In the past when we travelled to Europe, we only crossed Saudi to Jordan. This trip is very special for several reasons. First, Saudi is opening up for tourism and has a lot a lot to offer and not forgetting the generosity of the people. The experiences we had and the places we visited were amazing, and we regret not visiting these places before. It is a country that must be explored.

On the other hand people we met and talked to were amazed with our idea of using pearling as a key to raise awareness and promote Bahrain. Als,o we have copies of our 101 Things to See & Do in Bahrain book as well as our book of Chios island and there is strong interest from people to visit Bahrain as well as Chios when we talked to them about the bless tree of Mastic.

Today, we take the ferry and we will be on the ship for three days till we reach south of Turkey.

The team and I would like to thank our supporters and the Gulf Daily News for their backing.

Ali Mushaima