There are trips we take that have long lived in our minds far before we ever even purchased the flight. Then there are trips that are completely unplanned in the sense that a particular destination was never a consideration in your travel desires. My trips to Bahrain definitely fall into that second category. Now I know what you’re thinking. Trips? As in “you took more than one trip to a place you never planned on visiting”? The answer is, yes. Without dabbling into too many details: I met someone unexpectedly, he lived there, and I was invited to visit. I obliged. Both times. Once during the COVID pandemic.