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Bahrain Souk

Bab Al Bahrain Souk Those with “eagle eyes” will have noted the similar name of our first ill fated hotel and the name of the souk! That is because, as we found out to...

Bahrain Race Day

Our very first Formula 1 Grand Prix Race What a race! This was our very first race and it was over before we knew it. 57 laps literally went by in an incredibly fast...

Bahrain P 3 & Qualies

Another great day at the racetrack. Got close up and personal with more F1 drivers in the Fanzone – except Mercedes who didn’t show up at the last minute and Ferrari who were fashionably...

Bahrain P1 & P2

Our first foray into F1 HUGE day at Sakhir Bahrain Grand Prix Circuit for Practice 1 and Practice 2 today….a real carnival atmosphere, entertainers everywhere, entertainment of all types – a haunted house(!??!); a...

Bahrain Mosque

Al Fateh Grand Mosque Fascinating insight into the Islamic faith during our guided tour of the Mosque. A fabulous day in this very different country – hot, dusty, construction going on everywhere, friendly, kind...

Bahrain Arrival

First Day Bahrain International Airport is very opulent lots of white marble and glass, very friendly officials and efficient processing. Grabbed a taxi to our hotel now 2am – should have listened to the...

Going, going…..gone!

It has happened….3am wake up and off to the airport! Thanks Francesca for taxi ride, hugs, tears and love. Super excited until I realised I hadn’t actually booked any accomodation for this first night...

Operation adventure!

Paperwork, paperwork! So much organisation and emails to get this sorted. Luckily, Michelle really enjoys trawling the internet looking for bargains, cool places to stay in unusal destinations and transport options! Obtaining race tickets...