The Beauty and Bahrain - COVID Travel Chronicles

The Beauty and Bahrain - COVID Travel Chronicles

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.

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How I Ended Up Stranded Alone In Jamaica During Hurricane Harvey

How I Ended Up Stranded Alone In Jamaica During Hurricane Harvey

Every once in a while life starts “lifing” and you just need a quick trip with your friends to de-stress. That was the motivation behind the 4-day getaway to Jamaica that my friends and I planned 2 years ago. We originally chose to travel the weekend of Jamaica’s Independence but due to scheduling conflicts, we moved the trip to the last weekend of August, the 25th – 28th to be exact. 

Days before the trip, the news began reporting lots of activity in the Gulf of Mexico, predicting the likelihood of a tropical storm. That tropical storm would eventually become Hurricane Harvey.

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