This week on Drop A Pin we are joined by PFT Commenter to recap his 72 Hours in Qatar with Donnie. The boys reminisce on their time going to the Middle East to see the soccer on the worlds largest stage and tell previously unheard stories from their adventures!

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(… This week on Drop A Pin we are joined by PFT Commenter to recap his 72 Hours in Qatar with Donnie. The boys reminisce on their time going to the Middle East to see the soccer on the worlds largest stage and tell previously unheard stories from their adventures!

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(00:04:43) - Pre Boarding
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(00:31:13) - PFT Joins To Recapt The Trip

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Lisa Pattenden is a US Air Force veteran who's lived and worked in Qatar and has made her home in the UK for the past two decades. She now lives in the Scottish Highlands and leads tours to see and photograph the Northern Lights.

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