Country Info
- Manama
- Capital
- Bahraini Dinar (BHD)
- Currency
- 645,361
- Population
- BH
- Country Code
Bahrain Slideshow
Bahrain
Travel Blogs from Bahrain
Manama, Bahrain
... world pearl market, which had been Bahrain’s main export. The special treaty ended in 1971, and Bahrain became a completely independent monarchy, although friendly relations with the United Kingdom continue. Manama is the capital of ...
16 hours in Manama
... for women and families. There, in the hidden corner the whiskey probably would taste very well, right? OK, finish with sarcasm, Bahrain is a lovely small country, and definitely better than some others. Cheers, it is allowed to drink alcohol, and woman ...
So close, I can almost smell the freedom...
What to do with 24 hours in the Middle East? My plan was to sleep in the airport but it seemed that the airline had other plans for me. I arrived in the Middle East and even though it was night, it was still very muggy and warm. My flight did not ...
Cairo to Bahrain
We spent about 20 minutes in Bahrain, madly dashing from one flight to another. Before we knew it, we were off again, from the Middle East to the Far ...
Bahrain Friday October 13 2006
... in the middle east. if you already bought your junkola at another mideast destination you will end up crying coulda shoulda tears at bahrain. during ramadam, they will say that it is against the law to eat, drink, or smoke in public during daylight but ...
Bahrain
Transit Bahrain to Rome - great views of Greek Isles Circled Rome airport several times as told the nosewheel had not come down properly but finally landed without ...
Pics so far (most)
Here are the pictures so far... internet is too slow here to upload it onto travelpod.... so browse them on this website: ...
Trying again
It's been almost a year! I thought at first that my stay here is a lot less lonely that my first taste of living overseas; but it gets lonelier each day and the plan is to move on somewhere else lol...To wrap up my stay here I thought I'd put together ...
Bahrain - London
Seperti biasa, berangkat selalu dari kantor... segera sesudah makan siang, dengan Gulf Air untuk pertama kalinya.... sebelumnya tidak lupa mendaftarkan diri menjadi Frequent Flyer dari Gulf Air, karena inilah penerbangan lokal yang akan mengantarkan saya ...
Bahrain
We landed in Bahrain a bit late, and in the middle of the night there. Had to rush through airport as we thought we only had 30mins to get on plane. Where Jim got the knickname "Grandma" because of his worrying. The airport was quite "western" but would ...
Pit stop, Bahrain
Bahrain- bling bling bling! Gold, lottery, prizes, cars, 'smoking rooms', Costa ...
Good news, bad news
... yesterday with demands similar to that of the recent protests in Egypt. Teargas. Pellet guns. Over 10,000 protesters. Exhibit B: Bahrain is one big island. Are there really no other boats we can use? Exhibit C: Even Essam was surprised by ...
Our weekend!
Hi everyone! Today is Saturday, the 30th. Derrik is playing his video game and so I am writing a new blog. This weekend we spent most of our time doing homework and cleaning. Derrik and I our taking one of the same classes so we have been working ...
Work in the Desert
... firstly to the main shopping mall - only to get some money out for a taxi, after that we headed the Twin Towers of Bahrain - had 4 propeller things on the front of them which were pretty impressive!! After that we headed to check out a mosque and because ...
Flying DOH-BAH
... to the right. Thankfully it wasn't busy, and I only had to wait in line a few minutes to check in for my flight to Bahrain. Passport control and security went smoothly. I didn’t have access to a lounge at DOH, so I passed the time before the flight ...
CAN I HAVE THE PERSIAN GULF FOR CHRISTMAS, MOMMY?
So after my sojourn in Iran, this trip is pretty much over- but I still have countries to count, specifically Bahrain and Kuwait, where my flight from Dubai to Sana'a will stop and connect. It’s a cheap and dirty way to count countries, but ...
AIESEC and conversations about Islam
Today was the AIESEC National Conference for Bahrain, with its UAE ambassadors. It was an enlightening day filled with excitement and intrigue. The AIESEC institution in Bahrain is only four years old, and its development and growth rate are astonishing. ...
bahrain airport - just a change of plane
Out of the widow Bahrain looks like lots of dust with skyscrapers on. Inside it is a strange mix of Christmas decorations lots of tour groups who look like they might be going on pilgramage, 25k rolexes in duty free, mcdonalds,costa and free ...
My air travel
... on the plane waiting for take-off. It is great when the plane starting to increase it speed and little by little went up in the air. Bahrain was a small country. It is very hot when I arrived there even it is night time. It is like my face was on ...
Eid 2007
October 2007, Eid Holiday after Ramadan. Made a swing to Bahrain for 2 nights for a breather. Where else, Exhibitions Rd. Hard Rock Cafe Bar with Noypi bands (will update this once recalled) --will update this entry upon recollection of ...
Bahrain - Tree of Life and Hard Rock Cafe
Thursday, September 20, 2007 Today was a good day. After our four-hour drive to Bahrain and then touring before shopping, we were wiped. It showed when we didn't even wake up until Colin turned on the T.V. at 8 A.M. Needless to say, it was a ...
Bahrain
We were delayed for 19 hours and as a result had to stay overnight in Bahrain, the airline transported us to our own apartment which included the luxury of a hot shower something we had both been missing! The next day our flight which had been ...
Getting things done!
Hey everyone! Today is Wednesday the 27th! I got so many things done in the last few days. First of all I managed to apply for the Navy College which is actually University of Maryland University college. They have both online and on base classes. ...
Superbowl Monday!
Hi guys! Today is Monday! Today Derrik has off work! Since the Superbowl didn't come on here till 2:30 am and there was a superbowl party on base most of the night his department gave some of them half days and Derrik ended up working later yesterday so ...
Visa stamp
... serves a good american breakfast complete with Canadian bacon. From there we went to City Center Mall. The largest mall in Bahrain. The mall was quite a bit different from conservative Saudi. There was no requirement for women to wear abayas. Another ...