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Scenes from a Bahraini mall – empty elegance
Blog: Sophie's World - 8 February 2012
29 September 2009 It’s 6:30 pm and I’m in Moda Mall at Bahrain World Trade Centre, wondering where all the people are. Moda is a huge shopping centre with high-end boutiques. Just from where I now sit, I see Louis Vuitton, Dior, Emporio Armani, Versace and Fendi. And where I sit is in a purple [...]Scenes from a Bahraini mall – empty elegance is a post from Sophie's World
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Pit Stop in Bahrain
Blog: London Cosmopolitan - 13 January 2012
Due to a flight cancellation from Bahrain to Colombo (it's a long story -- Gulf Air, I'm waiting for our compensation!), Keenan and I had an unexpected 12 hour layover in Bahrain. So what to do for the day in the capital city of Manama? Not much.
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Two highlights of Bahrain
Blog: Sophie's World - 14 September 2011
It’s early evening in the village surrounding Qala’at al-Bahrain. The creatively decorated houses remind me of pictures in fairy-tales, especially through the filter of the setting sun. Five horsemen appear out of the dusk in front of the silhouette of a large 16th century Portuguese fort. This is home to Iranians, says Aziz, my guide [...]Two highlights of Bahrain is a post from Sophie's World
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Briefly Bahrain
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 30 March 2011
Time is relative. An hour may seem like an eternity if waiting for the test results of that spot you got after that night with that girl.
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5 Things to Read: the Arab World in Troubled Times
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 14 March 2011
Like a deadly domino game, the unrest keeps coming in the Arab world. Tunisia, Yemin, Egypt, Bahrain, Libya, Algeria, Jordan. Most travelers are shying away from, for example, tourist-dependent Egypt.
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The kindness of strangers
Blog: Sophie's World - 14 October 2010
One sweltering hot day in Bahrain’s Muharraq district, I was sitting on a ledge in the shade, scribbling random thoughts in a notebook. After a few minutes, I was interrupted...The kindness of strangers is a post from Sophie's World
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Day 511: Qatar On A Hot Tin Roof
Blog: The Odyssey Expedition - 3 June 2010
Wed 26 May: Urgh me drinkie too muchie. I’ve seriously put on a stone in the last six weeks, what with all my Dominos pizzas and KFC. I need to get moving and get grooving before I turn into a big fat Jabba slug. I found out that the bus for Qatar (only 40km across [...]
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Day 510: Singin’ In The Bahrain
Blog: The Odyssey Expedition - 3 June 2010
Tue 25 May: Oh yes, I’m back ON THE ROAD! After saying my final farewell to the delectable Kassie I bundled myself on the 9am bus to Bahrain via Dammam in Saudi Arabia. Panicking over all the horror stories I’ve been told about Saudi customs, I wiped all the TV shows and Hollywood movies off my [...]
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Days 487-493: Quiz Night
Blog: The Odyssey Expedition - 2 June 2010
Sun 2 – Sat 8 May: On Sunday morning came the news I was waiting for – my Saudi invitation was in the bag! Within just a few days I’d be finally buzzing through to Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE. I headed like a bonanza bongo bang bang buckaroo over to the Saudi embassy. Only I [...]
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Days 480-486: Boiling Point
Blog: The Odyssey Expedition - 2 June 2010
Sun 25 Apr – Sat 1 May: This week I’ve been staying with a guy from Austria called Martin. His flat is spanking – it’s in a brand new apartment complex and the apartment is so neat and tidy just my mere presence is enough to destabilise the Xi. It’s warming up here in Kuwait [...]
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Days 473-479: Kuwaiting For Godot
Blog: The Odyssey Expedition - 2 June 2010
Sun 18 – Sat 24 Apr: My second week in Kuwait was a little more sedate than the first. I managed to pull some awesome shapes on the website… check out all the new features – GPS, playlists, passport photos, updated heroes, new forum, at-a-glance diaries, a checklist and a brand new forum. Phew. Kuwait is… well, [...]
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Days 466-472: A Dead End
Blog: The Odyssey Expedition - 2 June 2010
Sun 11 – Sat 17 Apr; So there’s always plan B, right? Well, it all seemed simple enough. According to the Lonely Planet I could get a transit visa for Saudi as long as I had a Bahraini visa and a valid ticket from the bus station. So first thing I was up [...]
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12 fave hotels of 2009
Blog: Sophie's World - 12 January 2010
Still summarizing 2009, here – in no particular order – are my favourite sleeps of last year: 1. In February/March, I spent a long weekend in London and got a very good deal at Rydges Kensington Plaza on Gloucester Road. Nice hotel in a great location – a short walking distance from the museums, Hyde [...]12 fave hotels of 2009 is a post from: Sophie's World
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Drive from Saudi to Bahrain
Blog: Bit of Dubai - 16 December 2009
This is something I did last year and thought of writing about for the benefit of my blog readers. Last October I was in Riyadh for a business visit and had to pay a visit to Dammam as well. As … Continue reading →
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Qala’at al-Bahrain and Bahrain National Museum
Blog: Sophie's World - 8 November 2009
It’s early evening in the village surrounding Qala’at al-Bahrain. The creatively decorated houses remind me of pictues in fairy-tales, especially through the filter of the setting sun. Five horsemen appear out of the dusk in front of the cool silhouette of a large 16th century Portuguese fort. This is the home of Iranians, says Aziz, [...]
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Bahrain - The Kindness of Strangers
Blog: Sophie's World - 5 November 2009
Back from Kuwait, Bahrain felt a bit like coming home. I had an early morning flight, so I checked into the Mövenpick Bahrain on Muharraq Island. The Mövenpick is beautiful; very rare for an airport hotel. On the down side, everything cost extra, incl. use of wifi. Even breakfast is extra. A hefty 7 BD. Hadn’t [...]
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Kuwait Towers
Blog: Sophie's World - 30 October 2009
I was going to cover my visit to Kuwait in one post, but too many things just leaped out and demanded their own space. So first out: Kuwait Towers. 30-year-old Kuwait Towers is probably the best known landmark on the Arabian Penisula. Outside Dubai, that is. Designed by Scandinavians, and comprising two large spheres and a [...]
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Scenes from a Bahraini mall - empty elegance
Blog: Sophie's World - 29 September 2009
It’s 18:30 and I’m in Moda Mall, Bahrain World Trade Centre, wondering where all the people are. Moda is a huge shopping centre with high-end boutiques. Just from where I now sit, I see Louis Vuitton, Dior, Emporio Armani, Versace and Fendi. And where I sit is in a purple velvet chair; one of many comfortable, [...]
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McArabia: McDonald’s in the Arab World
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 29 April 2009
Since I last wrote about McDonald’s when I was in Dubai, I’ve been in Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and Jordan. As all of the McDonald’s in the Arabian Peninsula are owned by the same company, there isn’t a whole lot to add to what I had to say about McDonald’s in Dubai. I [...]
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