I can still distinctly remember the bar in Bocas del Toro, Panama, nine year ago, where I fell in love Sadly, David and I did not keep in touch after Panama. Long story short, we worked out that my love from Panama was Pia’s dreamboat from the Saturday night! minute, trying to explain to David (but failing in my excitement) how we had met nine years prior, in Panama leblon #ipanema #sugarloaf #christtheredeemer #cristo #santateresa #lapa #selaronsteps #copacabana #panama

The country’s chief city, port and capital, Manama, is strikingly modern, relaxed and cosmopolitan. To pass the hours, I lunched at a restaurant on Manama's artificial Reef Island and then spent the afternoon Both Muscat and Manama were safe and clean. #muscat #oman #sultanateofoman #manama #wadishab #finsbeach #bimahsinkhole #bahrain #kingdomeofbahrain

JANUARY I was in Manama, Bahrain, of all places, at the start of 2023. & Europe) Nights Spent in a Hired Accommodation: 84 (60 in 2022) #yearinreview #yearintravel #2023 #manama