Posts Tagged: Bahrain

A Writer’s Lair ~ Colonia del Sacramento

When I was once again throwing all caution to the wind, I decided to look for somewhere to sit down and write: a town, table, suitable local drink and reliable bakery. One of the places I wish I had settled

A Writer’s Lair ~ Colonia del Sacramento

When I was once again throwing all caution to the wind, I decided to look for somewhere to sit down and write: a town, table, suitable local drink and reliable bakery. One of the places I wish I had settled

Ah, Ye Good Ol’ Days

International RFC Ah…the good old days, when we lost like men! 0 – 103 to the Welsh team Swansea, and 0 -113 to Stellenbosh from South Africa: both teams who actually walked during the whole game. I  mean they didn’t even run once, never

Ah, Ye Good Ol’ Days

International RFC Ah…the good old days, when we lost like men! 0 – 103 to the Welsh team Swansea, and 0 -113 to Stellenbosh from South Africa: both teams who actually walked during the whole game. I  mean they didn’t even run once, never

The Unbearable Utopia of Progress

When Taliban Tom settled down in his chair in that sweltering humid Bahrain evening, his beer in hand, we didn’t know he was going to make copper history. Taliban Tom worked in Saudi Arabia with me, across the border. He

The Unbearable Utopia of Progress

When Taliban Tom settled down in his chair in that sweltering humid Bahrain evening, his beer in hand, we didn’t know he was going to make copper history. Taliban Tom worked in Saudi Arabia with me, across the border. He

~The Wise Barman, The Innocent Dame & Me ~

Of course we all write from our personal experience, though one does like to touch the scene of the memory here and there, to get just right. My memory of an encounter with a woman in Bahrain, after having worked

~The Wise Barman, The Innocent Dame & Me ~

Of course we all write from our personal experience, though one does like to touch the scene of the memory here and there, to get just right. My memory of an encounter with a woman in Bahrain, after having worked

The Learning House

When I was teaching health and safety in the oil industry, in the Steppes of Kazakhstan, in Aberdeen and Baku and in the Gulf – Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia, I often used to kick off a course with my Learning

The Learning House

When I was teaching health and safety in the oil industry, in the Steppes of Kazakhstan, in Aberdeen and Baku and in the Gulf – Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia, I often used to kick off a course with my Learning

{A Writer’s Lair} My Bahraini Dhow

There are golden rules in writing. For all our differences we all share many more similarities, simply in our love of writing, of capturing images, either by camera or pen – or keyboard, and one similarity we all share, and

{A Writer’s Lair} My Bahraini Dhow

There are golden rules in writing. For all our differences we all share many more similarities, simply in our love of writing, of capturing images, either by camera or pen – or keyboard, and one similarity we all share, and