Flip through the latest issue of Gulf Weekly.
There was turbulence in the air as I set off on a 22-hour flight to Australia, New Zealand and the Cook Islands to catch up with old friends for a well-deserved summer vacation, writes Susan Tealby.
Sparks began to fly when an overzealous traffic policeman hovered, itching to book me for parking outside departures at Bahrain International Airport, whilst waiting for the rental car company man to pick up my car.
