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  1. 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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  2. A'ali Pottery Workshop

    Blog: Knocking About Egypt - 22 January 2012

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  3. Mission Impossible

    Blog: Knocking About Egypt - 16 January 2012

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  4. 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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  5. Manama, Bahrain!

    Blog: Knocking About Egypt - 7 January 2012

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  6. 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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  7. 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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