Bahrain is.. by jbleeds
…like most of the Gulf states. There’s a tonne of foreign investment and petrochemical wealth flowing through the place, so there’s the standard mix of look-at-me skyscrapers and a strange, characterless kind of feel to the place. There’s plenty of facilities (mostly for the foreigners who have taken up many of the jobs in Bahrain that have been created over recent years) but not much sense of place
Despite that, it’s not unappealing. It’s safe, clean and prosperous and if you’re prepared to venture out of the modern city zones there’s still the authentic sense of the peninsula out there.
over 2 years ago
Bahrain is the Arabic term for "two seas", referring to the freshwater springs that are found within the salty seas surrounding it. Bahrain's strategic location in the Persian Gulf has brought rule and influence from the Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians,
