Elite Suites Hotel Manama

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 internet to keep us amused. We've got 2hrs to kill - body clocks already out of sink! Am going to try and learn some nepalese from a podcast.

... the bus was keeping on at an average speed, so where exactly were we? Strained my neck to catch the nearest milestone, and when I caught sight of the nearest one, shocked was an understatement: it said Jeddah 775 Km. I had to frantically call Manoj ( my host at Jeddah) and say: dont expect me too soon.<br><br>As I sat back observing, I saw that we were about to bypass a small town. And as I took in the picture of a small Saudi desert town, I couldnt help wondering: Are there ...

17/10<br>Time to be honest. We're heading home.<br>The last country is a stop-over in Bahrain (for 2 hours) as we fly through the night back to England<br>We wanted to surprise a few folks so have sneaked home quietly.<br><br>Never the less, Bahrain International Airport looked very nice at midnight, all lit up. This small island state lies in the Persion Gulf alongside saudi ...

... a-"come back in 2 hours (basically after all the Dubai people are dealt with and gone, I'm guessing).  Since we had an hour or so, the southerner and I went up to the airport bar to have a few drinks.  The place was playing music videos (at least some American) on a LCD TV and it had a vibe of what I thought a cheesy local joint might be like someplace in Europe (not having been there more than a few hours, can't say I have a very good idea).  There wasn't much seating, so we asked to ...

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... P - Petrol. It's just about the only thing that is cheap around here. Q - Qawha. Coffee. Traditional coffee is very, very strong. Despite the numerous American coffee shops around, it is very difficult to find a decent cup of brewed coffee. Starbucks is so terrible that we recently threw out our Venti coffees and walked down the street to another coffee shop. R - Road signs. Some translator in the Bahrain Department of Transportation is flexing his/her poetic muscle: "We ...

We had a lovely sleep in today. I like this going to bed in the wee hours of the morning and sleeping in. I could get used to this. We went to the local grocery store. Surprisingly, most things are in English. They do have a special section for pork, which I found rather amusing. All the white people were in there buying up sausages and bacon. Teehee! We came home and had a lovely BBQ in the 36degree heat. Actually, Kath &amp; Paullie ...

... expensive then the current holder of the title, Hong Kong's Airport) largest hotel, and only 7 star hotel in the world and finally People love there Bidets around here Burning Unanswered Questions How do they keep there robes so clean? All of the Filipinos don't like Dubai and claim the Philippines are cleaning, nicer, safer, and more prosperous, yet why are they in Dubai? How do Bahrainis look themselves in the mirror at night ...

... the main reason for this is after two months in Doha with, shall we say limited number of nightlife locations, it was fantastic to go out to new places and not know 90% of people in the bar. The first place on the list was BJ's a traditional English pub/club, the minute we walked in all 8 sets of eyes lit up reading the sign "LADIES DRINK FOR FREE EVERY NIGHT except Thursday" After realizing it was a Thursday, and being slightly disappointed, we continued on our ...

... than it becoming an "international incident". As is par for the course, the Navy made the right decision and we got the stupid people taken care of the first night. Day two was our chance to hit the town. Two things happened which had never happened to me before in this port, and both left me with a lasting impression. My buds and I took a cab to the mall, (one of the authorized liberty locations), and for some reason I took my wallet out well before we reached our ...