Discover golf in the heart of the Gulf

By Tanya Lunn   »    Just minutes from the Bahrain International Circuit, the word ‘drive’ takes on a whole new meaning at one of the Middle East’s finest golf courses - Riffa Golf Club, which welcomes visitors as well as members and their guests.

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Drive by night

By Tanya Lunn   »   Playing golf at night is not something one might expect to do, given the smallness of golf balls and the distances over which they are hit. The uninitiated often find it hard enough to follow the trajectory in broad daylight, let alone darkness!

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Game for anything

By Tanya Lunn   »   When friends heard that I was heading off to an adventurous new life in Bahrain, naturally they were quick to offer advice on adjusting to life in a very different environment to that of New Zealand.

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Riding for king and country

By Kirstin Stocker   »   Three young riders of extraordinary talent lead the Royal Endurance Team of Bahrain; they ride for the love of the sport, for their country and for their father, His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

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Kingdom of the horse

By Jane Faberij De Jonge   »   As anyone who has been to a race course knows, to watch an Arabian horse in action is to witness poetry in motion.

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