From Spain to Bahrain – Two Old Fools Are Home
Goodbye sand and suffocating heat. Goodbye political protests, shootings and constant helicopter activity above. Sadly, goodbye to our friends, too. To be…
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From Spain to Bahrain – Two Old Fools Have Enough
Isn’t it exhilarating when you’ve been fretting over a life-changing decision, finally make up your minds, and just know you’ve made the…
Read more →From Spain to Bahrain – Two Old Fools Count the Days
A calendar hangs on the kitchen wall here in our luxury apartment in the city of Manama, Bahrain. It is a mass…
Read more →From Spain to Bahrain – Two Old Fools Stay Put
Nobody is allowed to talk about what is happening here in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The news channels and internet have fallen…
Read more →From Spain to Bahrain – Two Old Fools Shed Tears
What a sad month… As you all know, Joe and I left our beloved Spanish village to work in the Middle East…
Read more →From Spain to Bahrain – Two Old Fools and Cars
Neither Joe nor I have driven a car in six months. Not since we left El Hoyo, our beloved Spanish mountain village…
Read more →From Spain to Bahrain – Two Old Fools and the Tree of Life
It’s hard getting up in the morning before the red sun climbs over the desert horizon. It’s hard catching the bus to…
Read more →From Spain to Bahrain – Christmas Cancelled for the Two Old Fools
Christmas in our little Spanish mountain village of El Hoyo is a low-key affair, but charming. A banner pronouncing ‘Feliz Navidad’ is…
Read more →From Spain to Bahrain – Two Old Fools and Kids
In our little mountain village in Spain, children rule. They run wild in the streets, get up to all sorts of mischief…
Read more →From Spain to Bahrain – Two Old Fools Go Shopping
October is the month for stock-piling firewood in our little Spanish village of El Hoyo. Evenings are very cool, and by the…
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