Bahrain – Alex In Wanderland https://www.alexinwanderland.com Fri, 06 Apr 2018 21:56:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 My Travelversary: Year Four https://www.alexinwanderland.com/four-years-of-travel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=four-years-of-travel https://www.alexinwanderland.com/four-years-of-travel/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2015 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=35684 June is a pretty big month around these parts — the 9th (yup, this post is a tad late, what else is new) marked four whole years in Wanderland. Four years since the day I took off from New York on a one-way ticket. Fourty-eight months since alexinwanderland.com went live. One thousand, four hundred and sixty […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/four-years-of-travel/feed/ 104 The Great Escape: Month 39 and 40 Roundup https://www.alexinwanderland.com/the-great-escape-month-38-and-39-roundup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-great-escape-month-38-and-39-roundup https://www.alexinwanderland.com/the-great-escape-month-38-and-39-roundup/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2015 20:33:07 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=33421 My hectic summer reached a fever pitch in Month 39. Two whirlwind final weeks in Greece capped off Europe, which had followed an action packed few months of traipsing the USA — and as amazing as that whole period of travel chaos was, upon reflection it  pushed me right to the brink of burnout. I’d had […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/the-great-escape-month-38-and-39-roundup/feed/ 52 How to Stopover in Bahrain in Style https://www.alexinwanderland.com/what-to-do-in-bahrain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-to-do-in-bahrain https://www.alexinwanderland.com/what-to-do-in-bahrain/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2014 14:50:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=32921 From the moment I stepped off the plane in Manama, I was transfixed by Bahrain. I love the sensation of being jolted awake by a place that feels truly exotic, and that’s what my first taste of the Middle East did for me. With just twenty-four hours, I’m in awe of just how much I took […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/what-to-do-in-bahrain/feed/ 108 Greetings from the Gulf https://www.alexinwanderland.com/intercontinental-regency-bahrain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=intercontinental-regency-bahrain https://www.alexinwanderland.com/intercontinental-regency-bahrain/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:59:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=32783 “The time is currently 9:05pm, and the temperature outside is 108° Fahrenheit. Welcome to Bahrain.”  A shot of static signaled the end of the announcement, and I watched transfixed as the women on my flight transformed. In Athens, they had boarded the plane in high end resort wear, sleeveless designer dresses and tight, trendy jeans. In […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/intercontinental-regency-bahrain/feed/ 51 Photo of the Week 167 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/photo-week-167/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photo-week-167 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/photo-week-167/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2014 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=30118 Wow! In the past week I’ve hopped three countries, three continents, and four religions. I started in the ancient Greek city of Delphi, wandering temples built to Athena and Apollo. Next, I made my way to Meteora, where I explored monasteries built across the dramatic clifftops of mountainous Central Greece. Leaving Europe, I hopped over to […]
 
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