kuwaiti suburb, Google Earth have updated again recently and the above is the current view. No new roads are visible, which means the next update will look much more complete. There are signs of the preliminary work done on the main routes.

If you’re interested in how it looked before, click here for how it looked in March 2007; and here for February 2009.

Filed under: Before & After, Development, Major Milestones Tagged: construction, google earth, hilton resort, houses, kuwait, mangaf, mangaf.net, road, roads, الكويت, المنقف

Oil Spill

BuYousef — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:32:40 +0000

Photo by BitJockey. More here.

I arrived this morning from a business trip. When I read on 248am and Nicole B blogs about a spill near the North Pier, I headed straight to the beach and saw the action there. There were two security cars. Having just arrived from 12 hour flight, the last thing I wanted to do is argue about taking photos. I chickened out – so please click the links in this post for more information.

Filed under: News, Other Tagged: hilton resort, information, kuwait, mangaf, oil, spill, الكويت, المنقف

A new day in a new town

BuYousef — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:18:00 +0000

It’s been a long time since I posted a photo here… I need to spend some more time on this – but it’s been a busy month.

This was taken in Mangaf south of the Hilton Resort. It was a perfect morning for a nice sunrise shot. Nice to be able to highlight an area of the town that doesn’t need to be built… It’s perfect just the way it was created.

Bye for now…

Header Photo

BuYousef — Sat, 19 May 2007 11:10:00 +0000

In case you thought it’s only new houses on a desert…

It’s been a while since I took any photos of the developments in Mangaf… But this was taken from Al-Kout Mall in Fahaheel (the town next door) and it shows all the residential buildings by the sea.

The new part of Mangaf is all houses and schools but this should provide you with a different perspective. The buildings closer (on the left of the photo) come under Fahaheel but the ones in the distance are Mangaf-by-Sea.

Light at the end of the …

BuYousef — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:39:00 +0000

I have to admit, it sometimes feels like nothing ever happens here for months. But when I look at the photographs I take in this area I realise that there is progress being made on building the local schools (and some shops) – as well as the new petrol stations (will have a separate post soon).

Still no roads on my side of town – which can be fun at times but is usually a pain…

I took this photo recently of the roads near the coastal road (The Hilton Resort) and they’ve erected the posts to hold the street lamps…. I know it sounds a little sad but I’m really excited that we will be having LIGHT AT NIGHT!

Can’t wait for the road network to reach us – but for some reason nothing is happening on that front.

Watch this space…

Time for a fresh supply

BuYousef — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 07:53:00 +0000

I have not taken any photos of the recent developments…. This, I hope, will be my last of the old batch (I still have a few but will not blog them here). I will soon get out there (once the dust storms are gone) and get a fresh supply.

The sewage tanker in the photograph drives around selling his services. As disgusting as it sounds it is one of the most important jobs in the area to sustain it until the services are completed.

Progress

BuYousef — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 21:52:00 +0000

Whether you live in Mangaf or have visited someone there you will know for a fact that the image currently on Google Earth is quite out of date. In fact I live in a house in Block 1 and the whole cluster of houses in my immediate area including mine appear as sand!

I post this picture and will, god willing, one day refer back to this with a more up-to-date version.

If you look on the coastline, the Hilton resort is clearly visible.

A Diary of Mangaf

BuYousef — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 07:00:07 +0000

This is my attempt to document the changes this area of Kuwait is going through. Even with many delayed projects, it still impresses me how things seem to be constantly changing here.

We moved to Mangaf last summer and already it looks like a different place.