All posts tagged “Bahrain

Out in Bahrain: Red Bull X-Fighters Jams

Too many times I’ve caught myself saying, there’s never anything to do in Bahrain. There’s never anything on. In my defence, coming from London, that’s sort of true. But, feels like things are changing in Bahrain. Take this for example – for the first time […]

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Project 365: February & March Recap

Since coming back from holiday, it’s taken me a while to settle back into my blogging routine. Would you believe that I had written most of my blog posts back in January, and just queued them all up? I must have been on something! I’ve […]

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Staring back at me

Photo: Staring right through me

Snapping away at the farmers market the other Saturday I took this very accidental shot. Going through the photos in Lightroom a couple of days later I came across this photo. This woman staring right back at me through the lens. I had no idea. […]

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Bahrain Fort

Out in Bahrain: Bahrain Fort

A little while ago I posted one photo from my most recent outing to the Bahrain Fort, when the parental units were over visiting. I did in fact take a few more photos, but only just now getting round to posting them. As I’ve said […]

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Out in Bahrain: Manama Souq

Out in Bahrain: Manama Souq

According to Wikipedia a souq is defined as… A souq or souk is an open-air marketplace or commercial quarter in Middle Eastern and North African cities. The equivalent Persian term is “bazaar”. I guess you could the Manama Souq is kind of like that. A […]

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Project 365: January 2015

Project 365: January 2015

At the start of this year’s 365 project I was wondering whether consecutive 365’s was a wise idea. After all, I’m still doing the same routine I had for most of last year. It’s definitely going to be more of a challenge this year. But […]

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Bahrain Sunset

Photo: The Bahrain Sunset

The sunsets in Bahrain are some of the prettiest I have ever seen. Pretty feels like a terrible word to describe them, but sometimes that’s the only word I can muster. Or gorgeous. Which feels just as bad. But they really are. From both our […]

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Budaiya Farmers' Market

Out in Bahrain: Budaiya Farmers’ Market

It turns out, we’re farmers market people. Every year, from December to June, there’s Budaiya Farmers’ Market. Taking place in, funnily enough, Budaiya, just off Budaiya Highway. Every Saturday morning between 8am and 12pm, you can get farm fresh stuff from Bahraini farmers. We’ve never […]

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Photo: A visit from the ‘rentals

Back in November last year, mum and dad came to visit Bahrain. Their first time here. While trying to figure out where to take them in their short, short stay, one place I figured they would like was the Bahrain Fort. It’s one of the […]

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