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Travel: Qur’anic Botanic Garden
The Qur’anic Botanic Garden is in the heart of Education City, and it’s stunning. It has a water garden, a dry area, and a tunnel with vines. The variety is impressive, from fig trees to staples like parsley and rosemary, this place is full of plants. We visited first thing in the morning, when the sun wasn’t too, too hot. Let’s check out some photos. Qur’anic Botanic Garden First up, it’s a little hard to find the starting point, however, the Education City tram maps…
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Travel: Doha Corniche
The Doha Corniche is a waterfront walkway and promenade that’s about seven kilometres long connecting the downtown core to old town Doha. It’s stunning, full of art, and the views are special. We walked the corniche a few times during our time in Doha, both in the evening and during the day. Here are a few highlight photos. Doha Corniche First up, wear comfortable shoes, you won’t want to get stuck walking in blister causing sneakers. The best time to walk, for us, anyway, is…
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Travel: Katara Cultural Village
The Katara Cultural Village in Doha, Qatar. It’s full of restaurants, art, and shops and is actually a highlight on our trip to Doha. They even have a Galeries Lafayette, like in Paris! Okay, let’s start with some of the art – first up are some photos of a few of the galleries we visited. Katara Cultural Village First up, wear comfortable shoes and get ready to walk around all afternoon. Popping in and out of little art galleries can make for sore feet. On…
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Travel: Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways – the Worlds Best Airline, for 8 years! That’s right, we flew this iconic airline in and out of Doha, Qatar. We flew from Manama, Bahrain to Doha, Qatar, and then from Doha, Qatar to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The airline is great, the staff are friendly, yet it’s also an airline. Nothing overly special that we experienced to put them in the limelight. Now, we didn’t fly business class, nor on a long haul flight. With that, I’ll share some photos…
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Travel: 3 Days in Manama
Here you go, 3 days in Manama, Bahrain – that’s right, here’s a recap of our trip to the Kingdom of Bahrain. From sights to eats, we’ll share with you how we spent our three days. Quick note, if you’re visiting for a race, you probably only need an extra day or two to take in all the sights. There’s a lot of culture and history in Manama, yet it won’t take you days and days to see. Not like in Mexico City where we…
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Travel: Wyndham Garden Hotel
The Wyndham Garden Hotel in Manama, Bahrain is not only in a fantastic location, it’s also one of the roomiest rooms we’ve had, like ever. Our room had views of the city, the harbour, and of the Al Fateh Grand Mosque. With a sitting area, a king sized bed, and a mini-kitchen and eating area, the room would have been perfect if we stayed for a week. Okay, let’s check out some photos. Wyndham Garden Hotel First up, when we went through customs at the…
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Travel: Bahrain Sights
Bahrain sights – the city of Manama is the capital of Bahrain and there are a few things to do outside of the major attractions. Here are some of our photos – we walked a lot and took in the sights. Bahrain Sights First up we’ve got Juffair Beach – it’s not really a beach, though. Don’t be fooled! The walk was a lot of fun, checking out various shops, and the view. At the beach there are a few food trucks, people fishing, and…
