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A warm welcome to my Bahrain Website now in its 5th year and still going strong. This site has been designed to help people gain an insight into living and working in the Middle East.

It's official after 5 years of living in the UK, I finally managed to make it back to Bahrain! From the 15th of January 2008 until the 25th January 2008 I lived in Adliya just oust side of Manama.

Bahrain is not a pretty place at the moment, as it is currently in the middle of a massive expansion plan which has engulfed the whole island, resulting in huge building projects springing up all over Bahrain. The result of all of this development is that it resembles the very early days of Spanish holiday resorts. Tall cranes, heavy construction equipment and scaffolding can be seen in every major town / city within Bahrain and at night it resembles a science fiction backdrop as all the buildings and cranes are lit in a multitude of colours.

However, despite the extensive expansion projects and the turmoil this has bought to the island, the potential for Bahrain to not only become a major financial harbour but also a hot tourist destination is limitless. In 5 to 10 years Bahrain will not be recognizable from the Bahrain that you see today and providing that the authorities make sure all the rubble and rubbish is cleared up after the construction projects have been finished, Bahrain could easily rival Dubai as one of the hottest tourist location in the Middle East.

Best Western Elite Hotel Bahrain

Best Western Elite Hotel

A 4-star boutique hotel with spacious rooms offering free in-room amenities like: Internet access, coffee/tea maker, mineral water bottles, and newspaper. A gym, rooftop swimming pool, free iron and iron board in every room are added advantages. The Best Western Juffair Hotel sets new standards in hospitality offering five excellent gourmet outlets for dining and entertainment right at your fingertips, including the Wranglers - the hippest hangout in town. With its convenient location in Juffair, close to Gulf International Convention & Exhibition Centre and walking distance to US Naval Support Activity (Bahrain), the hotel is just a 5-minutes walk from popular restaurants and supermarkets

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The one thing you can also be assured of getting when you visit the island is a warm reception from the islanders as Bahrain is made up of many different cultures due to its extensive expatriate working population. It is nice to be able to walk freely through the main souq with out feeling threatened in any manner and I have always found the local Bahraini's to be polite, friendly and helpful.

Fuel is unbelievably cheap compared with European prices. During my stay I hired a Toyota Echo, which cost 8 BD (£10.00) per day, on the first day I drove up to a service station and asked the attendant to put 5 BD (£7.00) in the tank. I couldn't believe it when the tank was full and it only cost me 3.5 BD (£5.00)!

Along with the already established shopping malls such as the Seef Mall, new ones are springing up all over the island offering the latest designer brands, electronics and a fantastic range of restaurants and fast food outlets to eat from.

Bahrain is a great place to visit even with all the building work and it is currently in the Middle of an economic boom which has seen a rapid increase in the population and island size as Bahrain continues to reclaim land for new building projects. Bahrain currently manages to be busy, vibrant, Western, Arabic, old & new all in one small island and will always bring back nice memories for me as it reflects on how the whole Middle East could be, if peace where ever to break out!

I work on Newarabia.net when ever possible but alas have to fit it round the rest of my life! So if you find a dead link or out of date info then please contact me, so that I can update the page.

Please send me your stories & pictures on living in the Middle East so that others may get the chance to research their visit and get a feel for what its like to live in the Middle East.

The site is updated through the generous contribution of material by Bahrain Confidential

 

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