Palace Gate

Mom's Travel Experience

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January 8th 2007
This trip is the first time I have ever travelled out of the United States. All of my children and grandchildren travelled to a foreign country before I did! Although I am an adventurer at heart, I must admit I was anxious about going on this trip. It had been over twenty years since I'd flown commercially, and the thought of being on a large crowded airplane for seven hours at a stretch was wh ... read more

Middle East » Bahrain

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Bahrain's small size and central location among Persian Gulf countries require it to play a delicate balancing act in foreign affairs among its larger neighbors. Facing declining oil reserves, Bahrain has turned to petroleum processing and refining a... ... read more